The event this evening comes as further issues with recruiting care staff are highlighted in the town.
Ed Balls will at the Stephen Joseph Theatre tonight taking part in a Q&A session about his recent TV documentary on the crisis in the care system which was filmed at St Cecilia's care home in Scarborough.
The programme highlighted the issues care providers have in finding staff.
A problem which Scarborough Councillor Eric Broadbent says he got a new insight on this week.
Councillor Broadbent says he's heard this week that many polish workers who had been in local care jobs have gone back to Poland after the government there increased it's own benefits payments.
He put that point to North Yorkshire County Councils Executive Member for Health Services, Michael Harrison, who agrees it's part of the recruitment problem.
Saint Cecilia’s Care Group invited a film crew into its nursing and care homes over the summer as part of the BBC Two documentary, Inside the Care Crisis with Ed Balls, which was broadcast last month.
Now Saint Cecilia’s is hosting an event to mark the documentary, which will include excerpts from both programmes and a question-and-answer session with presenter Ed Balls and the production team.
The event will be held at the Stephen Joseph Theatre tonight.
Saint Cecilia’s Care Group Managing Director Mike Padgham said:
“I think the documentary provided a clear picture of the challenges facing social care providers at the moment.
“We were very proud to be a part of it and to play our role in hopefully getting change for the sector in the future.
“We thought it appropriate to host an event to celebrate the documentary as it isn’t every day that Scarborough features so heavily in a programme of this type.
“We will be joined by Ed Balls and some of the programme makers, as well as the Mayor and other VIP guests from around the area.
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