Care home bosses' staffing fears over compulsory Covid jabs
Care home boss Nicola Richards said some of her staff "are still hesitant about the vaccine"
One care home boss in Sheffield said: "It's incredibly naive for government to be imposing this when we are heading into winter."However, care providers said that still left them facing a choice between dismissing unvaccinated staff and risking unsafe services, or breaking the law by keeping employees on.Nicola Richards, who runs three homes in Sheffield, said two of her 130 staff had refused the vaccine.
Mike Padgham, who runs Saint Cecilia's Care Group in Scarborough, said four of his 164 care staff did not want to get vaccinated, one of whom was medically exempt.
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