The Social Care Sector which includes all the hard working, diligent, caring and empathetic staff that supports the very vulnerable of society are the forgotten army since the lockdown 12 months ago. Currently the clamour in the MSM and social media is about the 1% pay rise offer for NHS staff. Whilst I support the implementation of a substantial pay rise for the NHS let us not forget the salaries of social care staff are borderline National Living Wage and if anyone deserves support to increase their rate of pay it is the social care staff throughout the UK. The judgement in the Supreme Court recently will again possibly reduce the social care staff earnings levels as the top up payments for sleep in shifts could very well be withdrawn.
Let us all not forget to reward NHS and Social Care staff for their immense effort during the last twelve months and for the ongoing support and in the event of a possible third wave, it will be a journey with an unknown timescale because this pandemic appears to remain in everyone’s lives with no visible signs of a release... without their hard work and commitment life would be even more despondent for many many people...
The country is broken beyond repair by a Tory Government that is incapable of providing for the nation any semblance of support and empathy to minimise the hardship, poverty, despondency and hunger this pandemic has dropped on our shores...
Four more people have died with coronavirus in Wales, reports Public Health Wales. It brings the total number of deaths reported to the health body since the pandemic began, to 5,495. A further 228 cases have been reported in the past 24 hours, taking the total number of positive tests to 208,504. The seven-day coronavirus case rate in Wales has fallen to 39 cases per 100,000 people, down from 41 on Wednesday. All four deaths were reported by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board area, which provides services across North Wales.
Merthyr Tydfil remains the local authority area with the highest seven-day case rate, with 127.6 per 100,000 of the population testing positive in the past seven days. That is followed by Anglesey with 94 and Blaenau Gwent at 74.4. The area with the lowest case rate was Ceredigion 9.6, followed by Monmouthshire 14.8 and Bridgend 16.3.
The number of people who have received their first dose of the coronavirus vaccine now stands at 1,320,188, a rise of 17,214 on the previous day. Of that total, 378,795 people have now had a second dose, up by 11,992.
Today’s numbers of Covid-19 cases in the local areas of Llanelli…
Thought for the Day…
Stay Safe and Well...
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