A Welsh Conservative Government would establish an Independent NHS Performance Unit, with responsibility for setting sensible targets for the health service. The Unit would work with both patients and clinicians, to set targets which are respected by them both. The commitment has been announced by Shadow Health Minister, Darren Millar AM, at a Policy Forum…
Learning Disability Wales has been awarded a £10m grant to boost the employment prospects of young people in Wales with a learning disability and / or learning difficulty, including Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The five-year Engage to Change project, starting in April 2016, will work with 800 employers across Wales to help 1,000 young people with learning…
Figures comparing tariffs imposed on China by the USA and the EU for dumping cheap steel show exactly why the EU is killing off Welsh industry, says UKIP Wales Leader Nathan Gill. The US announcement of tariffs of 266% on Chinese steel contrast dramatically with the 16% levy Europe Union introduced last month, and will…
Newly revealed figures show that more than £67 million of National Lottery funding was awarded across Wales in the last year alone. 2,112 Lottery grants were given out in Wales during 2015; providing a vital boost to arts, sports and heritage projects alongside community groups helping those most in need. A wide variety of local projects received…
Download (opens in new window) PDF[0.52MB] These questions focus mainly on the ways that health bodies ask patients for feedback. We have produced these questions with the aim of supporting NHS board members to seek assurance that their organisations are doing enough to learn from patients, and are using this learning to improve their services. …
The Welsh Labour Government has been labelled the "most centralising Government in the Western world", by Shadow Rural Affairs Minister Russell George. It follows a move by Labour Ministers to centralise decision-making power over onshore wind infrastructure, denying local communities a voice – in direct contrast to the situation in England. From March 1st, Councils…
The Cynon Valley Museum & Gallery looks set to re-open its doors to the public in the near future. At an Open Day Event for the public, held on Saturday 27th February at the Museum, the Board of Trustees for Cynon Valley Museum invited friends of the Museum, and interested members of the public to attend…
Internal battles at the heart of the Welsh Labour Party could place Wales’ economic future at risk say the Welsh Conservatives, as debates intensify around proposals to build an M4 relief road. According to recent reports, senior figures are “locked in dispute” over the expansion of the main route through South Wales, with some Labour…
The Burns Commission, set up to look at the Freedom of Information Act, has published its findings.Information Commissioner Christopher Graham responded by saying: “We welcome the Commission's conclusion 'that the Act is generally working well, and that it has been one of a number of measures that have helped to change the culture of the…
The Welsh Liberal Democrats will propose on Tuesday that St David’s Day is made a national holiday in Wales. Mark Williams will propose a bill today that will give the Welsh Assembly power to make the day a national holiday. Parades are held around Wales each year to commemorate Saint David, the largest of which is in…
