UNISON, the union representing 300,000 social care workers, today (9 November) called on the Government to sit up and take notice of a new report*, showing that quality care depends on quality staff. The union is calling for the narrow focus on cash for care for the elderly to switch to how best to provide [...]

GPs will have to prove they follow NICE guidelines or face the possibility of suspension, prosecution or the closure of their practice, the Government’s new health and social care regulator has warned.