Three members have been re-appointed to the Care Council for Wales (CCW), the Deputy Minister for Social Services, Gwenda Thomas has announced. The Care Council for Wales is responsible for regulating the social care workforce, regulating training and discharging workforce… read more »
Mario Kreft, chief executive of Care Forum Wales, has welcomed the Welsh Assembly Government’s proposals which will see councils team up in future to deliver social care. Speaking to the Western Mail after the launch of the new framework, Sustainable… read more »
A new blueprint for looking after vulnerable people and children in Wales has been hailed as a victory for common sense. To download the guidance click here. The Welsh Assembly Government’s White Paper on social care will help to slash… read more »
Britain faces a “dementia catastrophe†unless Alzheimer’s is tackled with the same ‘aggression’ deployed in the fight against Aids, charities have warned today (Feb 9). A million people in Britain will suffer some form of dementia within two decades yet… read more »
The Welsh Assembly Government is calling for care providers to sign up for its free online ‘care needs projection system’. It wants providers to sign up for the web-based system (called ‘Daffodil’) by February 11, 2011 so that it can… read more »
Dear member, CFW is working with Community Care magazine to uncover the true effects of cuts in council budgets on social care providers and their clients. We need your help. Community Care have put together a short survey which can be completed online… read more »
The Welsh Assembly Government is seeking your views on changes to the way local councils charge for their homecare and other non-residential services. The aim is to introduce more consistency in the way local councils charge for these services to… read more »
Latest news from BBC Wales website regarding Pembrokeshire Judicial Review: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-12345482 Further details to follow.
Pembrokehsire County Council says a December court judgement ordering it to pay higher fees to around 30 private care homes will cost it an extra £1.5m this year. The High Court told Pembrokeshire council to review its fees after four… read more »
It’s not just the awards season in Hollywood – Welsh care providers, teams and individuals are being urged to submit their entries for the Care Council for Wales’ bi-annual awards, the Social Care Accolades. The deadline for the awards… read more »