Posted in News on Jan 31st, 2010
The Welsh Assembly met on 26 January 2010 to debate the country’s latest care and social services report, which indicates that urgent action should be taken to improve falling standards. Issues raised in the Care & Social Services Inspectorate Wales (CSSIW) annual report include widespread inconsistency in the quality and availability of social care services [...]
Posted in News on Sep 15th, 2009
The BBC’s Politics Show Wales has tackled the issue of ageism in the provision of services by the Welsh NHS and by the country’s care and housing providers. The Welsh branch of the newly-merged charity Age Concern and Help the Aged has described all these services as ‘institutionally ageist’ and has stated that ageism [...]
Posted in News on Nov 27th, 2008
BBC News reports that the NAO has stated that current end of life services in England are not meeting people’s needs. Too many people are dying in hospices when they have expressed a wish to be at home. This is due to a lack of available resources to support patients and their families [...]
