High Covid-19 deaths among care staff ‘shocking’, says UNISON

Responding to figures released today (Monday) by the Office for National Statistics showing death rates involving Covid-19 are significantly raised among care workers and home care staff, UNISON assistant general secretary Christina McAnea said:
“These shocking figures reveal how care staff are literally putting their lives on the line by going to work.
“Their jobs can’t be done without getting up close to the vulnerable and elderly individuals they care for in residential home