Health and Social Services Minister Mark Drakeford today (April 2) said he wants health boards to work towards a 50% dementia diagnosis rate by 2016. In addition, Mr Drakeford announced that residential and nursing homes will be provided with additional… read more »
A new £1m to plan to recruit new primary care support workers to help people diagnosed with dementia has been unveiled as part of a new Welsh Government drive to tackle the disease. Health and Social Services Minister Mark Drakeford… read more »
In a decision handed down today by the High Court in Cardiff, Mr Justice Hickinbottom has ruled that the Health Boards’ FNC decisions made in 2014 were unlawful. These decisions were based on the Boards’ decisions taken in 2013 (following… read more »
A revised Code for nurses and midwives was published on the 29 January and has generated significant press coverage and attracted considerable positive comment, according to the Nursing and Midwifery Council. All nurses and midwives will receive a copy of… read more »
The Social Care Institute for Excellence has released what it calls a “brutally honest” film that reminds us that although dementia causes the loss of some abilities, people’s feelings remain intact. The people in the film (click the link below to watch)… read more »
Plans for a task force to promote collaborative working between the independent sector and the NHS over a nursing recruitment crisis have been given the thumbs up by the Royal College of Nursing. The task force plan was unveiled at the… read more »
Following the All Wales Nurses Conference held in Llandudno on September 17 a task force has been set up to tackle the issue of nurse shortages in social care settings across Wales. The joint task force will be made up… read more »
A north Wales hospice, St Kentigern Hospice in St Asaphy, Denbighshire, is running a pilot scheme offering an out-of-hours palliative care advice and help to nursing home staff across the region. The hopsice has set up a dedicated phone line… read more »
Social care workers’ morale and motivation ‘lowest it has ever been’ Mario Kreft, Care Forum Wales’ chair, has said that Care Forum Wales members across the board have reported problems with staff morale and motivation. He said: “What we are… read more »
Care Forum Wales’ chair Mario Kreft has said that the lack of medically-trained care home nurses is pushing the independent sector towards crisis point. Mr Kreft spoke out after it was revealed two homes in the Bridgend area were closing. He has… read more »