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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Praise for outgoing Welsh social services minister
The chair of Care Forum Wales, Mario Kreft MBE, has praised the former Welsh Government deputy social services minister, Gwenda Thomas, after her surprise departure from government following Carwyn Jones’
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Bowel Screening Wales launches care worker guidance
Bowel Screening Wales has launched two new booklets to support carers and care agency staff in helping someone to complete a bowel screening kit. One booklet is aimed at carers
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Bill to improve Welsh care home inspections
Good work is being carried out to improve social care and safeguard vulnerable people in Wales’ care homes, but a new law to be introduced next year will strengthen the
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Draft guidance for Residential Child Care Workers in Wales
The Care Council for Wales (CCW) have announced draft practice guidance for residential child care workers. The Residential Child Care Worker builds on the Code of Practice for Social Care
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Long-serving Welsh social services minister steps down
The long-serving deputy minister for social services, Gwenda Thomas, announced she was stepping down from her post during a day in which First Minister Carwyn Jones carried out a surprise
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