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Walking in my shoes...
The following blog was written by Tia*, a member of Homecare Workers’ Group. Quite often, when you think of domiciliary care workers...
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Unpaid working time in domiciliary care... a conversation underway
Our recent post about unpaid travel and waiting time in domiciliary care has attracted almost 400 comments and counting...
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Changing the narrative to understand the importance of care workers
The following blog was written by Hannah Reseigh Lincoln, a member of Homecare Workers’ Group. “Unskilled”, “uneducated”, “bum wipers”...
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Pay degradation in homecare
The following blog was written by Julie Sansom, a member of Homecare Workers’ Group. Last night I worked for six and a half hours, from...
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As one year ends, a community of homecare workers grows…
It’s been a big year for Homecare Workers’ Group. Here’s an overview of what we’ve learned in 2024, and our plans for 2025...
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Contributing to government call for evidence
Members of Homecare Workers' Group contributed to this submission to a government call for evidence by the Centre for Care.
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Care work, skill and responsibility: different ways of ascribing value.
How skilled is care work, really? What is skill? Could it be more productive to define care work's value in terms of responsibility?
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When a homecare worker met Wes Streeting, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care...
On Tuesday 22nd October, I spoke with Wes Streeting MP, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care...
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Nine homecare workers react to the Employment Rights Bill
Yesterday the UK government announced something called the Employment Rights Bill. This is a proposed set of 28 improvements to workers' ...
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Our letter to MPs
Dear Member of Parliament,
Subject: correspondence from Homecare Workers’ Group...
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My Story: Anonymous A
I am a migrant care worker working in domiciliary care. I am writing not just for myself but for countless other silenced migrant care...
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My Story: Kate
In those twenty years since I first started, the care industry has changed enormously. Originally there were smaller companies with...
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My Story: Anonymous E
I was very happy when the opportunity came up to work in the UK as a care assistant. I was given the impression that I would be working...
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My Story: Julie
I have worked in care for around five years now and in that time I have seen hundreds of fantastic carers leave the profession to work...
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My story: KR
I have worked in domiciliary care for nearly three years now after previously working in a nursing home. In my experience, people’s...
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My story: Rachel
I will never forget my first care visit flying solo. It was 7am on a cold weekday morning...
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Prime Minister calls for improved perceptions of care workers
It is refreshing to see the new government framing care workers in a light that is reflective of the true commitment our work involves.
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Helpful story-telling and community organising
Last week three members of Homecare Workers’ Group spent the day at Social Care Future’s Building People Power event in Manchester.
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Leeds trials alternative to 'time-and-task' homecare
Members of Homecare Workers’ Group learned about the trial at a meeting with adult social care leaders from local authorities last week incl
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One year of Homecare Workers' Group 🎉
274 care workers have signed up to date. Here are some of our key milestones.
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