Social Justice and Local Government Minister Carl Sargeant has invited front line staff from criminal justice, health, education and social services to attend a bespoke training course on handling cases of forced marriage.

WE OFTEN talk about the standard of health care in Wales and how it appears to vary alarmingly from one place to another. Less headline-grabbing but no less important is the postcode lottery in social care which also appears to exist throughout Wales.

A nurse found dead at her Bridgend home was unlawfully killed by her former partner, a coroner has ruled.

A CARE home manager left staff’s national insurance contributions unpaid while running up a £2,000 bill on the home’s credit card, a Nursing and Midwifery Council hearing has been told.

A 24-bed mental health hospital for women is to be officially opened in Flintshire. Delfryn Lodge in Mold aims to provide a safe place for women to undergo rehabilitation before being integrated back into society.

A range of projects to benefit from the Rural Health Innovation Fund have been announced by the Health Minister Edwina Hart during a visit to a rural foot care clinic in Maes Elyfryn, Llandeilo.

A social worker who sexually abused children more than 30 years ago was finally caught after being nominated for a bird-watching award.

A CITY social services boss has defended a predicted £3.6 million overspend in his department.

LABOUR leadership challenger Andy Burnham is arguing that Wales could link with England to defeat the biggest social challenge of the 21st century – how to pay for the care of older people.

Older people deserve a specific set of rights to ensure they are treated with dignity and respect, according to the older people’s commissioner for Wales.