AN AWARD-WINNING care provider in Wales says its 12-week beginners’ transition and training programme helps it retain employees (May, 2019) despite a recent survey by Skills for Care that said staff retention was one of the biggest issues the industry faced. Abacare says it follows four steps for improving retention after it was revealed…
In the latest blog, Wales By Bike is reminding motorcyclists to stay alert on long bank holiday weekend rides, as avoiding fatigue and managing alertness is key to arriving at your destination safely. Even a momentary loss of concentration can have devastating effects when riding a motorcycle. This time of year often means time off work, travelling, and generally riding…
The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) Cymru Wales will be launching a major new report on junior doctor wellbeing at our north Wales spring conference on Thursday 09 May 2019. In north Wales in 2018, only 43% of advertised consultant posts were filled. As 120 doctors and health professionals gather in Deeside for the RCP’s second north…
Councils have abandoned the powers to tackle the rising number of empty home, according to a modular home provider. This has prompted calls for the legislation to be replaced with a scheme local authorities find easier to use. Applications to seize vacant properties using Empty Dwelling Management Orders (EDMOs) dropped to just six in 2018,…
The next Labour government would put an end to the policy that sees commercial spaces converted into residential units without going through the full planning process. Labour said permitted development rights, introduced under the coalition government in 2013, give developers “a get-out” from providing affordable housing and meeting space standards. The current Conservative government is…
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Following his questions to the First Minister in the chamber yesterday, Paul Davies AM is continuing his calls for Welsh Government accountability through the resignation of Health Minister Vaughan Gething. He said: “This Minister has long run out of excuses that can convince me and the public that he is the best person for this…
Blanket use of CCTV recording in taxis and private hire vehicles would be disproportionate and should be imposed only where a strong justification exists, the Surveillance Camera Commissioner has said. In a response to the Department for Transport’s consultation on statutory guidance for taxi and private hire vehicles licensing authorities, the commissioner said the blanket requirement…
The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) has responded to the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) new guidelines on the physical activity of children under the age of five, counselling caution. The WHO’s guidelines were released on 24 April 2019, and state that to grow up healthy “children under five must spend less time…
Town and Country Planning Act 1990 Welsh Office Circular 32/92 Application for Major Development Application No: – 19/0380/15 Applicant: Keolis Amey Proposal: – Section 73 application seeking amendments to Condition 10 as imposed on ‘hybrid’ planning permission 18/0314 (which granted (A) full planning permission for the demolition of existing buildings on the…
