Nominate for Wales Care Awards 2014 Nominations are now open for the annual Wales Care Awards which will take place on Friday 24th October 2014 at City Hall, Cardiff. The Wales Care Awards are an annual event run by Care… read more »
The Care Council for Wales is currently recruiting for two new members who have experience of using social care services in Wales. The role will involve two days per month paid at a rate of £198 per day plus reasonable… read more »
The Care Council for Wales is offering places at a series of training workshops in February for social care mangers / deputies / assistants who have supervisory responsibilities to help them run make inductions run as smoothly as possible. Workshop… read more »
Nominations for the 2014 annual Wales Care Awards will open soon. This year the awards will take place at Cardiff City Hall on Friday 24th October. Further details to follow…..watch this space.
The National Institute for Clinical Excellence has issued guidance on the mental well-being of older people in care homes. The QS50 guidance, issued in December 2013, covers older people receiving care in all care home settings, including residential and nursing… read more »
CFW’s safety expert, Anthony Acari, would like to remind care home managers about Fire Service guidelines to remain safe from fires at Christmas. The Fire Service safety advice, ‘how to stay safe at Christmas’, focuses on: fairy lights decorations Christmas… read more »
MHRA has issued the following medical device alert about pressure reducing air mattresses – affecting the following products: ClinActiv and ClinActiv Plus Therapy Surface manufactured by Hill-Rom Models N02050, N02051, P02062, P02063, P02064 and P02065 All serial numbers affected The… read more »
The owner of the fire-damaged Hafod y Green rehabilitation and nursing centre in Trefnant, near Denbigh in North Wales, has praised his “fabulous” staff for saving the lives of the home’s 32 residents. David Wynne, who owns the specialist home for… read more »
Message from Mario Kreft, Care Forum Wales Chair We are looking forward to some big changes in 2014 – we hope the Inspection and Regulation White Paper will result in a bill being brought forward once all the consultation responses… read more »