Nurse Tanya Strange has been awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list for services to nursing in Aneurin Bevan University Health Board. Tanya (pictured), who works closely with CFW on several initiatives, has been praised for her work linking… read more »
The owners of a Swansea care home say a lack of clarity by CSSIW over the new National Minimum Standards on en-suite facilities is having an impact on their plans to sell the business. The owners of Fairleigh House in… read more »
With just over one month to go until Care Home Open Day, which takes place on June 17, CFW members are being urged to sign up and plan their events now. Last year CFW members across Wales arranged all kinds… read more »
CSSIW is planning special sessions for individuals and registered care home managers to help them understand what the new Regulation and Inspection Act means for providers. In addition to the special sessions across Wales in May, it has also set up… read more »
The Welsh Government’s health minister has set out plans to evaluate the effectiveness of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 which comes into force on 6 April 2016. In a written statement issued on March 31, Mark Drakeford… read more »
Care Forum Wales is delighted to be hosting the latest meeting of the Five Nations Care Forum in Cardiff Bay on 10-11 March 2016. The Five Nations Care Forum is an alliance of 11 professional organisations across the UK and Ireland. Together we… read more »
Dr Margaret Flynn has been appointed the chair of a new national board to oversee the work of protecting adults and children in Wales, Health and Social Services Minister Mark Drakeford announced today. The National Independent Safeguarding Board has been established… read more »
Assembly Members have passed the Safe Nursing Staffing Levels (Wales) Bill to make sure hospitals have safe levels of nurses on duty at all times. The Bill, passed by AMs on February 4, aims to ensure that nurse staffing levels… read more »
George Osborne’s Spending Review on Wednesday (November 25) will of course have an impact on social care in Wales although headline announcements such as the ‘Council Tax precept’ for social care and scrapping of student nurse grants will not have the… read more »
The invaluable contribution carers make to society in Wales has been praised by Minister for Health and Social Services, Mark Drakeford. Meanwhile the mental health charity, MIND, has urged carers to look after themselves as well as the people they… read more »