Welsh care home fined following elderly resident’s death
A care home company failed to ensure an elderly resident’s safety when she managed to overcome a restrictor device to open a window and fall from her first floor room.
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NHS staff in Wales agree two-year pay deal
A deal to end a long-running row over health workers’ pay has been agreed in Wales. The Welsh Government said unions have accepted a two-year deal. Health workers in England
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Care Council for Wales publish annual review
The Care Council for Wales has published their annual review for 2013/14. Regulation is more effective when it links closely to the development of the social care workforce. That is
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Care Council for Wales to host residential child care seminars
The Care Council for Wales (CCW) is once again hosting a series of seminars aimed at residential child care workers. This year’s seminars will take place in Cardiff and St.
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Unacceptable quality of life in Welsh care homes, new report
Too many older people living in care homes in Wales have an unacceptable quality of life, according to a report published by the Older People’s Commissioner for Wales. The Report
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Care homes back Rochira’s calls for urgent reforms
Care home bosses in Wales have backed a call for urgent reforms of the way services are commissioned and paid for. A review into the quality of life and care
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New National Adoption Service for Wales goes live
A new service to speed up the adoption process in Wales has been launched by First Minister Carwyn Jones and the Minister for Health and Social Services Mark Drakeford. Launched
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New Welsh care plan pledges care closer to home
Wales’ primary care services will be enhanced so the vast majority of NHS care is planned and provided in the community, closer to people’s homes, under a new four-year plan
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New standards of care consultation in NHS Wales
New standards to ensure everyone in Wales receives the same level of high-quality care from the Welsh NHS have been unveiled by the Welsh Government. The new standards, which are
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DoLS process in Wales needs to be more streamlined
The Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) process in Wales must be more streamlined and less bureaucratic if it is to be truly effective, a new report commissioned by the Welsh
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