Boost wages to reform broken ‘bargain-basement’ social care system, says UNISON   

Responding to a call by the County Councils Network for the government to push back social care reforms, UNISON head of social care Gavin Edwards said today (Thurs):  
“It defies belief that the government’s bare bones plan for social care is already crumbling. Neither Boris Johnson nor Liz Truss have delivered on their promises for funding and reform.
“Vacancy rates are rocketing because care workers are underpaid for a difficult and skilled job.&