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BASW Cymru are looking for you to nominate a social worker you feel deserves an award for excellent practice. You have until 18 July to submit your nomination for the
Read MoreBASW Cymru are looking for you to nominate a social worker you feel deserves an award for excellent practice. You have until 18 July to submit your nomination for the
Read MoreA care home which was severely criticised by inspectors for neglect, unsafe practices and poor conditions has closed. Concerns were raised during an inspection by the Care Social Services Inspectorate
Read MoreThe Care Council for Wales will receive £10m funding from the Welsh Government in 2014-15 to regulate the social care workforce and ensure workers receive appropriate training and qualifications, Deputy
Read MoreA former youth worker with Pembrokeshire County Council has been jailed for six years after he admitted child sex offences. Michael John Smith, aged 49, was a line manager with
Read MoreAn independent ministerial group, led by Sally Ellis, will be providing advice on a new national Institute of Care and Support, Deputy Minister for Social Services Gwenda Thomas has announced.
Read MoreA mother is suing a Welsh council after a judge ruled the authority had acted unlawfully by keeping a nine-year-old boy in foster care. The child was placed in care
Read MoreNational leadership arrangements for social services in Wales are to be replicated at a regional level to help deliver a transformational change in social care, Deputy Minister for Social Services,
Read MoreThe Public Consultation on the Review of the Code of Practice for Social Care Workers will launch today, coinciding with the start of the National Social Services Conference. The consultation
Read MoreThe National Social Services Conference 2014 – It’s about me, People at the centre of care will take place on June 26 and 27 at Venue Cymru, Llandudno. This year’s
Read MoreThree hospital nurses have been charged with wilful neglect following a police investigation into alleged record-keeping anomalies. South Wales Police confirmed Lauro Bertulano, 44, Clare Cahill, 41 and Rebecca Jones,
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