The director of the Royal College of Nursing Wales has said that not enough nurses are being trained to meet healthcare needs in Wales. The call by Tina Donnelly came after Welsh Government figures, revealed after a Freedom of Information… read more »
Health Minister Mark Drakeford has said he is ‘encouraged’ at the way an innovative project in Monmouthshire is seeing those with ‘complex mental health needs’ be cared for at home. Professor Drakeford today (July 29) visited the Raglan Project, linked… read more »
BBC News today reported that data from pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly suggests its solanezumab drug can cut the rate of the dementia’s progression by about a third in early stage patients. It is the first time that a drug has… read more »
Care Forum Wales’ chair, Mario Kreft, has called for a “fundamental change of culture” in the wake of damning review into alleged abuse at six care homes, saying the review had highlighted “abhorrent” cases of neglect that must never be… read more »
CFW nursing home members will by now have received from their Health Board notification of ‘interim’ rates for Funded Nursing Care at £140.59 backdated for 2014/5, and £140.90 for 2015/16*. They are said to be ‘interim’ because the Health Boards… read more »
Welcome to new CFW members Grant Mullock, pictured, our membership account manager, reports that six new members joined the CFW fold in June. They are: Deluxe Homecare Ltd – a domiciliary Care provider in the Swansea and Neath Port Talbot… read more »
A survey of GPs by the Alzheimer’s Society has revealed that GPs think support for people diagnosed with dementia is patchy, leaving family and friends to create a support network where services are inadequate. The survey of 1,000 GPs showed… read more »
Care Forum Wales’ chair, Mario Kreft, has called on social care professionals to nominate people in the sector for the First Minister’s St Davids Day Awards. Mr Kreft received an award in March this year and is now on the… read more »
The National Assembly for Wales’ Health and Social Care Committee has called for a series of amendments to be made to strengthen the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Bill. The Committee unanimously supports the Bill’s aims, but believes… read more »
A new £20m fund to support more than 1,600 disabled people with their care needs came into operation in Wales today (July 1), following the closure of the Independent Living Fund (ILF) by the UK Government. Disabled people with significant… read more »