Kate Forbes backs £15 an hour wage for care workers during SNP leadership contest
She also said she is “hugely supportive” of her party’s National Care Service proposals, but pledged to decentralise the approach to support local services.
But during a visit to Highland Home Carers in Inverness, which includes a national care training academy, Ms Forbes pledged to put carers at the heart of the strategy. And the leadership candidate, who will take part in the party’s first hustings on Wednesday evening in Cumbernauld alongside Humza Yousaf and Ash Regan, said it is crucial to ensure the service works for all areas.
However, Labour MSP Jackie Baillie criticised Forbes' previous refusal to introduce a £15 an hour policy: Scottish politics Forbes said: "Delayed discharge is one of the costliest challenges facing the NHS right now and it boils down to whether or not there is care packages waiting for individuals who don’t need to be in hospital, which is why ensuring that the care sector offers rewarding careers, has fair work at its heart and ultimately is an attractive place for carers will do a lot to reduce that delayed discharges.
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