We were pleased and excited to join our adult social care colleagues from across the country in the #ProvidersUnite rally in London, yesterday, Tuesday 25th February. It was a great turn out helped by the fair weather and support from our members and solidarity across the sector, along with support from the public as we walked around Westminster. Lots of hooting and tooting from passing traffic! With good planning, we packed a lot in to the day! We kick started the event by arranging to meet the ITN crew-thanks to one of the RCPA Directors, Sandra Joyce from Linden House Nursing Home who gave an interview, also meetings with our local MPs via private invitations in to Houses of Parliament and privileged to see areas not normally accessible to the public. Thank you to Gideon Amos – MP for Taunton & Wellington, MP (Lib Dem), Sir Ashley Fox, MP (Conservatives) and Rachel Gilmour – Tiverton & Minehead, MP, (Lib Dem) for their valuable time and hospitality extended to the RCPA and members; we really enjoyed meeting you and left the day buoyed by useful discussions and thoughts for next steps in our campaign. This is just the beginning…
Watch a snippet of our time at the rally here .https://www.facebook.com/rcpaltd/videos/643798061683896
