2016

It’s that time of year again and New Year resolutions are coming at you from every health corner. Here in RNIB Cymru we support people with sight loss, but our work also includes campaigns to help with preventing sight loss. Research suggests that the following points will make sure your eyes are healthy and your…

The introduction of statutory HIAs (health impact assessments) could make Wales a leader in public health, BMA Cymru Wales has told a committee of AMs. The National Assembly for Wales health, social care and sport committee is scrutinising the Public Health (Wales) Bill for a second time, after it failed in the previous assembly as…

Download (opens in new window) PDF [0.55MB] Audit office have followed up how a number of health bodies and trusts have addressed our previous recommendations on how well NHS employers were using the job planning process. Some progress has been made in addressing our recommendations within Public Health Wales NHS Trust, but job planning remains…

  Download (opens in new window) PDF [0.67MB] Auditor General have followed up how a number of health bodies have addressed our previous recommendations on how well NHS employers were using the job planning process. While Cwm Taf University Health Board continues to take action to strengthen consultant job planning processes as part of its wider…

Well, would you credit it? Five months out from the Council elections and in RCT the Labour run Council are using taxpayers' money and Council resources to spread their message. Why is it that they have waited until now to start a new "Leader's blog" via the RCT Council website and to start producing a…

Behind the presents, the turkey dinner and the carol singing, Christmas time can be a dreaded occasion for many young people across Wales. As December 25th draws closer, so does the fear of not being accepted. Many families will be celebrating Christmas differently, whether it’s  because of their financial situation, religious beliefs, or traditions that have…

The Welsh Health Specialist Services Committee (WHSSC) has announced more than £2m in funding to increase the capacity of Blood and Marrow transplantation services across South Wales. Blood and marrow transplantation is a technique for the treatment of forms of cancer that begin in the cells of blood-forming tissue, such as the bone marrow, or…

Moves to introduce physiotherapy services to GP surgeries have been welcomed by BMA Cymru Wales. A growing number of patients who want a GP appointment for musculoskeletal conditions are being offered the chance to see a physiotherapist instead – meaning patients get seen by the right professional. The CSP (Chartered Society of Physiotherapy) in Wales…

The Supreme Court has will hear an appeal by Isle of Wight council against the decision in the administrative court that no offence was committed by a parent who took a child out of school during term time. The issue in Isle of Wight Council (Appellant) v Platt (Respondent) is whether, in the event of…