THE Scottish government’s social care plans will not tackle the “prolonged crisis” in the sector and must be ditched, a public-sector union has demanded.

Unison, which represents thousands of social care workers, said the government should dump its proposed legislation, instead calling for a change to “the toxic combination of chronic underfunding over many years and the fragmented, market-led model of social care.”

The Scottish government’s National Care Service (Scotland) Bill is currently being considered by Holyrood’s health, social care and sport committee.