Today’s Welsh Government reshuffle gives us a new Minister for Children & Social Care – Huw Irranca-Davies, the Assembly Member for Ogmore. One of our members Anwen Care Home in his constituency know him well as a regular visitor –… read more »
The Welsh Government has commissioned Professor John Bolton (pictured) to work on a framework for local authority / local health board fee-setting issues. If anyone with experience of fee negotiations who would like to be involved, CFW is assembling a… read more »
Providers have until November 15 to complete their online SASS as the first step in the transition process of the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 which will come into effect from April 2018. The SASS, which… read more »
North Wales care providers are being asked to take part in a survey on access to primary health care. Have your say here. In addition, CSSIW will be holding two focus groups to discuss your experience of healthcare support –… read more »
An alternative language test to check foreign nurses’ communication skills could occur “within weeks” following an “overwhelmingly positive” response to a consultation on the changes, the Nursing and Midwifery Council has said. Employers, including Care Forum Wales members, have expressed… read more »
CFW is encouraging members to share their views* with the Competition and Markets Authority as part of its ongoing investigation into care homes. The survey, which focuses on your business practices with residents (in particular self-funders), will help to inform… read more »
The Wales Care Awards shortlist has been announced. The annual awards take place on November 17 in City Hall, Cardiff and are one of the highlights of the year for hardworking social care professionals and they help shine a positive… read more »
The Chief Medical Officer for Wales, Dr Frank Atherton, has written to managers of all nursing and residential care homes in Wales to urge frontline staff to get their flu vaccinations up to date. He said: “As winter approaches I… read more »
The way you apply for a DBS check is changing… The proposal is that from 2018, CSSIW will no longer directly manage DBS checks – these will be managed by an external provider. A DBS fee (currently £44) and an… read more »
The National Assembly’s finance committee has launched an investigation into the cost of caring for an ageing population. The investigation was launched at the beginning of October and CFW will be providing a written response but individual providers can also… read more »