DIARY MARKERS FOR MEMBERS – EVENTS FOR MEMBERS Calling all nurses – workshops to support nurses in the independent sector. Care Homes Nursing Group Workshops – Thursday 22nd September 2011 – Optic Centre, St Asaph, North Wales and Wednesday 5th October… read more »
CARE Forum Wales has welcomed the news that CRB checks for care staff are set to become ‘portable’ – saving care workers and their employers from re-applying and waiting for a CRB check every time an individual moves jobs. The… 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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »