Health & Social Care
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- Young people have been sharing the life-changing impact fostering has had on their lives as part of this year's Foster Care Fortnight.
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- More than 50 foster carers from across Torfaen have been recognised for their extraordinary commitment to supporting children and young people in care.
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- As Foster Care Fortnight gets underway, Jesse from Torfaen has shared his story about being raised in a fostering household.
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- Have you ever considered fostering to make a profound difference in a child's life?
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- On 1 April 2025, Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW) introduced a new ratings system for care services across Wales.
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- A new initiative aimed at providing support to vulnerable individuals in the community has been launched in Torfaen.
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- The award-winning social enterprise Halo Leisure will provide leisure services in Torfaen from today.
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- A Torfaen Foster Carer Carol has thanked her Social Worker who has supported her for the past 18 years.
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- We're backing a national campaign to encourage more people to foster with their local authority and keep children in their communities.
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- More than £4 million has been awarded to help drive an innovative approach to tackling health inequalities in the borough
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- More than 1,200 gifts and 60 hampers-worth of food have been donated to the Torfaen Santa Appeal.
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- More than 50 people who work in the private childcare sector attended a recognition evening last night.
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- A new residential children's home is set to welcome its first young person as it opens its doors
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- As the festive season approaches, Torfaen Social Services has launched its annual Santa Appeal to support those who might otherwise miss out this Christmas.
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- This week, Torfaen Council hosted a care leavers conference at Torfaen Learning Zone in Cwmbran, celebrating the achievements of young people who have successfully transitioned out of the care system.
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- Statement on the closure of Arthur Jenkins Residential Home from Councillor David Daniels, Torfaen Council's Executive Member for Adult Services and Housing
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- Foster carers from Torfaen have been talking about their experiences of caring for young people
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- On Thursday, Welsh Government Ministers visited My Support Team (MyST) in Pontypool to reinforce the importance of specialist mental health support for young people in care.
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- Malcolm Evans is the longest service blood donor in Wales - and one of the longest serving donors in the UK!
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- More than 50 unpaid carers from across Torfaen came together to take part in a 5K walk to mark Carers Week.
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- A member of Torfaen Council's Community Meals Service has been thanked for raising the alarm when he noticed a change in one of his clients.
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- More than 160 local authority foster carers across Torfaen have been recognised for their exceptional contributions to the lives of vulnerable children.
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- A foster family from Pontypool have spoken of the moment they realised they were making a positive difference to a young person's life.
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- This Foster Care Fortnight, 13 - 26 May, Foster Wales Torfaen is calling on people in the area to consider becoming foster carers to support local children and young people in need.
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- This week, Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing, Lynne Neagle and Deputy Minister for Social Services, Julie Morgan, visited a Regional Partnership Programme located in Torfaen which supports children and young people with complex mental health needs.
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- Unpaid carers are invited to attend a free event next month aimed at helping them save money on their energy bills.
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- A new scheme has been launched to provide unpaid carers respite while someone else looks after their loved one.
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- Being an unpaid carer is a role that often goes without recognition but for carer Dave Mynott, his dedication to supporting people and their loved ones with dementia has led to the award of the British Empire medal (BEM)...
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- Today, Foster Wales, the national network of 22 Welsh local authority fostering teams, set out with the bold aim of recruiting over 800 new foster families by 2026.
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- A group of young carers have met with local Member of Senedd Lynne Neagle to discuss the challenges they face on a day-to-day basis.
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- Unpaid carers in Torfaen will join thousands of carers across the UK to mark Carers Rights Day next week, an annual campaign organised by Carers UK.
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- Torfaen Council's Assistive Technology Team has received reports that some residents across Wales have been targeted by scam callers who claim to be from the council or the Lifeline service.
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- Torfaen Social Services has today launched its long standing annual Santa Appeal.
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- Torfaen Social Services is preparing to play Father Christmas again as plans for this year's Santa Appeal get underway.
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- Members of the deaf community have influenced a decision to rename a local support education service.
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- As Welsh Government moves ahead with plans to remove profit from the care of looked-after children, Foster Wales Torfaen is highlighting the benefits of fostering with a local authority.
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- This Carers Week 2023 saw hundreds of unpaid carers across Torfaen come together to take part in a series of events and activities, as a thank you for the support they give to their loved ones..
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- Unpaid carers are being offered e-learning courses to help them in their caring roles, thanks to Torfaen Council.
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- This Carers Week, Torfaen Council will be hosting a series of events to thank adult and young carers for the work they do.
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- More than 170 foster carers from across Torfaen have been celebrated for their outstanding work in transforming the lives of children in their care.
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- Young people who spent time in local authority foster care have said thank you to their foster carers as part of Foster Care Fortnight.
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- Today, Torfaen council have started speaking with residents and their families living in several residential and nursing homes in the borough in response to a letter from care providers demanding extra payments for care
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- Lorna and Jason have discovered working full time and having children are not barriers to becoming full-time foster carers.
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- This Foster Care Fortnight TM, 15 - 28 May, The Fostering Network, the UK's leading fostering charity, and local authority fostering services in Wales are calling on the wider business community to lend their support and make it easier for their employees to combine fostering and working.
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- A new support group is providing a welcoming space and activities for people living with dementia, memory loss and their carers.
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- A bus dedicated to helping people interested in working in the care sector set off from Cwmbran today.
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- A new recruitment bus that looks to help people take their first steps into the social care sector, is touring Gwent this year.
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- Next week, councillors on the Healthier Communities committee will scrutinise the wicked issues creating a national and local housing crisis and review the actions of the council and partners to address the fallout.
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- A series of surgeries for Torfaen residents have been set up during March to provide a range of information, advice and guidance on the increasing problem of mould and damp in homes.
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- In a new series of vlogs, foster carers from across Wales have come together to explore the reasons, life experiences and changes that led to them becoming carers.
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