Our AGM takes place in July in Abergavenny and is open to members to attend. It takes place at: The Priory Centre, St. Mary’s, Abergavenny, NP7 5ND, Tuesday 12th July 2016 The meeting will begin at 2pm and is expected… read more »

Where can I go for information and advice over bed rail safety management? Our health and safety consultant, Anthony Arcari has this advice: Bedrails are used to protect vulnerable people from falling out of bed but the risks from inappropriate… read more »

The chair of the Care Council for Wales, Arwel Ellis Owen, has been awarded an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday honours list in recognition of his services to social services and social care in Wales.  Arwel Ellis Owen (pictured) has been Chair… read more »

Nurse Tanya Strange has been awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list for services to nursing in Aneurin Bevan University Health Board. Tanya (pictured), who works closely with CFW on several initiatives, has been praised for her work linking… read more »

The current spell of warm weather means people should think carefully about how to keep cool and stay healthy, acting Chief Medical Officer Dr Chris Jones has said today (June 9, 2016). Dr Jones, a practising cardiologist, said: “We have… read more »

Five care homes in the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board area have completed an NHS training programme – and have now been shortlisted for the NHS Awards, along with the Health Board itself. The homes have been working on Advance Care Planning… read more »

A manager at a Newport care home is helping raise nursing standards in social care after completing a ground-breaking training programme that has just been shortlisted for an NHS Wales Award. Edgar Bautista, who came to Wales from the Philippines 10… read more »

Former Wales Care Awards winner and daredevil skydiver Dilys Price was on the ITV Good Morning Britain sofa this week to celebrate her 84th birthday on June 3. Dilys (pictured right) won the Craig Thomas Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2014… read more »

The Law Commission has said there is a compelling case for replacing Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards with a system that is less technical, burdensome and costly. It published an interim statement after a public consultation on the Mental Capacity and Deprivation of… read more »

Following the Assembly elections on May 5, First Minister Carwyn Jones announced a new cabinet for the Welsh Government which includes a change to the leadership on health and social care. Former Deputy Health Minister, Vaughan Gething (pictured below), becomes… read more »