An EU-backed programme to help 6,000 people recovering from substance misuse and mental health conditions into work has been launched by Welsh Minister for Social Services and Public Health, Rebecca
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A health professional who failed to make regular visits to convicted criminals with mental health problems has been struck off as a social worker. A Care Council for Wales (CCW)
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Carers are getting an extra helping hand at Princess of Wales Hospital after full-time carer support worker, Victoria Rodwell, is now based there following the success of a pilot project.
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A new consulatation is offering the chance to have a say about the development of new health, social care and childcare qualifications in Wales. In July 2016, Qualifications Wales published
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A police inspector used his position and “connections with authority” to sexually abuse two teenagers while running a “naughty boy school” in North Wales, a court heard. Former superintendent Gordon
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A new set of information and awareness resources around the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 on the Information and Learning Hub. The materials consist of a
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Antidepressant prescribing amongst children and young people has shown a significant increase of 28% in the past decade, even though recorded diagnoses of depression have gone down, according to new
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Parents have been urged to take more of an interest in their children’s online activities after a new study has found paedophiles can groom children in less than 20 minutes.
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The Welsh Government have announced an action plan to tackle substance misuse across the country. The three year ‘Substance Misuse Delivery Plan’, launched today, sets out how the Welsh Government,
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The Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act renames the Care Council for Wales as Social Care Wales and gives the organisation new powers. As well as workforce regulation
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