• Meeting with Minister for Local Government and Communities, Carl Sargeant

    13.2.12

    Ruth Marks, Older People’s Commissioner for Wales, met with Carl Sargeant, the Welsh Government’s Minister for Local Government and Communities on 6 February to discuss issues faced by older people in Wales.

  • Keep warm and well

    08.2.12

    With freezing temperatures predicted to stay with us for the next few weeks, it is important to remember to keep warm and well in these cold winter months.

  • Hospital Catering and Patient Nutrition

    07.2.12

    The National Assembly for Wales’s Public Accounts Committee have today produced a report on Hospital Catering and Patient Nutrition, based on the Auditor General’s original report in March 2011.

  • ‘Dignified Care?’ Review Outcome: Return of the Matron

    03.2.12

    The Commissioner is very pleased that matrons will be returning to the wards of some hospitals in North Wales and welcomes the news that Betsi Cadwaladr Health Board will be the first Board to reintroduce this focal role that will surely bring reassurance to patients.

  • February 2012 Newsletter

    03.2.12

    This is the Newsletter from the Older People’s Commission for Wales, with updates of the Commission’s work over the last few months.

  • Consultation on the Older People’s Commissioner’s Draft Strategic Equality Plan and Draft Equality Objectives

    01.2.12

    The Older People’s Commissioner for Wales must publish a Strategic Equality Plan and Equality Objective no later than 2 April 2012, stating what she will do to fulfil the specific duties. The Commissioner must also have engaged with people as part of gathering relevant information to set her Objectives. This consultation seeks views on the Commissioner’s draft objectives and draft Strategic Equality Plan.

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