CARE workers in Wales have welcomed the launch of the National Care and Support Office as a step towards a national care service.

But care workers’ union Unison Cymru/Wales cautioned today that unless the amount of profit being taken out of the care sector is tackled, the new office may just become a commissioning service.

Unison care officer Mark Turner told the Star that children’s care services in Wales makes, on average, a 22 per cent profit for private companies.