COVID-19 exposed just how undervalued the adult care workforce is.
Demoralised workers are leaving in droves. The recruitment crisis is so
bad that the Integrated Joint Board (IJB) responsible for social care in
Edinburgh has taken the unprecedented step of warning service users
they might have to rely on family and friends for support. Other areas
have issued similar warnings.
First published in the Morning Star 2 Nov 2021 https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/s/do-holyroods-claims-about-national-care-service-add
Action to bring dignity to the workforce and those who rely on it is
therefore long overdue. That makes some aspects of the plans for a
National Care Service (NCS) in Scotland very tempting.
