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by Peter Lazenby
HUNDREDS of vulnerable NHS patients are being trapped in hospital because the privatised care industry cannot get staff to look after them at home.
After more than 20 years of attacks on home care workers’ pay and working conditions, more than 200 home care managers told the Institute of Health and Social Care Management that they have had to turn down requests for care in the last month because of insufficient staffing levels.
The visa system traps workers with abusive employers, creating a vulnerable workforce scared to complain for fear of deportation — that is why we’re campaigning for a ‘common sponsorship’ model instead, writes FAVOUR DAVIDKING
With 121,000 vacancies and 44.8% of staff feeling unwell from work stress, the NHS 10-year plan will not succeed unless the government takes immediate action to retain existing staff, writes ANNETTE MANSELL-GREEN
