Something needs to change- our cars don't run on air!
UNISON Northern Health branch will be holding a demonstration about the rising cost of fuel and travel expenses in Cookstown today (Monday 21st March) at 2pm.
Health and social care workers such as, homecare workers, district nurses and occupational therapists are facing a mileage rate which is not meeting the cost of running their car to travel from client to client. If health and social care workers can not afford to complete these shifts it will impact on the entire health service, which is already in crisis.
Stephanie Greenwood, Northern Health Chairperson stated, “Hard working members who provide care in the community should not be out of pocket to deliver care to the most vulnerable in our society. The Department of Health must urgently make funds available to address the shortfall in the current mileage rates and the cost of fuel”.