Why we must care better for the carers
In the latest in our series Do We Care?, a Newcastle-based registered care manager tells Jane Hall why valuing the vital job carers do is pivotal to helping solve the UK’s worsening social care crisis
- More than 390,000 workers left their care roles in 2023 — one every 1.5 minutes
- Long hours, poor pay and lack of support among the main reasons
- Carer outlines mission as to how it can be done better with no excuses for poor levels of care and high staff turnover
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