Welsh Social Care - CIW

There’s nothing quite like travelling (across Offa’s Dyke) to sharpen the mind’s focus on domestic (Welsh) issues. I’m writing this from Manchester, where I’m the guest of a university department…

February in Wales is synonymous with the annual festival of rugby that is the Six-Nations competition. It is a time when the nation dreams but also remembers its current and…

A strong Welsh legislative and regulatory framework is currently forming, to govern the commissioning, and delivery of social care. However, one important report which develops our understanding of good practice…

Wales is often characterised as a friendly country bound together by cohesive communities. It’s an anecdotal stereotype but seems to ring true. Never-the-less, the kind of geo-demographic changes that have…

The internet has transformed modern life. This is equally true for individuals who receive care in Wales. Many individuals with learning disabilities use the internet for accessing benefits, entertainment, socialising,…

Whilst the care sector in Wales and across the UK already struggles to recruit staff, the rise in the number of old and very old adults, will increase the need…

Money is tight in Wales as it is in the rest of the UK, and so is the urgency of finding a sustainable funding formula for social care. Whilst England…

A major High St retailer recently ran with the tagline that at (name of retailer) “…we start with you.” It popped into my mind this week as I was reflecting…