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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SSSC: A Register for the Future
This is UNISON’s response to the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) consultation on proposed changes to registration and qualifications. While
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First Minister must rescind National Care Service contracts awarded to PwC and KPMG, says UNISON
UNISON Scotland, the largest union in social care, has called on First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to rescind contracts awarded to
Read moreFirst Minister must rescind National Care Service contracts awarded to PwC and KPMG, say UNISON
UNISON Scotland convener, Lilian Macer, has written to the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, to request that she rescind contracts awarded
Read moreJohn Mooney, head of social care on GMS, BBC Radio Scotland
John Mooney, UNISON Scotland head of social care, explains why social care workers deserve a £2000 loyalty payment or a
Read moreCare Futures 9 – It’s as bad as you think.
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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Social care staff are being taken for granted once again, says UNISON
UNISON has today (Friday) lambasted a move by the Scottish Government to cover registration fees for new carers only –
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Public money for care should not be filling offshore bank accounts, says UNISON
Responding to the BBC1 Panorama programme to be broadcast tonight (Monday) into the offshore financial arrangements of private care home
Read moreConsultation on a National Care Service
This is the UNISON Scotland response to the Scottish Government proposals to set up a National Care Service. Whilst welcoming
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Care Futures 7 – The Staff Shortages Survey
The seventh edition of UNISON Scotland’s Care Futures looks at the results of the recent UNISON Scotland survey of care
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