Discussions about formalising the organisation of Care Forum Wales have taken place to enable it to focus on its key aims in future. Members present at the May CFW Council meeting agreed the first priority is to create a new… read more »
The fifth Care Home Open Day took place on June 16 and many Care Forum Wales members threw themselves into celebrating the day with great enthusiasm. The theme this year was friendship and many events were celebrated in conjunction with… read more »
Minister for social services and public health Rebecca Evans has launched a new consultation into staffing in the sector as part of phase 2 of the implementation of the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016. This consultation,… read more »
Plans to curb the use of zero-hours contracts and protect care time in the social care sector have been unveiled by the Welsh Government. Under proposals that were released on June 12, employers will need to offer workers in the… read more »
The fifth Care Home Open Day takes place on June 16, 2017 – and if you haven’t registered yet there is still just time to do so. Care Home Open Day is all about the importance of connecting with local… read more »
CFW members recently attended a workshop on the National Minimum Wage run by HMRC. CFW policy advisor Melanie Minty said: “The workshop was very well attended and everyone felt they had learned how to avoid some pitfalls that employers typically… read more »
CSSIW has revealed the results of a self-assessed survey of adult and children’s care homes – the SASS, which many CFW members contributed to. The SASS required providers to confirm their registration details and language preferences. In particular, it focused… read more »
Since CFW launched its benefits scheme Wider Wallet in January this year, 100 people have registered to bag a bargain and 260 offers have been redeemed – the most popular offers being hotel breaks and Argos and Morrisons vouchers. People… read more »
A new commitment from key partners to put people needing support at the heart of the social care commissioning process has been welcomed by Welsh Government social care and public health minister Rebecca Evans. The ‘concordat’ between the National Commissioning… read more »
Senior policy adviser for CFW, Mary Wimbury, has written to members to update them on the North Wales pre-placement agreement. She said: “As you will be aware work on the pre-placement agreement has been ongoing for some years and I… read more »