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Recruiting in Lancashire

Recruiting across Lancashire: twelve districts, very different pools

There is no single Lancashire labour market. A Preston service competes with a dense cluster of other providers and with Royal Preston Hospital, but can draw on South Ribble, Chorley and the city's commuter belt. In East Lancashire, Burnley, Nelson and Accrington sit close enough together that carers can move between them, while providers around Lancaster and Morecambe recruit from an area that can feel more self contained, bounded by the Bay and the fells.

On the Fylde coast, the age profile means steady demand for residential and nursing staff, and homes there are also recruiting near Blackpool, which has its own large care home sector. In rural districts such as Ribble Valley, the bottleneck is usually drivers willing to cover long gaps between visits.

Carer Badge lets you narrow a county this size to the people living around your own service, and to filter for drivers or nurses where that is the gap.

88% of the inspected care employers in Lancashire are rated Good or Outstanding by the CQC, above the 84% across the North West and above England as a whole (85%).