A new blueprint for looking after vulnerable people and children in Wales has been hailed as a victory for common sense. To download the guidance click here. The Welsh Assembly Government’s White Paper on social care will help to slash… read more »
A Welsh council is being forced to recalculate the fees it pays to four care homes in Pembrokeshire after a landmark legal ruling. At the High Court in Cardiff, a judge said that the way the fees paid by Pembrokeshire… read more »
Four care homes which went to court over the fees Pembrokeshire County Council was paying them for caring for elderly residents have won their case in the High Court in Cardiff today (December 21). The council will now have to… read more »
THE owners of four care homes which took Pembrokeshire County Council to court following claims over the "chronic underpayment of fees" will hear the outcome of the case tomorrow (December 21). In the judicial review, which ran into a fourth… read more »
Following a recent rise in seasonal flu rates Public Health Wales has issued a warning that people in at-risk groups should get their flu jabs. In the last week, cases of confirmed seasonal flu have increased and doctors are treating… read more »
A DECISION on the fees row affecting four Pembrokeshire care homes is expected at the High Court in Cardiff today. The owners of four Pembrokeshire care homes are challenging what they claim is “chronic underpayment†of fees by Pembrokeshire County… read more »
A JUDICIAL review into the funding of care home places in Pembrokeshire has begun in the High Court today (Dec 14, 2010) which will help decide the future of dozens of elderly and vulnerable residents. Four homes in Pembrokeshire claim… read more »
The chief executive of Care Forum Wales, Mario Kreft, has given a cautious welcome to the Chancellor George Osbourne’s planned extra £2bn funding for social care services. Mr Kreft, the honourary chief executive of Care Forum Wales, said: “It’s early… read more »
Despite fears that social care would face deep cuts in today’s Comprehensive Spending Review plans (Oct 20), Chancellor George Osbourne has revealed that social care will receive a boost from an additional £2bn of funding. There will be a boost… read more »
WAG announces £9 million announced to provide care, support and dignity Assembly Finance Minister, Jane Hutt, has announced £9 million funding over the next three years to provide vulnerable people with care at home under the Gwent Frailty Programme. It… read more »