Social care boss lays bare the pressures threatening services for some of society’s most vulnerable

A leading care home boss has laid bare how fresh pressures are threatening servicesfor some of society’s most vulnerable people due to Brexit and the Covid-19 pandemic.

Mike Padgham said the care sector is under such strain that it would be a challenge “to make sure there are still some there” in the coming years.

Mike Padgham, chairman of the Independent Care Group, which represents all North Yorkshire and York’s care homes, told the county council’s care scrutiny committee the care sector is under such strain that it would be a challenge “to make sure there are still some there” in the coming years.

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https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/health/social-care-boss-lays-bare-the-pressures-threatening-services-for-some-of-societys-most-vulnerable-3156200

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