Independent care providers in Wales have warned a historic opportunity to reform social care could be squandered unless councils are prepared to work in partnership with them. Care Forum Wales, which represents more than 500 members, believes the new legislation… read more »
Read how The Guardian covered the Welsh Government’s proposal to introduce new legislation aimed at giving people greater control over care budgets here: http://bit.ly/yvLjuE
Care Forum Wales (CFW) has welcomed the Welsh Government’s social care bill as, "the most important change to social care in two generations". The bill, introduced by Deputy Minister for Children and Social Services Gwenda Thomas today, will now go… read more »
A campaign has been launched to give government care inspectors greater powers to stop local authorities flouting statutory guidance. According to Care Forum Wales, there are numerous examples of “irrational behaviour†when councils commission services to look after elderly and… read more »
The Welsh Assembly Government is seeking your views on changes to the way local councils charge for their homecare and other non-residential services. The aim is to introduce more consistency in the way local councils charge for these services to… read more »
Gwenda Thomas, Deputy Minister for Social Services, looks back at 2010 and outlines her priorities for 2011 The beginning of a new year is always a good time to reflect on the previous year. 2010 was a particularly busy and… 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 »
After the White Paper was published by the Department of Health this week (see www.careandsupport.direct.gov.uk), Gwenda Thomas, the Assembly Government’s Deputy Minister for Social Services, said: “Given that much of the social care legislation is on an England and Wales… read more »
AFTER 10 years of devolution, a report has revealed that the Welsh Assembly Government cannot follow a radically different policy on care for the elderly to that of the UK Government. The Joseph Rowntree Foundation report, Devolution’s Impact on Low-Income… read more »
• The long term care sector in Wales is presently experiencing unprecedented change, creating a number of challenges to owners, operators and caring professionals which this conference will address. • This conference will keep you up to date with legislation,… read more »