An awards ceremony celebrating successful initiatives which strengthen Welsh-language services in health and social care took place on June 19 at the Wales Millennium Centre, in Cardiff Bay. This year saw the introduction of categories for workers in social care…. read more »
The Social Services and Well-Being (Wales) Act has today (May 1) achieved Royal Assent, with First Minister Carwyn Jones hailing it as, “one of the most significant the Assembly has passed since it acquired full law making powers in 2011.”… read more »
The deputy minister for social services, Gwenda Thomas, has announced (March 17) a planned increase in the maximum fees people will be asked to pay for non-residential social care from April 2014. The maximum of £50 per week will rise… read more »
The UK Homecare Association (UKHCA) says most councils in England are paying below the recommended minimum price for homecare services of £15.19 per hour. A Freedom of Information request by the UKHCA – which represents independent, voluntary, statutory and not-for-profit… read more »
A new study by academics from the London School of Economics has revealed that care for older people in their homes in England has been cut by a third in the last five years. The group which commissioned the study,… 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 »
Short care visits to elderly and disabled people are “disgraceful” and on the rise, a charity has claimed. In England, 60% of councils use 15-minute visits, which are not long enough to provide adequate care Leonard Cheshire Disability says. The… read more »
The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) has said that unpaid carers should be screened for depression – and that more should be done to improve the support and services available to them. The doctors’ leaders say an estimated one… read more »
In the Queen’s speech today (May 8) the Government announced its intention to cap the costs of care for older people at £72,000. The figure is just over double the one recommended by the £35,000 Dilnot Commission in 2011 but… read more »
THE crisis in social care funding is costing the UK economy an estimated £5bn a year, a new report claims. Cuts to the social care budget as part of the UK Government’s austerity measures are resulting in more people than… read more »