it feels right to bring those restrictions down. despite limits on visitors being lifted, other issues for care homes could mean they still have to manage numbers. we have still got shortages in staff. we have got over 50% of services who are in outbreak, so facilitating visits, we need to be absolutely clear, you know, these are time consuming, and when you have a lot of people wanting to come through at the same time, we are going to have to limit the number of people coming into the services. you can pick out your favourites if you like. i changes to restrictions will not mean the end of the challenges for the care home industry. the new arrangements should see less isolation. another daisy. ..and much more socialising for those in care homes. andrew plant, bbc news, in bristol. pam banwait, runs strong life care they have four care homes in yorkshire and nottinghamshire.
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the government has very craftily put all of the onus on the care homes. along with care homes, the government will consult on whetherjabs should be mandatory in the nhs, prompting questions about which other workplaces could adopt the new rules. sophie hutchinson, bbc news. with me is anita astle, director of the national care association and managing director at wren hall nursing home. and i m alsojoined by pam banwait, who runs four care homes in yorkshire and nottinghamshire. we re very grateful to you both for joining us. pam, ifi we re very grateful to you both for joining us. pam, if i may start with you, what are your thoughts on vaccines becoming compulsory for your members of staff? vaccines becoming compulsory for your members of staff? ma ority of our staff your members of staff? ma ority of staff have i your members of staff? ma ority of our staff have already your members of staff? majority of our staff have already been - our staff have already been vaccinated. those i
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what could be the penitential impact on staffing? i what could be the penitential impact on staffin: ? ~ what could be the penitential impact on staffina? ~ ., what could be the penitential impact on staffin: ? ~ ., on staffing? i think for those individuals on staffing? i think for those individuals that on staffing? i think for those individuals that are - on staffing? i think for those individuals that are against l individuals that are against vaccinations, it s notjust medical reasons, but other reasons against their beliefs for example ultimately, if this becomes mandatory, where providers have no choice but to follow the regulations, there may be some staff that have to make decisions about their career choices. unfortunately, we ve run out their career choices. unfortunately, we ve run out of their career choices. unfortunately, we ve run out of time their career choices. unfortunately, we ve run out of time but their career choices. unfortunately, we ve run out
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