This is what working on a “zero hours” contract looks like
Caroline is a homecare worker, and is on a “zero hours” contract My name is Caroline, I have…
Social Care
Let’s celebrate the successes of the NHS but also be honest about its weaknesses
Today the NHS is 65. One fact above all others confounds its critics on the Right: it remains…
It’s time to ban 15 minute care slots – elderly people deserve better
“I’ve worked as a home carer for 15 years. Things have to change but not at the expense…
Ed Miliband interview: Part one – on immigration, tuition fees, housing, Lord Ahmed and much more
On Thursday I travelled with Ed Miliband and his community organising “guru” Arnie Graf to Carlisle and Preston…
One Nation, One Health and Social Care Service
Andy Burnham opened Labour’s health policy review today by setting out how the next Labour government will deliver…
The travesty of Adult Social Care – why Labour must do more
We are all agreed that adult social care is in dire need of reform, but we are torn…
Did any party conference really tackle these three major crises?
Conference season is over. Most of the country won’t have even realised that it was happening of course,…
Councils need an answer on how to fund social care
Tomorrow, over a year since the Dilnot Commission on Funding of Care and Support reported back to Government,…
Where is the outcry over elder abuse?
When a tragic case of child abuse emerges, it hits the headlines and a national outcry – rightly…
As deadly for a person’s health as smoking, alcohol or obesity
The latest victims of the Tory-led coalition’s austerity agenda are the elderly and vulnerable people who depend on…
