The Public Services Ombudsman for Wales, Peter Tyndall, today (November 21) has said that the way in which health and social care outside hospital is delivered needs to be radically transformed. Mr Tyndall said the system is too complex and… read more »
Public Health Wales has issued a reminder to health and social care providers about the need to prepare for cold weather following Met Office predictions of very cold weather over the next few days (currently until November 22). Its recommendations… read more »
A series of workshops aimed at giving managers in the independent care sector the opportunity to discuss aspects of the Social Services Regulation and Inspection White Paper are taking place in November. By attending the workshops your responses will be… read more »
Did you know that a tailored exercise programme can help reduce falls in older people by as much as 54 per cent, according to Age UK? Falls also destroy confidence, increase isolation and reduce independence – so anything that can… read more »
UK government pensions legislation means you will soon have to automatically enrol staff into a pension scheme if you’ve not already done so. Automatic pensions enrolment began in October 2012 for larger firms and is likely to start impacting on… read more »
A new law passed by the Welsh Government will put food hygiene ratings on the menu for residential care providers with more establishments that serve food required to display their food hygiene rating at their premises. The law comes into… read more »
A survey by Care Forum Wales has revealed the extent of pressures on care homes in Wales – with more than a third of care home owners in Wales saying they don’t expect to be in business in five years’… read more »
Funded Nursing Care update CFW is continuing discussions with local health boards on Funded Nursing Care (FNC) fees. The health board chief executives’ report has recommended an increase of £18.05 with half backdated to April 2013 and half from April… read more »
Last Friday (October 18) saw the 11th annual Wales Care Awards ceremony – the Oscars of the social care sector – take place in Cardiff’s City Hall. The event is hosted by Care Forum Wales. It was compered by BBC… read more »
The Wales Care Awards take place in Cardiff’s City Hall tonight (October 18) where we’ll be honouring the hardworking heroes of social care from all over Wales. This year, the 11th year of the Awards, there are 47 nominees for… read more »