The chair of Care Forum Wales, Mario Kreft MBE, has praised the former Welsh Government deputy social services minister, Gwenda Thomas, after her surprise departure from government following Carwyn Jones’
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The Care Council for Wales (CCW) have announced draft practice guidance for residential child care workers. The Residential Child Care Worker builds on the Code of Practice for Social Care
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Bowel Screening Wales has launched two new booklets to support carers and care agency staff in helping someone to complete a bowel screening kit. One booklet is aimed at carers
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Good work is being carried out to improve social care and safeguard vulnerable people in Wales’ care homes, but a new law to be introduced next year will strengthen the
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The long-serving deputy minister for social services, Gwenda Thomas, announced she was stepping down from her post during a day in which First Minister Carwyn Jones carried out a surprise
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The Social Services Improvement Agency (SSIA) for Wales has named an expert panel to conduct a detailed peer review of children’s services within Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council. Initiated
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A South East Wales nursery has been forced to close while an investigation is carried out by social services into “serious issues of non-compliance”. The Stay and Play Nursery Ltd
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A senior councillor in Wrexham has been removed from the council’s executive board after making allegations about its Child and Family Team (CAFAT). Malcolm King, who was lead member for
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The 10th ‘Annual Care Conference for Wales’ will see the Older People’s Commissioner for Wales, Sarah Rochira, discussing her review into the quality of life and care of older people
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The Welsh Ambulance Service will get almost £4m for a major upgrade of its fleet of vehicles, Health Minister Mark Drakeford has announced. The new funding will enable the service
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