A care home which was severely criticised by inspectors for neglect, unsafe practices and poor conditions has closed. Concerns were raised during an inspection by the Care Social Services Inspectorate
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The Care Council for Wales will receive £10m funding from the Welsh Government in 2014-15 to regulate the social care workforce and ensure workers receive appropriate training and qualifications, Deputy
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A former youth worker with Pembrokeshire County Council has been jailed for six years after he admitted child sex offences. Michael John Smith, aged 49, was a line manager with
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An independent ministerial group, led by Sally Ellis, will be providing advice on a new national Institute of Care and Support, Deputy Minister for Social Services Gwenda Thomas has announced.
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A mother is suing a Welsh council after a judge ruled the authority had acted unlawfully by keeping a nine-year-old boy in foster care. The child was placed in care
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National leadership arrangements for social services in Wales are to be replicated at a regional level to help deliver a transformational change in social care, Deputy Minister for Social Services,
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The Public Consultation on the Review of the Code of Practice for Social Care Workers will launch today, coinciding with the start of the National Social Services Conference. The consultation
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The National Social Services Conference 2014 – It’s about me, People at the centre of care will take place on June 26 and 27 at Venue Cymru, Llandudno. This year’s
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Three hospital nurses have been charged with wilful neglect following a police investigation into alleged record-keeping anomalies. South Wales Police confirmed Lauro Bertulano, 44, Clare Cahill, 41 and Rebecca Jones,
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A £8m grant to train social care workers in Wales has been announced by the Deputy Minister for Social Services, Gwenda Thomas. The £8.16m grant from the Welsh Government is
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