Abuse of social workers at "chronic level", says union

Public sector union Unison has warned that violence and abuse against social workers and people working in social care, has reached ‘chronic’ levels, with attacks and abuse becoming a regular occurrence. The union has launched a ten-point blueprint aimed at combating the abuse and attacks.

Helga Pile, Unison National Officer for Social Care, said:

“Sadly, being a social worker, or working in social care has become a high risk job. It cannot be right that staff who ... (387 more words)

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