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7th May 2012

Nurses Forum Workshops

New dates announced for Care Forum Wales Nurses Forum 13th June 2012 - All Nations, Cardiff 4th July 2012 - Conwy Business Centre, Conwy For further details contact sue@careforumwales.c.. read more »

1st May 2012

Nominations deadline extended for Wales Care Awards 2012

The deadline for nominations for the Wales Care Awards 2012 has now been extended to Monday May 21, 2012 - giving an extra three weeks for you to nominate your unsung care sector heroes! Th.. read more »

26th April 2012

CFW helps organise Wales' first residential childcare conference in more than decade

TODAY sees the first national conference on residential child care to be held in Wales for more than 10 years. The conference, being held in Cardiff, was organised by Care Forum Wales in pa.. read more »

20th April 2012

Plans for first professional body for social care workers announced today

Plans for the first body to represent staff in the social care sector were announced today (Friday, April 20) by Care Forum Wales. Speaking at a conference at Wrexham's Glyndwr University,.. read more »

19th April 2012

New all-Wales body for social care staff to be launched

The launch of the first all-Wales' training and support organisation for workers in the social care sector is set to go ahead. The organisation is being launched in response to demand .. read more »

28th March 2012

Latest Care Forum Wales Newsletter

Please find link below to latest CFW newsletter. English eforum Welsh efforwm read more »

26th March 2012

Charity criticises cancer care for older people

Charity Macmillan Cancer Support has today (March 26) warned that cancer mortality rates in older people are failing to match improvements in mortality rates for younger patients. More than h.. read more »

20th March 2012

National minimum wage to increase in October

Care home managers who employ staff earing the national minimum wage will be affected by an increase in pay rates from October this year it has been anno.. read more »

12th March 2012

New social services bill 'historic opportunity' to end postcode lottery over care

Independent care providers in Wales have warned a historic opportunity to reform social care could be squandered unless councils are prepared to work in partnership with them. Care Forum Wa.. read more »

8th March 2012

Drugs hope for advanced Alzheimer’s sufferers

Alzheimer’s sufferers in the advanced stages of the disease could benefit from drug treatment, according to a new study published this week. The study, published in t.. read more »

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