NHS workers in Wales learned yesterday, November 20, that their unions have accepted a Wales-only pay deal negotiated with the Welsh Government. It’s the first time that NHS staff in Wales have had a separate pay deal from their English… read more »
The first National Provider Summit in Wales, jointly organised by Care Forum Wales and Cymorth Cymru, has been praised by health minister Mark Drakeford in a speech at the conference held on November 11 in Cardiff. More than 150 people… read more »
Care home bosses back calls for urgent reforms Care home bosses in Wales have backed a call for urgent reforms of the way services are commissioned and paid for. A review into the quality of life and care of older… read more »
The report by the Older People’s Commissioner for Wales following her Residential Care Review, A Place To Call Home?, was published today (November 10) saying that many older people have a poor quality of life in Wales’s care homes and… read more »
People receiving privately-arranged social care and palliative care in Wales are to have the right to complain to the Public Services Ombudsman. Previously the right to complain to the ombudsman has only applied to those receiving services arranged by local… read more »
Dementia is the leading cause of death among women in England and Wales for the second consecutive year, according to statistics released by the Office for National Statistics. The disease now far outstrips breast cancer as a cause of death… read more »
The winners of the 2014 Wales Care Awards were announced at a packed-out ceremony at Cardiff’s City Hall on Friday, October 24, 2014. There were 18 awards categories plus three final awards, the Lifetime Achievement Award, the Dignity in Care Award and the Spirit of… read more »
The Wales Care Awards ceremony on Friday, October 24, in Cardiff’s City Hall was a packed-out night to remember which saw 56 finalists presented with awards in 21 categories ranging from excellence in dementia care to innovation in care for children… read more »
Hollybank Care Home in Higher Shotton, Flintshire, had a visit from the Older People’s Commissioner for Wales Sarah Rochira earlier this month – as she visited to observe activities, meet staff and take afternoon tea. The family-run residential care home… read more »
A documentary on dementia care in Wales, to be screened on BBC1 Wales tonight, will carry a warning that the NHS in Wales will grind to a halt unless more is done to help care for dementia patients in the community. In the… read more »