Care workers demand Welsh government removes private profit from child care
CARE workers demanded today that the Welsh government find the money to ensure private profit is removed from the care of looked-after children in Wales.
Care union Unison was responding to a report from the Health and Social Care Committee which said more work was needed to assure care providers of plans to eliminate profit.
Unison Cymru head of social care Mark Turner said: “At a time when public finances are under pressure, it is wrong that providers can make profits as high as 20 per cent.
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