Fragmented and fragile: it’s time to fix social care

This week the government All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Social Care released a report on the professionalisation of Social Care workers.
The report reiterates what UNISON has been saying for a number of years: that care workers are overlooked, undervalued and in desperate need of more government investment.
UNISON national officer Matthew Egan said: “Some people think that care work is a job that anyone can do, and that it should be done for a pittance.
“There are a lot