The Older People’s Commissioner for Wales, Sarah Rochira, has written to Care Forum Wales chair Mario Kreft to ask for members’ good practice examples as part of her review of the quality of life and care for older people in… read more »
The Welsh Government has issued a new ‘follow-on’ framework for the use of Welsh in health, social services and social care settings. The issue, discussed at this month’s Welsh Language in Health & Social Services Partnership Board meeting, is an… read more »
The Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales (CSSIW) has made changes to the way in which challenges to inspection reports can be made. During the CSSIW inspection process, ‘registered persons’ have the opportunity to comment if they wish on the… read more »
South Wales Fire & Rescue Service has started offering a carers programme for fire prevention in domestic settings and is urging CFW members to take advantage of the initiative. The training is free and helps carers to identify the fire… read more »
Community Pharmacy Wales is launching a campaign called Steady On… Stay Safe as part of drive to boost awareness of the issue of falls among older people, the leading cause of fatal injuries in the group. The campaign, which is… read more »
Care home managers have been urged to register their care homes for Care Home Open Day 2017 – the UK-wide initiative which invites residential care homes to open their doors to the public for one day. Thousands of care homes… read more »
The Health and Safety Executive has recently launched a new health strategy, with a focus on two areas that could have a big impact on businesses and staff working in the care sector – managing stress and musculoskeletal disorders. It’s likely the HSE will look at work-related stress in… read more »
The new chief executive of the Care Council for Wales, soon to be renamed Social Care Wales, attended the recent CFW Council meeting on January 19 in Abergavenny. The Council has up to 26 elected members from across Wales’ 22… read more »
CFW has been asked to join the Cavendish Coalition to help lobby the UK government about foreign workers in the NHS and social care sector post Brexit. Mary Wimbury, senior policy officer for CFW, said: “The coalition, which includes the… read more »
Just a reminder that if you are working in frontline social care, especially with older or frail people, you should get a flu jab as we are approaching the peak part of the year for flu infections. CFW continues to… read more »