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»Wales Care Awards: Nominations deadline extended to April 20 - find out how to nominate!
You've just got time to nominate your social care heroes for the Wales Care Awards 2015 if you hurry – the nominations deadline has been extended to April 20. It's easy to do – just fol.. read more »
Welsh Government reveals plans to make Wales a 'dementia-friendly nation'
Health and Social Services Minister Mark Drakeford today (April 2) said he wants health boards to work towards a 50% dementia diagnosis rate by 2016. In addition, Mr Drakeford announced that r.. read more »
New dementia targets and staff unveiled by Welsh Government
A new £1m to plan to recruit new primary care support workers to help people diagnosed with dementia has been unveiled as part of a new Welsh Government drive to tackle the disease.Health and .. read more »
Last chance to enter your social care heroes for the Wales Care Awards 2015
You've just got time to nominate your social care heroes for the Wales Care Awards 2015 if you hurry – nominations close tomorrow (March 31). It's easy to do – just follow the links be.. read more »
Regulation & Inspection Bill update: Plans to change Care Council role and name
The Minister for Health and Social Services, Professor Mark Drakeford, has issued a written statement on plans for the Care Council for Wales to be transformed into a new body, Social Care Wales (SC.. read more »
More than a million days 'lost' due to patients being unable to be discharged, new figures reveal
NHS England statistics released in March show that in the past 12 months there have been more than a million days 'lost' due to patients being unable to be discharged. In total 1,042,434 'excess be.. read more »
Just two weeks left to nominate your social care heroes for Wales Care Awards 2015
If you know someone who goes the extra mile in social care, from catering staff to nurses, managers to new recruits, now is the time to nominate them for a Wales Care Award 2015. The nominations .. read more »
Independent Living Fund: £20m grant scheme to support severely disabled announced by Welsh Government
A new £20m fund to support more than 1,600 severely disabled people in Wales with their care needs will be devolved to local authorities when the existing UK fund closes at the end of June, He.. read more »
St David's Day Award honour for Care Forum chairman Mario Kreft
Care Forum Wales' chair, Mario Kreft (pictured below), has been honoured by the First Minister with a St David's Day Award. The awards honour the exceptional achievements of people in Wales and ack.. read more »
Think About Me: Good care guide pilot website launched
A pilot project offering a new web guide to care homes where relatives can leave reviews online has been launched today (March 9). The 'Think About Me: Good Care Guide' aims to make it easy for car.. read more »
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