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24-11-2021 16:28 via publiclibrariesnews.com

EditorialTwo long-running library battles have been won,, with Glasgow libraries receiving funding to reopen threatened libraries there and the near-future of the library in the book paradise of Hay on Wye also being secured. Scottish libraries have also received funding to aid with fall-out from Covid. On the debit side, Torfaen is looking at big cuts and the once large Grays Library in Thurrock is looking to be reduced to a shadow of its former self. Internationally, it’s all about censo

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Staff ensuring health and care safety deserve fair pay

24-11-2021 16:04

Staff at the Care Quality Commission (CQC) are to be balloted over possible strike action after being given no pay rise this year despite the significant rise in the cost of living, says UNISON today (Wednesday).
The workers provide an essential public service ensuring health and social care organisations in England meet safety standards and deserve to be fairly paid, the union says.
CQC staff – who inspect, monitor and

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Staffing levels in care ‘dangerously low’ with dying residents denied dignified end, says UNISON survey

24-11-2021 01:01

Nearly a third (31%) of care staff say staffing levels are dangerously low, getting worse and negatively affecting the care provided, says a UNISON survey published today (Wednesday).
The findings are based on responses from more than 1,600 care employees and reveal some dying residents are being denied a dignified end to their lives. This is because there are not enough staff to sit with them in their final hours, says t

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Staffing levels in care ‘dangerously low’ with dying residents denied dignified end, says UNISON survey

24-11-2021 01:01

Nearly a third (31%) of care staff say staffing levels are dangerously low, getting worse and negatively affecting the care provided, says a UNISON survey published today (Wednesday).
The findings are based on responses from more than 1,600 care employees and reveal some dying residents are being denied a dignified end to their lives. This is because there are not enough staff to sit with them in their final hours, says the union.

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