social care – Union Newswire

AFG taking a big cut from funding it receives

UNISON releases figures as workers take a third day of action in fight against company cutting pay The article AFG taking a big cut from funding it receives first appeared on the UNISON National...

Proper investment in wages and apprenticeships will help ease NHS staffing crisis, says UNISON

Response to major report into health service and care workforce The article Proper investment in wages and apprenticeships will help ease NHS staffing crisis, says UNISON first appeared on the...

It’s time to end poverty wages and exploitative practices

‘The only people who will deliver for social care workers are this union,’ conference delegates hear The article It’s time to end poverty wages and exploitative practices first appeared on the...

Care workers vote to strike over threat to sleep-in payments

UNISON members could lose £2,000 a year under plan by private company The article Care workers vote to strike over threat to sleep-in payments first appeared on the UNISON National site.

UNISON comments on health think-tank joint briefing into staffing shortfall in the NHS

Instead of investing in staffing, ministers introduced restrictive immigration policies and cut training budgets, all of which end up costing the NHS more than necessary in the long term The article...

Vulnerable people suffering because care workers are pushed to the limit, says UNISON

Care staff are often too overworked to have time to take elderly people to the toilet, give them a wash or console those in distress, according to a report published today (Friday) by UNISON. The...

UNISON responds to CQC State of Care report

Much more needs to be done to improve the social care sector and restore the dignity that’s lacking The article UNISON responds to CQC State of Care report first appeared on the UNISON National site.

North west council becomes latest to sign up to ethical care

A big change for homecare workers in Knowsley The article North west council becomes latest to sign up to ethical care first appeared on the UNISON National site.