CFW hits at over White Paper plans to re-introduce registration fees The possible re-introduction of registration fees proposed in the Welsh Government’s White Paper on the inspection and regulation of social care, published on September 30, has been criticised by… read more »
The Welsh Government’s White Paper on the inspection and regulation of social care has been published today. It sets out proposed reforms of the care and support legislative framework, including a new National Institute of Care and Support and a… read more »
The annual Care Conference for Wales is being held in Cardiff on October 9 – and if you book now you can take up a special offer on tickets. The normal ticket price is £140 plus VAT but currently if… read more »
Wales will become the first place in the UK where people are presumed to have given their consent to donate their organs after death unless they opt out. AMs voted in favour of the ‘presumed consent’ system after a five-hour… 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 »
Carers who look after family members could get more help under proposals in the new Social Services and Wellbeing Bill introduced by the Welsh Government in January. The Bill would give carers the same legal rights to support as the… read more »
Companies who own care homes in England where abuse is carried out should face unlimited fines and criminal sanctions, the former English care homes minister says. Lib Dem Paul Burstow says tougher laws are needed to ensure care providers are… read more »
Here at Care Forum Wales we’d like to extend our best wishes to you for a Happy New Year in 2013. And if you’re in the mood to make a New Year’s resolution, why not become a Care Forum Wales… read more »
Proposals on the regulation of social care services have been dropped from the Social Services (Wales) Bill and will now be the subject of a White Paper in 2013, the Deputy Minister for Children and Social Services, Gwenda Thomas, has announced…. read more »
The Older People’s Commissioner for Wales, Sarah Rochira, has said that tackling elder abuse in all its forms is a key priority for Wales. In comments made on June 14, ahead of last week’s World Elder Abuse Day Ms Rochira… read more »