Assembly Members yesterday (March 18) voted to pass the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Bill which is aimed at transforming how people access and receive care and support in Wales. The landmark legislation – one of the largest and most… read more »
We have received reassurance from the Older People’s Commissioner, Sarah Rochira, about the scope of visits to care homes being carried out by her team under her review of care homes. She has provided detailed answers to our questions (below)… read more »
The Social Services and Well-being Bill which the Welsh Government says will transform social services in Wales reaches its final stage in the National Assembly today after nearly three years in the making. Deputy Minister for Social Services, Gwenda Thomas,… read more »
Care Forum Wales has today (March 18) launched a new discount package for members called Care Forum Extra. By logging in as a member you’ll be able to gain access to a range of discounts for work and play. Click… read more »
Concerns have been raised over an ex gratia payment to the former Deputy Older People’s Commissioner for Wales, Sarah Stone, who took voluntary redundancy in 2012. Sarah Stone was given compensation of £27,000, plus £26,000 extra as a redundancy payout… read more »
The Welsh Government’s health minister Mark Drakeford has defended the record of the Welsh NHS on Radio 4’s Today Programme and in a debate at the Senedd after attacks by Westminster Conservatives including Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt. Mr Drakeford said… read more »
A desktop computer app which records the learning achievements of social care workers in their first 12 weeks of a new job has been launched by the Care Council for Wales. The app is an online version of the induction… read more »
A team of senior clinicians has found that Welsh and English hospital mortality indicators are not comparible and has called for a new system for Welsh hospitals only to be in place by the autumn. Health Minister Mark Drakeford asked… read more »
A computer-generated ‘avatar’ or screen-based intelligent hologram could help monitor the health of older people so they can remain living independently in their own homes for longer in future, according to researchers. A team from the University of Kent is… read more »
The Older People’s Commissioner Sarah Rochira, pictured below, is to begin making the first of 100 visits to residential care homes across Wales’ 22 local authorities in the first week of March as part of her Residential Care Review. There… read more »