Nominations for this years Wales Care Awards, recognising the contribution of the social care workforce, are now being accepted. Care Forum Wales, in association with the Social Care institute for
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The Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales (CSSIW) has published it’s findings following a national inspection of safeguarding and care planning of vulnerable looked after children and care leavers. The
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The Care and Social Service Inpectorate Wales (CSSIW) have made changes to their Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) guidance for people who are applying to register with them or who already
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Minister for Communities and Tackling Poverty, Lesley Griffiths, has today announced the appointment of Professor Sally Holland as the new Children’s Commissioner for Wales. Ms Holland (pictured) is currently a
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A misconduct case against a residential child care worker has been dropped by a Care Council for Wales conduct committee in Cardiff. Benjamin Howells, formerly employed by Neath Port Talbot
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A group focusing on improving domiciliary care commissioning in North Wales is calling on care providers to give their views on on how the commissioning can be improved. The North
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An adult care home manager has been struck off the Register of Social Care Workers for making offensive comments to a vulnerable resident in her care. Patricia Thomas, formerly employed
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Care Forum Wales (CFW) is hosting a series of ‘Essential Update Seminars’ for registered providers, registered managers and senior staff who are responsible for providing social care in Wales. These
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The Care Council for Wales (CCW) is to hold two seminars for Residential Child Care Workers – 10 March Cardiff and 12 March 2015 in St Asaph, aimed at residential
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Findings have been published from a study of the recruitment and retention of adult care home managers in Wales. The study, commissioned jointly by the Care Council for Wales (CCW)
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