Ver.di has criticised the government for failing to take action over the desperate need for more care workers in hospitals. The union believes the government fails to appreciate the value of care workers for patients in general as well as for the chronically and terminally ill. The union argues that hospitals need to provide more training opportunities and that there needs to be an improvement in the pay and conditions of care workers in order to improve significantly the numbers joining the profession.
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