LABOUR and trade unionists are urging better funding for care services today after a report from the care watchdog revealed that workers in the sector are under significant pressure.

Shadow minister for mental health and social care Barbara Keeley said that harsh government cuts to social care from an “austerity-obsessed Tory government” have led to unsafe mental health wards and overwhelmed mental health departments.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) report analysed British social care and mental health services over the past year, reporting that while the standard of care had not fallen significantly,  underfunded care staff were finding themselves with overwhelming workloads following cuts of approximately £7 billion over the past decade.