some point during the winter, nonurgent operations get cancelled and i was going into the pandemic. so, this absolutely been a funding gap in the nhs we have this issue with social care which is that we just haven t been funding care for disabled adults and older people at sufficient rates and the amount of care available as shrunk and we know from them the number of older people who go without the help they need to carry out basic everyday tasks, like watching and we really need to live a dignified life and our order that number is growing. we have a decision to make. income tax actually got significantly cut over the last ten years and it s about the last ten years and it s about the quality of health service in order care that we want to see and we as a country to spend a lot less on health care as a proportion of gdp than countries like and the us for example, lots of countries on the continent. so this is just a
teaching assistants, and police community support officers. the charity that commissioned the research says that difference is wrong. but its boss maintains to change it, more money has to be spent by government on funding care. people find the work in social care incredibly rewarding, and they enjoy what they re asked to do. but theyjust find that they can t survive and look after their own families on less than £18,000 per year and certainly that s the case if you are the main earner in the family. the government has said it will publish a plan for reform of the adult social care system by the end of the year. alison holt, bbc news. annabeljames, age space co founder, an online community for carers. welcome. thank you forjoining us. what is your reaction to this
celebrate if you re asleep. she has great responsibilities. as a 22 year old, she s paid just £8.88 an hour. i ve got friends that work in retail that are getting upwards of £9, £10 per hour. and we re not asking for, you know, rainbows and unicorns, we re just asking to be appreciated and for our pay to reflect it. and today s report underlines the pay gap between care staff and otherjobs with equivalent demands. it found care workers were paid an average ofjust under £17,700 per year. compared with the £24,600 average pay for similar roles like senior teaching assistants and police community support officers. the charity that commissioned the research says that difference is wrong. but its boss maintains, to change it, more money has to be spent by government on funding care. people find the work in social care incredibly rewarding, and they enjoy what they re
the charity that commissioned the research says that different is wrong. but its boss maintains to change it, more money has to be spent by government on funding care. people find the work in social care incredibly rewarding, and they enjoy what they re asked to do. but theyjust find that they can t survive and look after their own families on less than £18,000 per year and certainly that s the case if you are the main earner in the family. the government has said it will publish a plan for reform of the adult social care system by the end of the year. alison holt, bbc news. the face of neptune, the roman god of freshwater and the sea, appears to have made an appearance on the east sussex coast during a storm. 0h! it works, doesn t it, this one? it absolutely 0h! it works, doesn t it, this one? it absolutely works. the sighting of his face was captured by bbc photographer jeff 0vers in newhaven on tuesday,
and for our pay to reflect it. and today s report underlines the pay gap between care staff and otherjobs with equivalent demands. it found care workers were paid an average ofjust under £17,700 per year. compared with the 24,600 average pay for similar roles like senior teaching assistants, and police community support officers. the charity that commissioned the research says that difference is wrong. but its boss maintains to change it, more money has to be spent by government on funding care. people find the work in social care incredibly rewarding, and they enjoy what they re asked to do. but theyjust find that they can t survive and look after their own families on less than £18,000 per year and certainly that s the case if you are the main earner in the family. the government has said it will publish a plan for reform of the adult social care system by the end of the year. alison holt, bbc news.