Health and Social Services Minister Mark Drakeford has approved plans for a new £20m integrated care centre in Cardigan. The scheme, which supports Hywel Dda University Health Board’s new model
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Transforming the lives of people with dementia, helping children live safely, and supporting vulnerable young people to live independently are just some of the projects which have won an award
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A major £34m investment in primary care services will help provide 24/7 healthcare closer to people’s homes, Health and Social Services Minister Mark Drakeford has announced. The package of investment
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A national report about the findings of a series of 22 unannounced spot checks to review care and conditions on older people’s mental health wards across Wales has been published.
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Being a social worker is more than having the title and being professionally registered, said BASW’s Chief Executive Bridget Robb. Speaking at BASW Cymru’s annual conference last week, Ms Robb
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Wales’ Minister for Health and Social Services Mark Drakeford urged practitioners to consider what social work is for and what it should be doing. Speaking at BASW Cymru’s annual conference,
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Young people in foster care will be able to stay with their foster family until they are 21 as part of a new ‘When I Am Ready’ scheme which is
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The UK legal system is failing older people and perpetuating abuse, neglect and crimes against older people, according to the Older People’s Commissioner for Wales, Sarah Rochira. The Commissioner is
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Adult Mental Health servies in Wales are to receive an additional £8m every year, Health and Social Services Minister Mark Drakeford has announced. The additional funding will develop services to
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A new report from the University of Bristol into adoption disruption in Wales reveals adoptive parents were unable to access support for their children, spoke of their isolation and gave
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