The Welsh Goverment has today announced a new deadline for those who wish to retrospectively claim back the costs of healthcare they paid for themselves – if they think this should have been provided by the NHS. Health Minister Mark… read more »
Health Minister Mark Drakeford officially opened the specialist dementia care facilities at a Barry Island care home on September 4. Following a substanital investement Island View Residential Home is now officially an EMI facility which can cater for around 40… read more »
Wales rugby star Sam Warburton is supporting this year’s World STOP Pressure Ulcer day on November 19. The day is being promoted by the European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel and it is hoped that care providers and organisations will put… read more »
The Welsh Government has committed itself to continuing to ring-fence the mental health budget in Wales following an independent review it commissioned into the policy which has been in place since 2008. The Review of the Financial Ring-fencing Arrangements for… read more »
The Welsh Government is looking for members for a new National Independent Safeguarding Board for Wales which will oversee the work of protecting adults and children in Wales. A chair and up to five members will be appointed for their… read more »
Ammanford care home Cartref Annwyl Fan, a CFW member and part of the Hallmark Care Homes group, saw its residents star in ITV News coverage for its beach inspired garden created by staff this month. ITV Wales spoke to residents… read more »
The Older People’s Commissioner for Wales has said she is “disappointed” with Welsh Government ministers and the Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales for failing to provide enough detail on how they will improve life for elderly people in care… read more »
The Care Forum Wales AGM and the speech by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation’s John Kennedy, made the news in July. Pictured below is a press cutting from the Daily Post in North Wales.
CFW members are being encouraged to use a new DVD from the Care Council for Wales which has been developed as an induction into the workplace for social care workers in Wales. If carried out properly the Care Council says… read more »
Welcome to new CFW members Grant Mullock, pictured, our membership account manager, reports that more new members joined the CFW fold in July. The new members are: The Care Management Group, Caerphilly – Care is delivered to a number of… read more »