Current category: Social Services
03/05/2019
Provision of health and social care in the adult prison estate (WLGA/ADSS Cymru).pdf – May-2019
Welsh Local Government Association / Association of Directors of Social Services Cymru evidence to the National Assembly for Wales Health, Social Care and Sport Committee inquiry into the provision of health and social care in the adult prison estate.
03/05/2019
Children (Abolition of Defence of Reasonable Punishment) (Wales) Bill (WLGA/ADSS Cymru).pdf – May-2019
Welsh Local Government Association / Association of Directors of Social Services Cymru evidence to the National Assembly for Wales Children, Young People and Education Committee on the Children (Abolition of Defence of Reasonable Punishment) (Wales) Bill.
02/04/2019
Healthy Weight: Healthy Wales.pdf – Apr-2019
Welsh Local Government Association response to Welsh Government consultation Healthy Weight: Healthy Wales, Our National Ambitions to Prevent and Reduce Obesity in Wales.
03/03/2019
Inquiry Into Mental Health in Police Custody.pdf – Mar-2019
Welsh Local Government Association evidence to the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee's short inquiry into mental health in policing and police custody.
02/03/2019
Case studies from Wales – Care at home.pdf – Mar-2021
Let’s do it! Working towards outcomes focused homecare - Sharing evidence from practice across Wales - Short report.
14/02/2019
Working together “crucial” to prepare for Brexit outcome
Combining efforts across the social care and health sectors is crucial to overcome the potential disruption caused by Brexit, the…
12/02/2019
Welsh Government funding to support Welsh Indpendent Living Grant
Responding to Welsh Government’s announcement, Cllr Huw David (Bridgend), WLGA Spokesperson for Social Services and Health said: “In a time of…
03/01/2019
Connected Communities – Tackling Loneliness and Social Inclusion.pdf – Jan-2019
Welsh Local Government Association response to Welsh Government consultation on connected communities - tackling loneliness and social isolation.
02/01/2019
WLGA Briefing – Driving improvements in services for Autistic People in Wales.pdf – Jan-2019
WLGA Briefing “Driving Improvements in Services for Autistic People in Wales” provides some insight into the considerable amount of work which is being undertaken across Wales, in support of people with autism and the parents, carers and families of autistic individuals and children with autism.
05/12/2018
More support from local services essential to help prevent carers being pushed to breaking point
More investment in local services is essential to help unpaid carers being pushed to breaking point amidst a surge in…
15/11/2018
Working together to improve outcomes for children
At a conference hosted by Welsh Government in Llandrindod Wells today based on ‘Improving Outcomes for Children’, professionals within children’s…
02/10/2018
Challenge Paper – Care Homes for Older People: Improving the quality of information to inform commissioning.pdf – Oct-2018
This paper has been written in response to the proposal for regular collection of data on care homes for older people and is intended to inform thinking about the next steps for this work. It is comprised of 4 main sections which attempt to scope the project in more detail and to identify key priorities throughout (1) Why are we doing this and what are we looking at? (2) What is the proposal trying to understand? (3) What level of detail and resources required? (4) What are the collection priorities and next steps?