Have your say on the future of health and social care in Wales
Health Secretary Vaughan Gething has today called on the public to have their say on the future of health and social care in Wales. Last year, the Welsh Government announced
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CSSIW publish new rights guidance for people using care services in Wales
The Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales (CSSIW) has published new guidance which outlines what they expect and what is not acceptable for people who use care and support services. This
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ADSS Cymru in call for posters for National Social Services Conference
Would you like a chance to showcase the best social care research and practice in Wales at this year’s National Social Services Conference? The Association of Directors of Social Services
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Sex offenders should stay on register for life, say murdered April’s family
The family of murdered five-year-old April Jones have called for sex offenders to remain on the register for life. April’s mother, Coral, and sister, Jazmin, were speaking ahead of a
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Residential childcare worker removed from register over inappropriate relationship
A residential child care worker has been found unfit to practise and removed from the Social Care Register after a Care Council for Wales Fitness to Practise hearing found she’d
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Minister welcomes report on substance misuse among older adults in Wales
A new Report into substance misuse among adults over 50 years old has been welcomed by Minister for Social Services and Public Health, Rebecca Evans. The independent Advisory Panel on
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Live stream to launch new five-year plan to improve home care in Wales
There must be a systematic change to the way care and support at home is provided if we are to continue to meet people’s needs, says a new strategic plan
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People across Wales could benefit from change to residential care charging
Proposals have been presented before the National Assembly for Wales which would enable people to keep more of their money when in residential care. The Welsh Government’s five year plan,
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Welsh Government announce leadership of new regulator Social Care Wales
The Welsh Government has announced the new board of the body responsible for improving social care in Wales. Social Care Wales will come into effect from 3 April 2017 and
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April Jones’s mother hits out at counselling suggestion for lower-level paedophiles
The mother of murdered April Jones has warned “anything can trigger” dangerous sexual predators amid suggestions viewing child abuse images should not always lead to prosecution. A senior police officer
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