Employers who intend to furlough an employee for the first time must have done so by 10 June. The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) will be closed to new entrants from 30 June. The final date by which an employer can furlough an employee for the first time will be the 10 June, in order…
A WELSH care agency is praising unpaid carers who have been looking after their elderly and vulnerable loved ones during the current restrictions (June, 2020). Abacare is raising awareness of those caring for others as part of Carers Week, which takes place from June 8 until 14. It is encouraging the public to think about…
The Wales Carers Alliance is an alliance of Welsh charities that exists to uphold unpaid carers rights and champion the voice of carers across Wales. The Alliance has written a letter in response to the Welsh Government and Chief Medical Officer of Wales after their response to the Wales Carers Alliance which was written to…
The Welsh Conservative Shadow Health Minister, Angela Burns MS, has welcomed doctors’ leaders calling for face coverings to be worn in Wales where social distancing is not possible, saying: “Unlike the Welsh Labour Government, we take the advice of doctors seriously and for that reason I welcome the suggestion that the general public, here in…
In response to the pressures facing staff in the Emergency Department as a result of COVID-19, a team at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital has been working to introduce Trauma Risk Management (TRiM), a trauma focused peer support system. Originating in the UK Armed Forces, TRiM is designed to help people who have experienced a traumatic…
