Vaccine Mandate Has Led to Disciplinary Proceedings in England’s Care Homes, Say Owners

A volunteer reads poems to a dementia sufferer at a care home in Stratford, UK, in an undated file photo. Will Oliver/AFP/Getty Images

Care homes are embroiled in disciplinary proceedings over the Government’s “shambolic” mandatory vaccination policy for staff, further adding to the workforce pressures they face, a care group has said.

The National Care Forum (NCF) said a number of its members estimate they will lose about 8 percent of staff by Thursday—the deadline for staff in England to get both jabs.