'Recruitment agencies must demonstrate they are doing things properly'
A YORKSHIRE business leader has said recruitment agencies must “demonstrate they are doing things properly” to bolster confidence in the quality of social care.
Deborah Stock, founder and managing director of Hull-based Care Connection Partners, made the comments as Prime Minister Andy Burnham pursues plans for a National Care Service. In July, he set out ambitions to improve social care training and job security and bring the workforce closer together with the NHS.
Ms Stock said: “Agencies are an established and necessary part of care. Providers need support to cover sickness and other staffing pressures, and good agencies make a real difference.
“If we are serious about strengthening the care workforce, we need to look at every part of the system, including the businesses supplying it.
“Families need to know their loved ones are in safe hands. Everyone involved in providing that care should be able to demonstrate that they are doing things properly."