Andy Burnham has admitted dementia patients are treated worse than those with cancer as he promised wage rises for carers on ‘poverty pay’.
The Prime Minister, whose father Roy died from dementia last month, said Britain is failing to provide enough support for people diagnosed with the disease and the families caring for them.
Speaking to Natalie Cassidy for her ‘Life with Nat’ podcast, Mr Burnham criticised the low wages paid to people working in social care and revealed that one of his father’s carers had been homeless.
He promised better pay and career prospects under a National Care Service, which he is
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