Celebrating the vital role of Estates and Facilities teams on HealthEFMDay
We are proud to join organisations across the UK in celebrating Healthcare Estates and Facilities Day (#HealthEFMDay), recognising the essential contribution of colleagues who help keep our services safe and running smoothly every day. Working across a wide range of roles, and often behind the scenes, Estates and Facilities teams play a vital part in…
Cabinet Minister for Health and Care visits Princess of Wales Hospital as orthopaedic team reaches major milestone
The Cabinet Minister for Health and Care, Mabon ap Gwynfor MS, visited the Princess of Wales Hospital this week to see how improvements to planned care services are helping patients receive treatment more quickly. During the visit, the Cabinet Secretary toured the hospital’s elective orthopaedic hub and met with staff who are delivering enhanced services…
Help shape £20million community investment
Residents living in the communities of Aberbargoed, Bargoed and New Tredegar can get the chance to help decide how £20 million will be spent to improve the lives of local people. Residents living in the communities of Aberbargoed, Bargoed and New Tredegar can get the chance to help decide how £20 million will be spent…
Natasha Asghar MS calls for convicted sex offender to be held in a male prison and recorded as male in official statistics.
Shadow Health Secretary, Natasha Asghar MS, has written to the Justice Secretary following the imprisonment of convicted sex offender Paula Stanton after an act of outraging public decency at the University Hospital of Wales. Stanton, who is male-born and has a lengthy history of sexual offending, was jailed after admitting masturbating in full view of NHS…
Picnics in Pontypridd, Goose Fouling in Aberdare: The Park Inequality Nobody at RCT Wants to Talk About
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council is inviting residents to “enjoy a relaxed picnic in the sunshine” at its Armed Forces Day event in Ynysangharad War Memorial Park in Pontypridd this summer — a lovely invitation, and one that will not be lost on residents of Aberdare, where picnicking in the town’s own park has…
Shared Lives Week – Daniel and Kyle’s story
Daniel (photo right) and Kyle (photo left) share how Shared Lives helped them maintain important relationships, build independence and challenge assumptions about who can become a carer. Daniel and Kyle share how Shared Lives helped them maintain important relationships, build independence and challenge assumptions about who can become a carer. At 21, Kyle is studying…
Lifesaving service backs Team Wales ahead of the Commonwealth Games!
Wales Air Ambulance will be supporting Team Wales on the road to the CommonwealthGames this summer in Glasgow.To mark the start of the partnership, the Charity is delighted to announce that it will be partof the King’s Baton Relay (KBR).The Welsh leg of the Relay will run from 19 – 24 June, combining pre-recorded content…
Seven Years of Warnings, Seven Years of Inaction: Wales Still Failing Cancer Patients on Radiology
A damning new report from the Royal College of Radiologists has revealed that patients across Wales are facing dangerous delays to cancer diagnosis and treatment due to a worsening shortage of specialist doctors — with North and West Wales among the worst affected areas in the entire UK. But for anyone who has been paying…
Plaid must take responsibility as NHS performance backslides
The latest NHS statistics for Wales show that performance has worsened across key areas of the health service. Performance against the 62-day target for patients starting cancer treatment fell to 56.7% in April, well below the 75% target. In Swansea Bay, just 48.4% of cancer patients are treated within the target time. NHS treatment waiting lists have increased to 680,003 pathways in April, with…
Caerphilly recognised nationally for ‘health into homes’ approach
Caerphilly County Borough Council has been highlighted as an example of best practice in a new Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT) report. The ‘Building Health into Homes’ report showcases the Council’s innovative approach to integrating occupational therapy within housing services, helping residents access homes that support independence, safety and wellbeing. Caerphilly’s integrated Housing Occupational…