Public services have been “driven into the ground” because of years of under-investment by Conservative governments, according to a senior union leader. Christina McAnea (pictured), general secretary of Unison, told
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Putting the stretched social care system on a sustainable footing must be a key priority for the next government, a former sector boss has warned. Lyn Romeo, who stepped down
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The NHS will be encouraged to buy up social care beds in a bid to get medically-fit patients out of hospitals faster, Labour has said. Labour’s shadow health secretary Wes
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The adult social care sector is in need of “deep reform”, Labour has said but the party’s manifesto pledges have been branded “broad promises, with little detail and no timetable
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Workers in the social care sector are dealing with crushing workloads, violence and “terrible terms and conditions”, according to a report. The GMB union said there was now a mental
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Carers have been urged to share their pandemic experiences with the UK Covid Inquiry to ensure lessons can be learned for the future. Experiences of those who worked in challenging
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A Conservative government would continue with its plans to cap social care costs from late next year, the party’s manifesto has stated. Adult social care takes up only around 100
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Almost two thirds of current and former unpaid carers had no choice but to take up the role due to the lack of other options available, according to a large
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Liberal Democrat pledges on health and care are ambitious and brave but the sums to make them happen “simply don’t add up”, a health think tank has said. The party,
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The Liberal Democrats set out a goal of taking the UK back into the European Union single market and hiking taxes by almost £27 billion to fund major investments in
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