HEALTH

Care system 'rife' with unqualified employees

A BBC investigation has claimed the social care system in England is rife with unqualified staff.

By Jonathan Werran, Dominic Browne | 17 October 2012

The social care system in England is rife with unqualified staff and care providers who do not carry out criminal records checks, a BBC investigation has claimed.

Figures obtained by the BBC from the Care Quality Commission (CQC), which regulates care in England, revealed that 217 home care providers were employing unqualified workers.

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