An innovative team of health professionals is supporting patients receiving mental health treatment in a hospital by providing a range of interventions to help them with their recovery. The therapeutic care team at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital devises and runs a range of sessions which encourage individuals to engage in their recovery journey. …
More than 24,400 miles of roads need essential repair in the next year, a new survey has revealed. The Annual Local Authority Road Maintenance (ALARM) survey has found it would now take 14 years for councils to get local roads back into a reasonable state, at a cost of £9.31bn. The survey, produced by the Asphalt Industry…
The Local Government Secretary has announced plans for council mergers that he says “must be game changing”. His proposals will lead to just 10 councils – rather than the 22 currently operating in Wales. Despite referring to ‘voluntary mergers’ in his statement, the Cabinet Secretary – Alun Davies – has made it clear that statutory…
The Welsh Labour Government has been urged to take urgent action to recruit and attract new doctors. It comes as the UK Government announced the creation of five new medical schools in parts of England where recruitment has been particularly difficult. The new schools will be built in Sunderland, Lancashire, Lincoln, Canterbury and Chelmsford over…
