Middle-aged people experiencing temporary drops in blood pressure could have increased risk of dementia 20 years later. Middle-aged people who experience temporary drops in their blood pressure causing dizziness when they stand up may have an increased risk of developing dementia 20 years later, research from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health suggests today…
JONES: ‘The default should not automatically be the GP’ BMA Cymru Wales has praised the efforts of GPs after new figures revealed that access to surgery appointments had improved. According to data from the Welsh Government, 85 per cent of GP practices last year were open for daily core hours, or within an hour of…
A WELSH care agency has revealed (March, 2017) it is offering re-training to unemployed individuals who are looking for work. Abacare, which has offices in Rhondda Cynon Taf (RCT), is looking to re-train people, who are currently unemployed, as carers. Peter Angelides, CEO at the award-winning care agency, Abacare, said: “We believe that offering people re-training…
Clinicians in South Wales are being urged to become Clinical Champions to help improve services in their area to deliver better care for people with diabetes. The highly successful two-year leadership programme run by Diabetes UK is recruiting a new cohort of clinicians to drive change across Wales, as well as in England, Northern Ireland…
Local Government Lawyer sets out a number of the key policy decisions contained in the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s Spring Budget 2017 and affecting the sector. Source: Spring Budget 2017, published by HM Treasury. Governance and devolution Future announcements – the government will shortly be announcing the Midlands Engine Strategy, and is continuing to build the Northern…
Parents, carers and other adults are once again being warned they face an on-the-spot fine and even prosecution if they buy alcohol for those who are not old enough to buy it themselves. The warning, from the partner agencies that form the Youth Engagement Project, comes after a staggering amount of alcohol was seized from young…
Welsh Conservative Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Nick Ramsay AM, has welcomed the Chancellor’s budget, which he says will build a stronger, fairer and better Wales. The Chancellor has announced significant, positive developments for Wales in his budget speech this afternoon: These include: The Welsh Government’s resource budget will be boosted by…
It’s an exciting time for social care in Wales. The Minister for Social Services and Public Health, Rebecca Evans, has announced the new board members for Social Care Wales, who will take up their posts in April 2017. Arwel Ellis Owen OBE, chair of Care Council for Wales, remains as chair for the new organisation…
During each inspection, inspectors aim to answer three key questions: Key Question 1: How good are the outcomes? Key Question 2: How good is provision? Key Question 3: How good are leadership and management? Inspectors also provide an overall judgement on the provider’s current performance and on its prospects for improvement. In these evaluations, inspectors…
Ahead of this week’s Budget (8th March), Disability Wales are supporting a UK wide call for the Government to reconsider planned cuts to the Work Related Activity Group (WRAG) of the disability benefit Employment Support Allowance (ESA), which will see new claimants lose out on £30-a-week, £1500 a year. Wales has a higher proportion of…
