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A new inspection ratings system for care services in Wales comes into force on 1 April to help ensure people receive the best possible care.

The Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill has today received Royal Assent.

Later today, the Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill is expected to receive Royal Assent.

Children and Social Care Minister Dawn Bowden has been hearing from young people on issues that matter to them during visits in Bala and Newtown.

Unpaid carers in Wales will continue to receive additional support to take well-earned breaks from their caring role, Minister for Children and Social Care, Dawn Bowden has said.

For National Apprenticeships Week, the Minister for Children and Social Care met with former apprentices to hear how an innovative scheme helped them qualify as social workers in Rhondda.

Minister for Children and Social Care, Dawn Bowden was in Belfast this week to learn more about a successful pioneering approach which is helping to reduce the number of children entering care and is now being piloted in Wales.

The 50-day winter challenge to help more people return home from hospital is showing promising results, Health Secretary Jeremy Miles has said.

Wales is the first in the UK to have set up a group bringing government, employers and trade unions together to improve ways of working for staff in the social care sector.

In a UK first, Wales is to have a new process for reviews following a person’s death or abuse to help reduce family trauma, prevent similar cases and protect others in the future.

On Carers Rights day today, the Minister for Children and Social Care officially opened a new hub that will help more unpaid carers claim their rights and access free support.

Registered childcare premises will no longer have to pay business rates, saving millions of pounds every year.