st cecilia s is hardly alone in facing a staffing crisis. across north yorkshire, there are 1000 care worker vacancies. the government says it s working with local authorities and providers to ensure there are the right number of staff with the skills to deliver high quality care. zoe conway, bbc news. our social affairs correspondent alison holtjoins me now. given the lack of staff in this sector, what happens now? this a sector, what happens now? as a startin: sector, what happens now? as a starting point sector, what happens now? as a starting point we sector, what happens now? is a. starting point we should remember why this was introduced, care homes were really hard hit by covid and at the start of the vaccine will not, take up by staff or slow, but it is a sector that has real problems when it comes to staffing. it entered the pandemic with 112,000 vacancies in england and it is now having the same troubles as other areas like retail or hospitalityjust for
i have to give them space. i ve even thought, as some providers are, should we just go ahead and keep them and see what happens? are you really saying that you re prepared to defy the government and keep these four unvaccinated staff members on? i m considering what i might do in the future because to my mind, there s a risk of not having sufficient staff as well. but i m not saying i m going to do it. it s in my thought processes at the moment. st cecilia s is hardly alone in facing a staffing crisis. across north yorkshire, there are 1,000 care worker vacancies. the government says it s working with local authorities and providers to ensure there are the right number of staff with the skills to deliver high quality care. zoe conway, bbc news. poor quality housing in england is causing thousands of deaths every year, according to a new report from the centre for ageing better. the charity has called on the government to give more attention to the millions of homes falling below decent