Phase 2 implementation of the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 – Workforce aspects – covers the requirement for providers of domiciliary services to distinguish between travel time and care time and to provide domiciliary care staff with an… read more »
The consultation on regulations under the Inspection & Regulation Act (RISCA) which will replace National Minimum Standards ended on July 25. Another consulation, on the workforce aspects of RISCA implementation phase 2, ends on August 7. Responses to the consulation… read more »
FALLS among older people is one of the major issues facing the NHS today across the UK with falls being the leading cause of accidental death and disability in older people in England and in Wales. An estimated 230,000-460,000 people… read more »
Social Care Wales is looking for real-life stories about the positive ways in which the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 has helped people. Rebecca Cicero, sector engagement officer at SCW, says: “We’d like to work with the sector to identify… read more »
Two consultations on draft regulations and statutory guidance under phase 2 of implementing the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 are due to close soon. The service consultation closes on Tuesday 25 July (see below) The… read more »
A review into health and social care in Wales has called for a bold vision for the health and care system and says that change in the sector is essential. The Parliamentary Review interim report on health and social care… read more »
Did you know that if two or more union-appointed health and safety representatives request in writing that you set up a health and safety committee, you must do so within three months of the request? Although there is no such… read more »
One in four care homes in England are unsafe according to the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the independent regulator of health and social care in England. In a report issued by the CQC, poor leadership and staff shortages mean residents… read more »
We may feel it ourselves or identify that a colleague is stressed, but when do we have to account for it in terms of being a disability under the equality act? If at all? Anthony Acari, CFW’s health and safety… read more »
Following on from the Grenfell Tower fire, England’s care watchdog the Care Quality Commission (CQC) wants all care home providers to re-examine the fire safety checks that take place in care home buildings to avoid a loss of human life… read more »