North Wales exhibition to showcase benefits of art in Dementia
Can art improve quality of life and well-being for people living with dementia? Might it even have wider social and community benefits? And if it does make a difference, how
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Cardiff to host conference on Early Years developments in Wales
Capita Conferences have announced their Early Years Wales Conference will take place on 22nd October 2015 in Cardiff. As the Building a Brighter Future: The Early Years and Childcare Plan completes the
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Wales mental health budget will continue to be ring-fenced, Drakeford
The mental health budget in Wales will continue to be protected by a ring-fence following a Welsh Government-commissioned review, Health and Social Services Minister Mark Drakeford announced. In 2008, the
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Inspection report finds Powys struggling to modernise social services
An inspection into adult social services at Powys County Council has revealed the local authority has failed to deliver on an earlier inspection which highlighted an urgent need to modernise
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Rochira ‘extremely disappointed’ by Welsh Government action on care homes
The Older People’s Commissioner for Wales, Sarah Rochira, has said she is ‘extremely disappointed’ by the response to her review of elderly protection in care homes from the Welsh Government.
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New programme encouraging healthy lifestyles for Swansea’s children
Swansea University has launched a new project aimed at encouraging local children to eat a healthy diet, live an active life and manage a healthy body weight as they grow
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Welsh care provider announces 50 jobs across Powys region
A Welsh care provider has announced it has 50 jobs on offer in Newtown, Welshpool and surrounding towns and villages. Abacare, which has offices in Newtown and Bangor, provides full
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Cardiff academics develop new test to help diagnose autism in adults
Cardiff University psychologists have developed the first self-assessment test designed to help clinicians diagnose autism in adults Published in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, the test measures the
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Minister praises pioneering dementia care project in Monmouthshire
Wales Health and Social Services Minister Mark Drakeford has met the team taking a new approach to caring for older people with mental illnesses. The Raglan Project, linked to the
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Cardiff experts develop test to spot risk of shaken baby syndrome
Experts in child protection have developed a test designed to help doctors recognise children suffering from life-threatening physical abuse and enable child protection services to protect them from future harm.
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