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Category: Care Workers Resources

Press Release
Care Workers Resources Community News Press release

Enable Scotland workers urged to vote for strike action over pay, says UNISON 

25 February 2025 Danny Phillips

Care workers employed by Enable Scotland are being balloted for strike action after rejecting a “miserly” pay offer worth just

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Care Workers For Change Care Workers Resources Local Government National Care Service Reports Social Care Social Work

Towards a REAL National Care Service – Summary Report

13 November 2023 Stephen Low

This is the Summary of a report commissioned by UNISON Scotland from APSE, the Association for Public Service Excellence and

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Briefings Care Workers For Change Care Workers Resources Community Local Government Social Care Social Work

Briefing 131 – Consultation on Safe Staffing Statutory Guidance: Care Services

2 August 2023 Stephen Low

The Scottish Government is consulting on its draft Statutory Guidance for safe staffing in health and care. The Health and

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Briefings Care Workers For Change Care Workers Resources Conference Health Local Government National Care Service Social Care Social Work Uncategorized

National Care Service – the one we need and the one on offer

20 June 2023 Stephen Low

UNISON Scotland has outlined our  vision of what a National Care Service should look like. It is very different to

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Care Workers For Change Care Workers Resources News Press release Social Care

Reaction to National Care Service Bill delay until June

2 March 2023 Danny Phillips

Reacting to the news that the Scottish government’s National Care Service (Scotland) Bill has been delayed until June, UNISON’s Scotland’s regional secretary

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Care Workers For Change Care Workers Resources News Social Care

Burnout Pandemic: report on social care staff shortages

30 March 2022 Danny Phillips

96% social care workers say their employer is currently short staffed according to our report: Burnout Pandemic. Over 2,500 social

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Care Workers For Change Care Workers Resources Social Care

John Mooney, head of social care on GMS, BBC Radio Scotland

15 February 2022 Danny Phillips

John Mooney, UNISON Scotland head of social care, explains why social care workers deserve a £2000 loyalty payment or a

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Briefings Care Workers For Change Care Workers Resources Community Fair Work Health Local Government Social Care Social Work

Care Futures 9 – It’s as bad as you think.

9 February 2022 Stephen Low

No9 of UNISON Scotland’s Care Futures summarises a new paper from Audit Scotland which gathers together a wealth of information

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Care Workers For Change Care Workers Resources

Keep Our Carers in Care – email your MSP

8 February 2022 Editor

UNISON Scotland’s recent staff shortage survey results indicated that existing staff were in real danger of burnout with 97% of

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Care Workers For Change Care Workers Resources Responses Social Care Social Work

Consultation on a National Care Service

15 November 2021 Stephen Low

This is the UNISON Scotland response to the Scottish Government  proposals to set up a National Care Service. Whilst welcoming

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