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Social Care

Social Care

Useful Links

Welsh Assembly Government
All Wales Unit
The All Wales Unit interactive website has been created to support social services. It allows Local Authority Social Services managers, practitioners and elected members to access a wide range of information. A large number of networks use the site to support a wide variety of work.
British Association of Social Workers
Wales contact:
Penny Lloyd, Professional Officer, BASW Cymru
Tel:
01446 774586
E-mail:
p.lloyd@basw.co.uk
Care Forum Wales
Tel:
01745 536000

Care Forum Wales is a not-for-profit umbrella organisation representing independent sector providers of domiciliary care, day care, residential care and nursing homes throughout Wales.

Social Services Inspectorate for Wales (SSIW)
Through its inspection and development programme SSIW seeks to promote the provision by social services authorities in Wales of high quality services to service users and carers. SSIW is the Care Council's sponsor division which oversees its work, ensuring it maintains propriety, regularity and value for money throughout its work.
Care Standards Inspectorate for Wales (CSIW)
Tel:
01443 848460

The CSIW is responsible for regulating social care services in Wales. Its duties will be to decide who can provide services; to inspect services; to make sure that regulations and national minimum standards are met; and to deal with complaints.

Children's Commissioner for Wales
Contact:
Peter Clarke, Children's Commissioner
E-mail:
post@childcomwales.org.uk
Tel - South Wales Office:
01792 765600
Tel - North Wales Office:
01492 523320
Welsh Office of Research and Development (WORD) for Health and Social Care
E-mail:
word@word.gsi.gov.uk
Phone:
029 20 826 590

The role of the Wales Office of Research and Development is to commission and manage national research and development programmes within the policies, priorities and funding framework set by the Secretary of State; disseminate information to ensure that decision makers in the NHS and social services in Wales have timely access to relevant research and development findings; to promote an evidence based culture in health and social care in Wales and to enhance the profile and reputation of Welsh based research.

Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE)
Tel:
020 7089 6840

The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) (produced sky) has been established by the Department of Health and the Welsh Assembly Government. It will contribute to improving the quality and consistency of social care practice and provision through the creation and dissemination of best practice guidelines in social care.

Social Care Online
British Association of Social Workers
Care Council for Wales
Care Forum Wales
Care Standards Tribunal
Clybiau Plant Cymru Kids' Club
Commission for Social Care Inspection
Concordat
Criminal Records Bureau
Department for Education and Skills (DfES)
Department of Health
Estyn
Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW)
Health and Safety Executive
National Childminders Association
National Day Nurseries Association
Nursing and Midwifery Council
Social Care Institute for Excellence
Social Services Improvement Agency
Wales Council for Voluntary Action