We attend Providers Unite March

On the 25th of February 2025, thousands of care and support providers joined a coordinated Day of Action centred in Westminster and simultaneously from multiple locations around the country. 

Colleagues and people supported by Community Integrated Care attended the Providers Unite Picnic in London, exercising their right to be heard.  

Three of Community Integrated Care’s Quality Advisors, Jamie, Sushma and Chloe, were proud to take part in a meaningful demonstration of support for social care, calling on the Government for more funding and recognition for our sector.  

The Providers Unite Day of Action was a peaceful demonstration that took place to value the essential role of social care in our society. The campaign recognises the millions of individuals, carers, people who draw on care, families, and communities depend on a system that has long been undervalued and underfunded and called for change to ensure that we have a system that is fit for the future.  

As part of the #ValueSocialCare campaign, the demonstration called on the government to engage in a meaningful dialogue with the care sector about the impact of the October 2024 measures, alongside urgent reforms to ensure fair pay, better working conditions, and sustainable investment in care services.  

Why Providers Unite created the 25th Feb Day of Action:  

1. To explain to central government that Social Care deserves Recognition & Respect. Social care is an essential support to our society, ensuring dignity and independence for those in need. It is time for policymakers to acknowledge its true value. 
2. To call for Fair Pay for Social Care Workers Now! Our incredible social care workforce deserves the fair pay and recognition they have long been denied. With 5.8% of the working population dedicated to social care – more than in the NHS, it’s time their wages reflect their skill, dedication, and the essential nature of their work. These professionals are the backbone of our communities, yet they are still treated as second-class workers

You can read more about the Providers Unite campaign here.