Cool Heating Learn about the Renewable Heat Incentive and modern wood heating Learn how to save thousands on your heating bills. This government scheme should be of interest to all SME’s with large heating bills. It is also particularly good… read more »
The government is set to begin a major review of the funding of elderly care in England. But in the face of massive financial pressures and an increasingly elderly population, what is going to be the true cost of balancing… read more »
A Radio 4 documentary, File On 4, is set to tackle the controversial subject of elderly care in its latest programme on Radio 4 tomorrow night (Tuesday, June 28). Care Forum Wales was among the professional bodies which provided views… read more »
It has been announced by Huw Lewis, Minister for Housing, Regeneration and Heritage that the Care & Repair movement in Wales is to receive new funding of £1.5 million for Independent Living Grants (ILG) to help older people in Wales… read more »
UNANNOUNCED spot-checks are to be used to assess whether older patients are being treated with dignity on Welsh hospital wards. Health Minister, Lesley Griffiths, today charged Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW) with carrying out the checks, three months after Ruth Marks,… read more »
A MAJOR campaign to tackle stigma and discrimination of people with mental health problems will be launched in Wales today. Three charities – Mind Cymru, Hafal and Gofal – have secured almost £2m to run the Time To Change Wales… read more »
Following Health Minister Lesley Griffiths’ announced spot checks to ensure dignity in care, Deputy Minister for Children and Social Services Gwenda Thomas has also expressed a personal commitment to protecting older people. She said: “It is over 10 years since… read more »
The theme of Carers’ Week 2011 is ‘The True Face of Carers’. The campaign aims to find out more about the reality of caring in the UK in 2011: how hard a carer’s life is; the biggest surprises encountered by… read more »
TODAY sees the launch of a new initiative from Care Forum Wales (CFW) – the launch of a special interest group for nurses working in the care sector. The new Care Homes Nursing Group kicks off today with a seminar… read more »
A Scottish hospital has been severely criticised over the care of an 80-year-old woman with dementia. The woman was admitted to a hospital ward with a chest infection which meant she had difficulty swallowing. Before her death, she was given… read more »