Decisive and long-term plan needed to solve social care staffing crisis, says UNISON

Responding to Keir Starmer’s speech today (Thursday) on Labour’s proposals for the NHS and social care, UNISON head of social care Gavin Edwards said:  
“A significant pay boost is an absolute necessity for care workers across the country. 
“Keir Starmer recognises that decisive action is needed to solve the staffing crisis, not the current government’s sticking-plaster approach.  
“A long-term, fully-funded plan is the only way to att