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Gap between care home bills and incomes widens, new figures reveal
The gap between pensioners' incomes and care home bills has widened - with figures for Wales, where pensioner incomes are among the lowest in the UK, showing the widest disparity. Across the UK bil.. read more »
HSE prosecutes care home over legionella failings
A private care home in Wallasey, Merseyside has been ordered to pay £40,000 in fines and costs after it failed to manage the risk of elderly residents catching a potentially fatal form of.. read more »
Videos launched to explain new criminal records-checking system
The UK Home Office has launched two new videos to explain to employers and employees how the new Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Update Service works. The videos feature real employers and emp.. read more »
Book now for Annual Care Conference for Wales offer
The annual Care Conference for Wales is being held in Cardiff on October 9 - and if you book now you can take up a special offer on tickets. The normal ticket price is £140 plus VAT but cur.. read more »
Merger of English care associations welcomed by CFW
The merger of the two largest groups representing social care providers in England has been welcomed by Care Forum Wales as a move which will strengthen the Five Nations group of bodies representing.. read more »
Phone app to help Welsh care staff given thumbs up
A new phone app designed to help care professionals communicate in Welsh has been given the thumbs up by staff working in the social care sector. The Caring Through Welsh app is free to downl.. read more »
Ombudsman: 'Toxic cocktail' stops hospitals learning from mistakes
The NHS Ombudsman for England, Julie Mellor, has revealed that a 'toxic cocktail' of a reluctance to complain by patients and a defensive attitude among staff is stopping some NHS hospitals learning.. read more »
Health board apologises over failure to control C.difficle rates
North Wales' Betsi Cadwaladr Univerisity Health Board has today (August 13) apologised to patients over a rise in C.difficile infections in one of its hospitals. The apology comes after an inquiry .. read more »
Cash injection plans for England's over-stretched A&E units
David Cameron is set to announce a £500m cash injection to relieve pressure on England's A&E departments. During a visit to Salford Royal Hospital's accident and emergency department toda.. read more »
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