Solving NHS and care crisis must involve proper workforce plan, says UNISON

Commenting on Therese Coffey’s new plan to improve access to health and social care over the coming winter months, UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea said today (Wednesday):
“NHS and social care both face the biggest workforce crisis in their combined history. Offloading to volunteers is not the solution.
“There’s not even a whiff here that the government might have a serious plan to respond to the dire problems in hospitals and care homes.
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