Nearly one in five UK care workers feel unsafe while on shift, survey finds

The findings come just a fortnight after thousands of social care workers demonstrated outside parliament to warn of financial pressures facing the sector - (Lucy North/PA)

Nearly one in five UK care workers feel unsafe while on shift, according to a new survey highlighting the array of pressures facing the frontline workforce.

The stark finding comes as part of a global survey published on the fifth anniversary of Covid being declared a global pandemic, amid warnings from the World Health Organisation of a looming shortage of 11 million healthcare workers by 2030.