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Carers Week 2021: Carers’ struggle should be all our struggle

By Sandra Webster Carers Week 2021: It is that most wonderful week of the year where those unpaid carers, part of an army contribute more financially in their care to […]

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11 June 2021
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National Care Service: “It’s about dignity”

“It’s not about money, and it’s not about soundbites, and it’s not about politicians – it’s about dignity of life. Dignity of life for service users, and the people providing it.” […]

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27 January 2021
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Poll shows overwhelming support for a National Care Service

69% of respondents, including 72% of women, want care homes taken out of the private sector, and brought into a National Care Service. […]

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21 January 2021
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SSP Seeks Sturgeon’s Support for National Care Service

SSP co- spokespeople Róisín McLaren and Colin Fox have written to First Minister Nicola Sturgeon seeking her support for bringing Scotland’s care homes into an NHS style National Care Service. […]

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9 June 2020
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Carer’s Week 2020: Make Caring Visible

“The theme Make Caring Visible is a good one, and I hope this time it will be more than a one week wonder.” […]

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8 June 2020
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Crisis underlines need for a National Care Service – and a ‘New Normal’

To Provide for service users, to Protect workers and to Prevent another catastrophe: build a National Care Service for Scotland. […]

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25 May 2020
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SNP & Tories Vote Down Collective Union Bargaining Rights for Care Workers

On the very same day (19 May) a new report on Scotland’s care homes described the crisis in care for older people as “the greatest failure of devolved government since the creation of the Scottish parliament”, SNP and Tory MSPs combined forces to defeat calls for collective bargaining rights for workers in the private care home sector. […]

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20 May 2020
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Not Them and Us – There is only Us

by Sandra Webster The recent snap general election announcement is not a surprise. Our joint national spokesperson Colin Fox warned us to be prepared. However with the local elections – we […]

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3 May 2017
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