DiSC Cymru News

The Health and Social Care Innovation Wales Data & Digital Innovation Special Interest Group (SIG) is inviting applications for innovative projects that use data and digital technologies to improve health and social care outcomes across Wales.

A new article from Newid Cymru provides a Welsh perspective on the latest Charity Digital Skills Report 2026, highlighting both the progress being made and the challenges charities continue to face in their digital journeys.

This update highlights progress made under the Brilliant Basics pillar, showcasing completed work, key learning and the impact these projects are having in building stronger digital capabilities across Wales.

Social Care Wales has published a new set of practical resources designed to help organisations put its AI Guide for Social Care into practice. The resources aim to support social care leaders, practitioners and organisations to explore the opportunities presented by artificial intelligence while ensuring its use remains safe, ethical and people-centred.

Join us for an introduction to the DiSC Cymru partnership and learn how your organisation can play a leading role in shaping the future of digital in social care across Wales.

LINC is a secure, multi-agency data-linking model initially focused on vulnerable children (up to 18), in Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire. It is designed to respond directly to repeated Child Practice Review findings about poor information sharing and fragmented data across agencies.

LINC is a secure, multi-agency data-linking model initially focused on vulnerable children (up to 18), in Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire. It is designed to respond directly to repeated Child Practice Review findings about poor information sharing and fragmented data across agencies.

The All Wales Integrated Referral Form (eAWIR) project has reached an important milestone in the development of a single, standardised digital referral approach for safeguarding and wellbeing concerns across Wales. The project was established to address variation in local referral routes, forms and information requirements, which can create inconsistency for professionals and partner agencies, particularly where services operate across organisational boundaries.

ADSS Cymru’s National Social Care Conference is set to return to Cardiff in on 21 – 22 October 2026, bringing together colleagues from across Wales to connect, reflect and look ahead.

Early bird tickets are now available until 30 June: use the code EARLYBIRD10 to receive 10% off single day and two-day tickets. You may well also be eligible for our Discounted tickets, which offer a reduction of over 40% on one-day and two-day tickets. Third sector and charitable organisations, students, Experts by Experience and Aspiring Leaders in your organisation are all eligible.