Social Services Minister Gwenda Thomas has said that the promised transformation of social services following the newly-passed Social Services and Well-Being (Wales) Act will take effect from April 2016. Ms Thomas was speaking at the North Wales Social Care in… 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 »
Assembly Members yesterday (March 18) voted to pass the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Bill which is aimed at transforming how people access and receive care and support in Wales. The landmark legislation – one of the largest and most… read more »
We have received reassurance from the Older People’s Commissioner, Sarah Rochira, about the scope of visits to care homes being carried out by her team under her review of care homes. She has provided detailed answers to our questions (below)… read more »
The Social Services and Well-being Bill which the Welsh Government says will transform social services in Wales reaches its final stage in the National Assembly today after nearly three years in the making. Deputy Minister for Social Services, Gwenda Thomas,… read more »
The Welsh Government’s Deputy Minister for Social Services, Gwenda Thomas, has today (December 10) set out plans for a public consultation on a formal Declaration of Rights of Older People in Wales. The move would be a first for Wales… read more »
The Welsh Government’s food hygiene scheme has now become compulsory (on November 28) – and it applies to anywhere where people eat out including residential care homes and hospitals as well as restaurants, cafes and takeaways. Establishments must now display… read more »
A series of workshops aimed at giving managers in the independent care sector the opportunity to discuss aspects of the Social Services Regulation and Inspection White Paper are taking place in November. By attending the workshops your responses will be… read more »
UK government pensions legislation means you will soon have to automatically enrol staff into a pension scheme if you’ve not already done so. Automatic pensions enrolment began in October 2012 for larger firms and is likely to start impacting on… read more »
A survey by Care Forum Wales has revealed the extent of pressures on care homes in Wales – with more than a third of care home owners in Wales saying they don’t expect to be in business in five years’… read more »