Scarborough-based Group warns of a dramatic rise in people not being able to get the care they need

Latest figures from the annual Skills for Care report showed that the number of vacancies in social care had increased by 52 per cent to 165,000 unfilled posts in 2021/22

I'm Nick Meir with news that figures revealing the extent of the staffing crisis in the care sector should be ‘ringing alarm bells’ according to a North East representative group. The Scarborough-based Independent Care Group (ICG) is warning of a dramatic rise in people not being able to get the care they need because of dire staff shortages in social care. Latest figures from the annual Skills for Care report showed that the number of vacancies in social care had increased by 52 per cent to 165,000 unfilled posts in 2021/22 – the largest annual increase since records began in 2012/13. For more care news stay with us here at Care Radio. 

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