UNISON commits to campaign for a national care service

On the second day of UNISON’s national delegate conference, the union unanimously voted through a motion to campaign for a national care service.
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a severe impact on the social care sector and care workers. Tens of thousands of elderly and disabled people have died from COVID-19 in care homes and other care settings across the UK since March 2020, and the death rate among care workers has been particularly high.
UNISON believes that the UK needs a national care