Does someone in your organisation or across the social care workforce sector deserve to be recognised for their dedication to social care in Wales? Is your organisation committed to Dignity in Care? If the answer to either of the questions… read more »
A £10m increase in funding for social care has been described as a “sticking plaster” that won’t cover a massive funding gap. The additional money for the sector was announced by Rebecca Evans, AM, the Welsh Government’s Minister for Social… read more »
A health authority in England has been fined by the Health & Safety Executive after the death of a patient on a specialist dementia ward. The fine, which has been highlighted for members by Care Forum Wales’ health and safety… read more »
2016 has been a difficult year for those of us in social care with budgets continuing to be squeezed, costs rising and the numbers who need social care continuing to increase with our ageing population. But we are starting to… read more »
Care Forum Wales chair Mario Kreft, pictured, has warned that the social care sector will collapse unless the Welsh Government invests more money in independently-run care homes and domiciliary care. He was speaking after the UK Government gave the go-ahead… read more »
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched a market study into care homes for older people to investigate whether current practices breach consumer laws. The CMA study will look very closely at reports of potentially unfair practices and contract… read more »
A guide to the ‘art of the possible in public procurement’ is available here. There is also a briefing note on Local Authority area plans which must be produced under the Social Services and Well-being Act here.
An important report from the Welsh Assembly’s Health, Social Care & Sport Committee on winter pressures which quotes extensively from the evidence given by Care Forum Wales. Download a copy of the report here. The first recommendation is that the… read more »
Mario Kreft MBE, chair of Care Forum Wales, is calling for the authorities to put “prejudice” about the private sector to one side to solve the crisis facing the NHS this winter. Mr Kreft stressed the need for everybody to… read more »
Residents from Hallmark’s care homes in Wales will write their hearts desire on a star this December and enter the company’s Christmas wish-granting competition. More than 1,000 – including 93-year-old Elizabeth Charlton, pictured right – will be encouraged to enter… read more »