UK: Union calls for action to prevent another care home disaster

The GMB general union has told the Department of Health that it needs to get to grips with the very real risks to the social care market, if another care home disaster like Southern Cross is to be avoided. The union warns of dangers that have been ignored up to now and that the existing framework of monitoring and control is completely inadequate and doesn’t provide any proper check on the financial health of care providers. Read more > here