The Welsh Assembly Government has published a state of the nation report on the well-being of older people in Wales. The Older People’s Wellbeing Monitor for Wales is a milestone research report that will guide the future work of the Welsh Assembly Government and its partners in planning for the demographic changes in society.

UNISON, the union representing 300,000 social care workers, today (9 November) called on the Government to sit up and take notice of a new report*, showing that quality care depends on quality staff. The union is calling for the narrow focus on cash for care for the elderly to switch to how best to provide [...]

The Royal College of Nursing has issued new advice for nurses on using the internet.
The RCN’s legal guidance reminds nurses that actions taken at home on the internet could potentially leave them in breach of the law on defamation and harassment, as well as their employer’s policy on internet use.

Age Concern and Help the Aged has welcomed the long-awaited publication of the Government’s Green Paper on reform of the care and support system.
While agreeing that a public debate is needed, the charity called on politicians from all the political parties to set out definitive proposals for reform and a clear timetable for action as [...]

Rhode Island Hospital is one of only four sites across the country to participate in a new clinical trial called the DIGNITY Study. The study will investigate the effectiveness of a chemotherapeutic agent, ThermoDox, used in conjunction with mild hyperthermia (a form of heat therapy) for treating recurrent chest wall breast cancer.