Following elections in June, CFW’s Council has a new set of elected representatives from across Wales’ 22 local authorities. CFW Council officers 2014 Mario Kreft (Chair) Malcolm Perrett (Vice Chair) Steve Bradshaw will be handing over as Treasurer and Secretary… read more »
The guidance issued by the Health and Safety Executive and aimed at care home providers and managers has been extensively rewritten. A new version of the guidance was published at the end of June 2014 and contains a number of… read more »
Two Care Forum Wales member organisations won plaudits for their commitment to workforce development, training and motivation in June. Hengoed Court Care Home in Swansea was the employer of the year, Wales, winner in the VQ awards which celebrate vocational achievement…. read more »
National leadership arrangements for social services in Wales are to be replicated at a regional level to help deliver a “transformational change” in social care and ensure people who use services and their carers are at the centre of changes,… read more »
More than 3,000 care homes across the UK, including many CFW members, opened their doors on June 20 as part of National Care Home Open Day. Some held World Cup-themed parties and others participated in a virtual ‘mexican wave’ with… read more »
An awards ceremony celebrating successful initiatives which strengthen Welsh-language services in health and social care took place on June 19 at the Wales Millennium Centre, in Cardiff Bay. This year saw the introduction of categories for workers in social care…. read more »
A court ruling over ‘do not rescuscitate’ orders has made it a legal requirement for doctors to include patients and families in decisions. Guidelines for doctors already recommend that patients and families are involved in such decisions, but the court… read more »
Case Review finds older people were put at risk by troubled care home operator’s inadequate focus on care A Serious Case Review into failings at the Orchid View Care Centre, a now closed Southern Cross-owned care home in West Sussex,… read more »
Care Forum Wales’ chair and owner of Wrexham-based care organisation Pendine Park, Mario Kreft, has won a prestigious award recognising his leadership qualities. Mr Kreft, came top in the private sector category of the Leading Wales Awards and received his… read more »
THE new chairman of Hywel Dda University Health Board was announced by the Health Minister Mark Drakeford today (June 9). Bernardine Rees OBE (pictured) will take over from Chris Martin who retired this month. Mrs Rees takes up her role… read more »