New digital resources for direct care and support workers in Wales
The Care Council for Wales has launched a new interactive resource aimed at direct care and support workers that will help them get to grips with what the Social Services
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Cardiff MP attacks decision to appeal Court of Appeal ‘bedroom tax’ ruling
The Government would “rather pay money to lawyers than to rape victims”, a Labour MP has claimed as she attacked its decision to appeal to the Supreme Court over the
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Latest figures shows Wales has largely stable social care workforce
The latest picture of the registered social care workforce is now available on the Care Council for Wales website, with the profile for social workers published this week to complete
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Margaret Flynn to chair Wales’ new National Independent Safeguarding Board
Dr Margaret Flynn has been appointed the chair of a new national board to oversee the work of protecting adults and children in Wales, Health and Social Services Minister Mark
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Welsh Gov launch campaign to support social services legislation changes
A national awareness campaign has being launched to inform people in Wales about the changes being introduced by a landmark new Welsh law – the Social Services and Well-being (Wales)
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Number of nurse training places in Wales to increase by 10%
The number of nurse training places will increase by 10% in 2016-17 as part of an £85m investment package by the Welsh Government in the next generation of healthcare professionals,
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Trial seeks to improve life chances of Wales’s looked after children
Improving the life chances of looked after children across Wales is the focus of a major new trial led by Cardiff University. Recent figures from a foster charity show that
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Welsh fund to support disabled people to live independently to continue
£27m is being made available to maintain support for more than 1,600 disabled people in Wales to live independently, Health and Social Services Minister Mark Drakeford has confirmed. The Welsh
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Care workers and people with kidney disease urged to get flu jab
Health experts and charities in Wales are urging people with chronic kidney disease and care workers to get protected against flu as soon as possible. People who suffer from chronic
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Care Council resources receive warm welcome from social care workforce
The Care Council for Wales newly-launched Learning Zone and Caring with Pride campaign have been given the thumbs up by the social care workforce. Launched a week ago, the Learning
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