Community Pharmacy Wales (CPW) has elected a new Chair and Vice-Chair for the forthcoming year. At its recent Annual Meeting CPW Board Members elected Mark Griffiths as its new Chair. Born in Cwm, Ebbw Vale, Mark qualified in 1985 and worked in various managerial and locum positions. He purchased his first business in 1997 and…
EXPERTS at a Welsh care company are offering people in the country advice on avoiding the onset of the disease (May, 2017). Abacare, which has offices in Rhondda Cynon Taf, is sharing top tips for reducing the risk of dementia. Peter Angelides, CEO at the award-winning Abacare, said: “There are currently 850,000 people in…
A new commitment from key partners to put people needing support at the heart of the social care commissioning process has been welcomed by Welsh Government social care and public health minister Rebecca Evans. The 'concordat' between the National Commissioning Board, National Provider Forum (Wales) and the WCVA-hosted Alliance of Alliances was launched at the…
A new law aimed at improving the health of the population in Wales has been hailed a success by doctors leaders. BMA Cymru Wales said the successful passage of the Public Health (Wales) Bill through the National Assembly for Wales made Wales a ‘world leader’. The wide-ranging law includes smoking bans for playgrounds, schools, and…
Solace, the Centre for Public Scrutiny and The Alliance for Useful Evidence (supported by Nesta) have published guidance for local government scrutineers aimed at helping councils make better, evidence based decisions. The publication, Using evidence in scrutiny: A practice guide for local government scrutiny, sets out the importance of evidence-based decision making in local government policy, how to understand…
