The Scottish Government has published its proposals for a National Care Service. The three-month consultation period ends on 18 October
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Sign petition to save council run care homes in Edinburgh
Greig Kelbie, UNISON regional organiser, on BBC Radio Scotland urging everyone to back UNISON’s campaign to save council run care
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UNISON, the trade union for health and social care, has launched a campaign with care staff to save council run
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One consequence of Covid will be a reform of social care. UNISON is the union for care staff, so we
Read morePublic Health Scotland report into care homes, UNISON response
Deborah Clarke, UNISON head of community said: “Throughout this pandemic UNISON has raised the lack of personal protective equipment (PPE),
Read more#Claim Covid Cash – 10 excuses for non-payment by private sector employers
UNISON launched its #ClaimCovidCash campaign for workers in social care who only received statutory sick pay when they had to
Read moreClaim Covid cash – UNISON launches campaign for short changed Scottish care workers
Despite funds being made available by Scottish Government, there are still many care workers not receiving full pay for sick
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Read moreCovid Social Care Worker Death in Service Payment
Following pressure from UNISON, the Scottish Government has agreed to make a one-off payment of £60,000 to a named survivor
Read moreCovid Social Care Staff Support Fund
UNISON campaigned hard to make sure that social care workers did not have to survive on statutory sick pay, should
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