Directors and senior managers of provider organisations delivering health, social care and well0being services in Wales are being urged to attend a Social Services Improvement Agency (SSIA) and Welsh Government workshop on market facilitation on March 12. The aim of… read more »
We’re here to share members’ views CFW policy officers Mary Wimbury and Melanie Minty attend a range of meetings with our partners every month. If you’d like to feed your views into any of the meetings below please get in touch. February… read more »
The Welsh Government is calling for nominations for the Words Into Action Awards 2014 which honour providers who support the provision of bilingual services in the health, social services and social care sectors. Previously known as the Welsh Language in… read more »
The Welsh Government has now opened its consultation on plans for a Declaration of Rights of Older People. The consultation will be open until March 15, 2014. Benefits of the declaration The proposed declaration would clearly set out the rights… read more »
The G8 summit on dementia in London yesterday (December 11) has raised hopes that more focus on dementia and more funding will lead to a leap forward in dementia treatment. David Cameron, who attended the summit, announced increased funding in… read more »
The First Minister, Carwyn Jones, yesterday (December 4) announced that an independent review would investigate alleged historical abuse and neglect at six South Wales care homes. The review follows a seven-year £11.6m Gwent Police inquiry, called Operation Jasmine, which was… 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 »
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 »
A new phone app designed to help care professionals communicate in Welsh has been given the thumbs up by staff working in the social care sector. The Caring Through Welsh app is free to download to mobiles and tablets (currently… read more »