The newly-formed National Commissioning Board (NCB)– which counts Care Forum Wales policy advisor Mary Wimbury on its board – has issued its first quarterly newsletter in order to help explain its purpose and roll out its programme for the future…. read more »
CFW is in discussions with the Welsh Government about enabling delegation of medication administration in nursing homes. This follows the submission of our statement which was issued by CFW’s council. We have submitted our input on the issue of nursing tasks… read more »
The Care Council is looking for people from across Wales, from all walks of life, to get involved in its work and help it improve social care. You can find out more here – roles include: become a board member; become… read more »
The Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales has appointed a new chief inspector to take over from Imelda Richardson, who is due to retire at the end of September. Gillian Baranski, who is currently the chief executive at the Children… read more »
A care home resident celebrated his 100th birthday recently – and had a surprise visit from his local MP on the day. William Lewis, who is a resident at Cartref Ael Y Bryn Care Home in Ammanford, turned 100 on… read more »
A new toolkit has been developed for use in care homes when someone has had a fall. It is designed to provide a checklist for clarity when calling for help – and to help decide if it is necessary to… read more »
The Wales Care Awards 2016 shortlist has just been announced. The awards are a glittering occasion and highlight of the year in the social care sector – the ‘Oscars’ of social care – and help to highlight the hard work… read more »
The Cabinet secretary for health, wellbeing and sport, Vaughan Gething, set out Wales’ Dementia Action Plan at an event at the University of South Wales last week on September 14. The university hosted the #USWDEM16 Conference where the theme was ‘Service… read more »
The Welsh Government is organising two consultation events in order to collect people’s opinion on the draft Regulations to specify Welsh language standards for organisations in the health sector. We are eager to hear from anyone with an interest in… read more »
Three health boards in Wales have been placed under an increased level of scrutiny and control by the Welsh Government due to doubts about their ability to tackle their challenges. Cardiff and the Vale, Abertawe Bro Morgannwg and Hywel Dda… read more »