To: Sajid javid
Urgent backup for care staff
Currently carers in the private sector offer very similar services to some NHS staff under very difficult and challenging circumstances.
During the recent covid outbreak, these carers still worked and helped some of the most vulnerable people within our community
However, NHS staff have various departments/unions they can turn to if they feel under pressure or that a serious issue needs to be addressed. For carers this is not the case. The only people they can turn to are the companies they work for who, at the end of the day are private companies driven by profit.
More and more this is resulting in serious issues being swept under the rug, staff at breaking point with no one to help or provide support.
It is time these carers are seen as an extension of the NHS and offered the same support, guidance and reassurances offered the NHS staff
Why is this important?
The people these carers look after each day can be the most vulnerable in our community.
In some cases, their carer is the only person they see each day.
To have staff over worked, stressed and feeling alone means they cannot offer the level of carer they want to provide and that should be available
While there are government departments to which complaints can be raised, these are insufficient and allow the care companies to over work the staff and provide a sub-adquate service
Staff need to be better protected to make them feel supported and safer to raise concerns knowing that these concerns will be not only fully looked into but also dealt with fully
