It has been announced by Huw Lewis, Minister for Housing, Regeneration and Heritage that the Care & Repair movement in Wales is to receive new funding of £1.5 million for Independent Living Grants (ILG) to help older people in Wales… read more »
UNANNOUNCED spot-checks are to be used to assess whether older patients are being treated with dignity on Welsh hospital wards. Health Minister, Lesley Griffiths, today charged Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW) with carrying out the checks, three months after Ruth Marks,… read more »
A MAJOR campaign to tackle stigma and discrimination of people with mental health problems will be launched in Wales today. Three charities – Mind Cymru, Hafal and Gofal – have secured almost £2m to run the Time To Change Wales… read more »
Following Health Minister Lesley Griffiths’ announced spot checks to ensure dignity in care, Deputy Minister for Children and Social Services Gwenda Thomas has also expressed a personal commitment to protecting older people. She said: “It is over 10 years since… read more »
The theme of Carers’ Week 2011 is ‘The True Face of Carers’. The campaign aims to find out more about the reality of caring in the UK in 2011: how hard a carer’s life is; the biggest surprises encountered by… read more »
TODAY sees the launch of a new initiative from Care Forum Wales (CFW) – the launch of a special interest group for nurses working in the care sector. The new Care Homes Nursing Group kicks off today with a seminar… read more »
A Scottish hospital has been severely criticised over the care of an 80-year-old woman with dementia. The woman was admitted to a hospital ward with a chest infection which meant she had difficulty swallowing. Before her death, she was given… read more »
THE Care Quality Commission (CQC) today (May 26) published the first 12 reports from an inspection programme which will see it examine whether elderly people receive essential standards of care in 100 NHS hospitals in England. Inspections will focus on… read more »
The cost of caring for the elderly could treble by 2050, according to a report by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development. The body, which represents the most industrialised nations, estimates that 10% of people in OECD countries will… read more »
DIARY MARKERS FOR MEMBERS – FREE EVENTS FOR MEMBERS Calling all nurses – FREE workshops to support nurses in the independent sector. FREE Care Homes Nursing Group Workshops – 8th and 15th June 2011 A new training network for nurses… read more »