Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 508

Social Services: Labour Turnover and Recruitment

Tabled: 17 July 2024
Answered: 25 July 2024
Named Day

Question

Paula Barker

LabourLiverpool Wavertree

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve recruitment and retention in the adult social care sector.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
The government recognises that there are ongoing challenges with domestic recruitment in adult social care and that the sector has become overly reliant on international recruitment. While the adult social care workforce in England grew by 4.2% in 2023/24...

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