This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Give care workers the same recognition as NHS workers.
Give care workers more recognition in what they do. Whether they are home carers or work in a care home.
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I want carers, whether they be homecare staff or work in a care home, to have the recognition they deserve. They do not recieve the same recognition as NHS workers or teachers etc, when they most definitely should.
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We would like the government to consider social care as equally important to NHS:
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/302897
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