The UK’s first practical guide to help social workers be effective in their day-to-day practice has been launched by the Care Council for Wales. The guidance, entitled The Social Worker,
Read More
A Pembrokeshire social worker has been reprimanded by a Care Council Wales Conduct Committee for inappropriate behaviour and having personal relationships with colleagues. Tudor Walters, formerly employed by Pembrokeshire County
Read More
A Welsh carer who plundered the bank account of a vulnerable man she was supposed to be looking after has been jailed. Laura Jane Nichols, aged 26, admitted stealing £10,000
Read More
A new initiative has been launched to give care workers in Wales the skills and confidence to use pioneering electronic technologies in their jobs. The initiative is aimed at enabling
Read More
Plaid Cymru says health and social services should be merged to end delays which are causing problems for patients and hospitals. The party is proposing ‘two radical options’ to bring
Read More
Reduced spending by Local Authorities on vital community, services and infrastructure could have a devastating impact on the lives of older people, according to a new report by the Older
Read More
A scheme targeting drink-fuelled antisocial behaviour and violence in Swansea has been announced. Swansea has been named as a Local Alcohol Awareness Area (LAAA), and will see extra support and
Read More
Ceredigion Council has announced that it is going to temporarily close Awel Deg Residential Home in Llandysul. As a result of problems in the staffing of the home the number
Read More
A social care provider has become the first in Wales to receive a major award for its work with children and young people. Prospects for Young People, based in Wrexham,
Read More
A call has been made for an “educative” inquiry into the actions of the social services and police in the Ian Watkins case. The Lostprophets singer was given a 29-year
Read More