A campaign has been launched to give government care inspectors greater powers to stop local authorities flouting statutory guidance. According to Care Forum Wales, there are numerous examples of “irrational behaviour†when councils commission services to look after elderly and… read more »
DIARY MARKERS FOR MEMBERS – FREE EVENTS FOR MEMBERS Planning for Success – Is your business well placed to meet the challenges of the next 5 years? FREE Commissioning Workshops – 19th , 20th and 28th April 2011 A series… read more »
DIARY MARKERS FOR MEMBERS – FREE EVENTS FOR MEMBERS Planning for Success – Is your business well placed to meet the challenges of the next 5 years? FREE Commissioning Workshops – 19th , 20th and 28th April 2011 A series… read more »
DIARY MARKERS FOR MEMBERS – FREE EVENTS FOR MEMBERS Keeping at the forefront of information and how to use it. FREE Essential Update Seminars – commencing June 2011 The seminars will be held in partnership with the Care and Social… read more »
Charities to launch ‘toolkit’ to help safeguard elderly people from abuse Age Cymru and Age UK are to launch an ‘elder abuse awareness’ toolkit in Cardiff on May 5. Designed to help Third Sector organisations develop and promote good practice… read more »
A report by the Old People’s Commissioner in Wales, Ruth Marks, has hit out at the "shocking" care some elderly patients with dementia receive in Welsh hospitals. Ruth Marks said: "The treatment of too many older people in Wales is… read more »
THE legal battle over the fees paid by Pembrokeshire County Council to four local care homes has cost council taxpayers more than a quarter of a million pounds, according to figures released under the Freedom of Information Act. The figures,… read more »
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An initiative to increase clinical research capacity and build links with industry and other research funders has been launched by Wales’s National Institute for Social Care and Health Research (NISCHR). The initiative has been established to create an all-Wales collaboration… read more »
Care Forum Wales today (March 1) celebrates its 18th birthday. Honorary chief executive of Care Forum Wales, Mario Kreft, said, "It’s happy birthday to St David and happy birthday to us. "We look forward to continuing to serve the independent… read more »