The Care Council for Wales is to consult with registered practitioners and others on new proposals to streamline and refine the ways in which the regulatory body deals with cases of alleged professional misconduct. It will ask for the views… read more »
Dementia services in Wales are to receive an extra £1.5 million a year to extend and develop provision, Health Minister Edwina Hart has announced today, Monday 12 July 2010 This will fund an additional dedicated dementia clinical post in every… read more »
Continuing NHS Healthcare – The National Framework for Implementation in Wales The Minister for Health and Social Services, Edwina Hart, has issued guidance to Health Boards on a Framework for Implementing Continuing NHS Healthcare in Wales a copy of which… read more »
On 23 March, the Minister for Health and Social Services introduced the proposed Mental Health (Wales) Measure into the National Assembly for Wales. The Measure then entered a formal scrutiny process during which it will be considered in detail by… read more »
Below is a press announcement from the Welsh Assembly: In his opening address to leaders of public services across Wales at the second Public Services Summit today, the First Minister said: “The emerging figures from the Budget and messages about… read more »
TV presenter and actor Tony Robinson Blackadder and Channel 4’s Time Team will head up an exclusive care sector event in Cardiff on July 12. Shaping Up for Change, being held at Cardiff City Stadium, will bring together care sector… read more »
Results of the ‘Care at Home’ workforce study is now available on the Care Council for Wales’ website: http://www.ccwales.org.uk/development-and-innovation/adult-workforce/care-at-home The study, which was commissioned by the Care Council for Wales and conducted by the Welsh Institute for Health and Social… read more »
Gwenda Thomas, AM, Deputy Minister for Health and Social Services, attended the ADSS Cymru conference in Venue Cymru, Llandudno on Friday 2nd July. Click here to view her speech.
Dementia charity extends helpline hours The charity, Dementia UK, which helps those suffering from dementia and their families, is marking Dementia Awareness Week next week (from July 4-10) with extended opening hours on its national helpline. The organisation runs Admiral… read more »
Desipte the loss of up half a million public sector jobs over the next five years predicted in private Treasury forecasts leaked today (June 30), Chancellor George Osbourne says the financial cutbacks will not hit the most vulnerable in our… read more »