The Health Secretary a badge for care workers, which he said may help them access similar perks to NHS staff. Matt Hancock unveiled a single brand which said simply "carers" to make sure staff received the same treatment. "This badge will be a badge of honour in a very real sense, allowing social care staff proudly and publicly to identify themselves, just like NHS staff do with that famous blue and white logo," he said. "I know that many businesses will want to offer the same recognition and benefits as they do wonderfully to the NHS." The Health Secretary said supermarkets had been asked to give the same priority access to care workers as NHS staff and he hoped that the badge would make it easier to do so.
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