Training grant for social care workforce in Wales
The Welsh Government has set out how a multi-million pound grant will be used to support the essential training of the social care workforce in Wales ahead of major legislative
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Wales Care Awards 2014 shortlist announced
The Wales Care Awards, which will take place on October 24, in Cardiff’s City Hall, has announced its shortlist for this years categories. A total of 21 awards will be
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More care home managers needed in Wales
The Care Council for Wales have launched their third profile of adult care home managers written using the data available from the Register of Social Care Workers (Register) at June
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Welsh Inspectorate staff to become ‘Dementia Friends’
Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales (CSSIW) has pledged that their staff will become Dementia Friends in a move to better understand dementia and the impact it can have on
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New healthcare website to stimulate debate in Wales
Health and Social Services Minister Mark Drakeford has launched the new website Making Prudent Healthcare Happen, with 15 chapters designed to stimulate debate about the impact they can have on
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Welsh taskforce to address shortage of nurses in social care
Following the All Wales Nurses Conference held in Llandudno on September 17 a task force has been set up to tackle the issue of nurse shortages in social care settings
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Welsh Gov will support severely disabled after ILF ceases
The Welsh Government will step in to support more than 1,600 severely disabled people in Wales who currently rely on a UK Goverment fund for their care needs when it
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Care home managers struck off after ‘shocking failures’
Two senior Gwent care home nurses have been struck off by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) after they were found guilty of “shocking failures” in the standard of care
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Prescribing powers extended in Wales
Physiotherapists, chiropodists and podiatrists in Wales now have new powers to prescribe medicines to their patients, the Welsh Government announced. From today, new laws come into force, which will allow
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New guidance on absent and vacant managers in Wales
The Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales (CSSIW) has published new guidance about what they do when dealing with cases of absent and vacant managers. Legislation, practice and recent serious
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