Care sector: 'Short of nurses and other key staff' Low rates of pay and workload pressures mean care services can no longer fill key posts in England, a watchdog says. The National Audit Office said a lack of government planning and funding had undermined the "Cinderella" service and its 1.34 million staff.
The sector was struggling in particular to recruit nurses and senior staff to run services, causing the elderly and disabled to go without care, it said. The warning comes as ministers draw up plans to overhaul the sector. The government has promised a Green Paper with proposals to change the way care services work will be published by the summer. BBC Health News
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