Agency nursing provider Local Care Force has been named Best Nursing & Social Care Agency in Yorkshire at the 2019 Social Care Awards.
The awards, which are run by Global Health and Pharma magazine, celebrate businesses which provide extra care and support to those in need of practical or emotional assistance and who help these individuals to lead an active life and enabling them to retain their independence and dignity.
On the win, Managing Director of Local Care Force, Leanne Silverwood, said;
“I am extremely proud of the LCF team. Delivering exceptional care & support is what matters and drives us most and this accolade is testament to the hard work of the nurses, support and care workers who work for us. They demonstrate determination, compassion and passion every single day, and I am very proud of them all.
“This is also the icing on the cake after being inducted into the Royal Collage of Nursing library of best practice as the gold standard for agency Nursing last year.”
Established in 2004, Local Care Force has offices in Leeds, Sheffield and Manchester. It supplies workers to the nursing, healthcare and social care sectors and is the preferred supplier of many large private, public and charitable organizations. It also supplies to private hospitals including Nuffield and Spire and a number of prisons. Local Care Force provides temporary and permanent staffing solutions, including qualified and specialist Nurses through to Care and Support Workers. The agency has just under 50 employees and over 1800 staff working for them.
