Care Providers are being invited to nominate an individual to be considered for membership of a new Digital Innovators’ Network that is being funded as part of the Welsh Government’s Digital Innovation Fund. The network is being set up as… read more »
Charity Anheddau Cyf, which provides care for adults in communities in north Wales, has said it can’t balance its books due to the impact of the National Living Wage and National Miniumum Wage on its costs. This led to the charity… read more »
CFW holds regular ‘Essential Updates’ training sessions for members and non-members. These are aimed at care home managers and senior staff to keep them up to date with all the latest changes in legislation, legal and work-related issues. This April there… read more »
Wales has changed the law to become the first part of the UK to make adults ‘opt out’ rather than ‘opt in’ for organ donations. The ‘presumed consent’ model is aimed at increasing the number of organ donors and will… read more »
A new law reforming the way Wales’ care and support services are regulated and inspected has been approved by Assembly Members. The Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Bill reframes accountability so owners of services can be held to… read more »
George Osborne’s Spending Review on Wednesday (November 25) will of course have an impact on social care in Wales although headline announcements such as the ‘Council Tax precept’ for social care and scrapping of student nurse grants will not have the… read more »
National Approach to Statutory Advocacy: November 2015 update: This update is produced by the Task and Finish Group which has been established to take forward the National Approach to Statutory Advocacy for children and young people in Wales. This aims… read more »
Betsi Cadwaladr Health Board is currently two consultations relevant to social care providers in North Wales. The work has been undertaken by a group under the leadership of Susan Murphy, interim head of medicines management for BCUHB (central). Links to… read more »
The invaluable contribution carers make to society in Wales has been praised by Minister for Health and Social Services, Mark Drakeford. Meanwhile the mental health charity, MIND, has urged carers to look after themselves as well as the people they… read more »
A pilot project has been launched to make care home prescribing safer by using barcodes generated by local pharmacies. The codes will ensure that the right prescriptions reach the right residents and also cut down on wasted prescriptions. The pilot… read more »