As part of our plans for the NHS in Wales Kirsty Williams, leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats, this week announced our Access to GPs scheme which will guarantee prompt appointments and extend opening hours where needed. Under the Welsh Liberal Democrats' plans, GP practices would be able to bid for funding to improve access…
Download (opens in new window) PDF[0.36MB] This Structured Assessment has assessed the robustness of the Trust’s financial management arrangements, the adequacy of its governance arrangements and the management of key enablers that support effective use of resources. Arrangements, which support good governance and the efficient, effective and economical use of resources continue to evolve, but…
Welsh Hearts are holding heart screening sessions for young people at Lido Ponty, the National Lido of Wales, this weekend. 12 young people die each week across the UK from an undiagnosed heart condition – that’s 12 too many. It is Welsh Hearts' mission to help protect and promote the heart health of young people…
A West Midlands firm which made thousands of nuisance phone calls in the middle of the night has been fined £70,000 by the ICO. It comes the same week as a Manchester company, MyIML, was fined £80,000 by the ICO for cold calling people registered with the Telephone Preference Service (TPS). Direct Security Marketing Ltd, based in Dudley,…
The number of A&E patients waiting more than 12 hours in hospital emergency care units has almost doubled in a month, to “potentially dangerous” levels; at 3,294 – the highest number since records began. Under the Welsh Labour Government’s own target no patient should wait longer than 12 hours, and 95% of patients must be…
Detectives in Merthyr are appealing for witnesses following a robbery in Maesgwyn, Cwmdare. Incident occurred between 5.40pm and 8.15pm on Tuesday 9th February. The occupant of the house, a 86 year old lady, answered a knock on her front door and two people forced their way inside. One of them demanded cash from the lady….
South Wales Police are warning of a possible strong batch of the drug GHB in circulation in Pontypridd following the overdose of a 24 year old man last week. Please check out the link below for the risks associated with this drug. GHB | FRANK Here you can say what you want, without…
Two more Open Days are planned at the Cynon Valley Museum and Gallery during the next few months. All Open Days are FREE, with doors open from 11am until 3pm. The dates are as follows: Saturday, February 27 Saturday, March 26 The Cynon Valley Museum Open Days, organised by Rhondda Cynon Taf Council and the Cynon…
Welsh Conservative Shadow Health Minister Darren Millar, has spoken of a “worrying deterioration” in cancer waiting times, as new figures were published today. Figures for the quarter ending 31st December 2015 show that the number of ‘urgent’ patients seen within the target 62 days has deteriorated against the previous quarter, which ended in September 2015….
Has the Care Act granted an amnesty on care home fees? Jonathan Auburn reports. Where a local authority has paid for an individual’s care home fees, and then seeks to take action to recover those monies, then the local authority is limited in how far back in time it can go in its claim….
