A young man who is carving out a high-flying career in social care has just scooped a top national award. Support worker Stefan Jenkins, 23, who lives in Kidwelly, took the joint bronze prize at this year’s prestigious Wales Care Awards, held at City Hall in Cardiff. The national awards, run by Care Forum Wales […]
A Swansea couple who have devoted their lives to caring for their severely disabled foster son who was not expected to live past his 16th birthday have scooped a top national care award. Elaine Bastin, 75, and her husband of 55 years Len, 78, spoke of their ‘total surprise’ at being announced winners at the […]
A care home manager who held senior roles in the NHS for 27 years before moving into social care with ambitions of “making a difference” has scooped a coveted industry award. Registered nurse Geraint Morgan, general manager of Hafod’s Ty Penrhos Care Home in Castlegate, Caerphilly, has won a prestigious silver award in the Excellence […]
A Bargoed woman who has carried her deep commitment to putting people in her care first throughout her rise from the nurse to senior care homes executive has taken bronze in major national awards. As a young nurse working in the National Health Service Cheryl Wanklyn realised how vital is was to allow patients their […]
A Tory AM has faced a fierce backlash after his “ill-informed” attack on a police boss for his views on cannabis use. Clwyd West AM Darren Millar unleashed a firestorm of criticism on Twitter after blasting North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Arfon Jones during a debate in the Senedd about the benefits of medicinal […]
A lifetime of voluntary work has resulted in a Newport couple receiving a prestigious award. At an age when most people are looking forward to taking life a little easier and cutting down on their commitments Tim and Christine Masters are as active as ever. Their dedication to helping others was rewarded at a ceremony […]
A bartender turned health care worker who turned her back on the pub trade to “make a difference” to others has scooped a national industry award. Adele Ashman, who has worked as a support and rehabilitation practitioner for little over two years, has won a coveted gold award in the Exceptional Newcomer category, sponsored by […]
A bakery worker raised more than £3,000 for an air ambulance charity in memory of her dad by taking part in a punishing 50-mile fell run. Florence Roberts, 26, who works at the Village Bakery in Wrexham, completed the Long Mynd Hike, in just over 12 hours, most of the time in total darkness. The […]
FORMER shop worker Shauna Martin has scooped an award at the social care Oscars after change of career following the death of a close family friend. Shauna, now a care assistant at Llys y Seren Residential Care Home in Port Talbot, won a silver in the Exceptional Newcomer category at the annual Wales Care Awards […]
A care worker who was inspired to help elderly people after nursing his grandmother at home is celebrating national awards success. Matthew Phillips, a team leader at April Court Care Home in Swansea, has scooped a prestigious silver award in the Residential Care Practitioner category, sponsored by the Older People’s Commissioner, at the Wales Care […]
