We understand that the news covering our maternity services and the latest statement issued today from Welsh Government regarding the independent review of maternity services in Cwm Taf University Health Board may have caused some anxiety and concern. Please find below a statement from our Chief Executive which includes details of a contact line for…
Diabetes UK Cymru is looking for healthcare professionals from across Wales to lead improvements in diabetes care. The charity is searching for consultants, nurses, GPs, dietitians, podiatrists, pharmacists and psychologists to take part in its award-winning Clinical Champions programme. The programme launched in 2014, in partnership with Novo Nordisk, to address the significant variation…
The Auditor General says £164.4m was spent in 2016/17 alone and has called for strong leadership to manage the situation. It has been highlighted that skill shortages among staff, increases in patient demand, and the rising levels of sickness absence in the NHS have contributed to the situation, and that 82% of agency spend so…
Legal mental health charity LawCare received its highest ever number of helpline calls from lawyers in 2018, with calls about bullying and harassment nearly doubling. The charity dealt with 932 calls in 2018 from 624 callers, a 5% increase on the number of calls in 2017. The most common reason for calling was stress (26%),…
This week an article on Wales Online pointed out what has been obvious for some time – the new town given planning permission five years ago does not seem to have appeared. Instead there is a roundabout and a concrete barrier protecting a small section of road that leads to nothing but open land and, even more…
Regulations for Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDs) for new property developments in Wales have come into effect. Around 163,000 properties in Wales are at risk of surface water flooding. It has been estimated that using SuDs will reduce flood damage by up to 30 per cent. Introduced by the Welsh Government, the regulations aim to help reduce…
Patients in the Rhondda are benefitting from regular medication reviews, longer appointments and specialist knowledge, thanks to the success of a pharmacist role aimed at easing pressure on GPs. Irram Irshad, who works in several GP surgeries in the Rhondda valleys, is one of a number of cluster pharmacists brought in across Cwm Taf as…
January 18, 2019 10:30 AM The deadline for responses to the reorganisation of schools in the Pontypridd area is approaching. Comments and responses via the online consultation form are to be received by 31 January. The consultation documents can be found here. Councillor Mike Powell is a governor at one of the affected schools – Hawthorn…
Hospitals in Wales operated under ‘extreme pressure’ for 1,767 days in one year, according to information requested by the Welsh Conservatives – a 205 day (13%) increase compared to the previous 12 months. The 17 hospitals, spread across six of Wales’ seven health boards, spent an average of 104 days under ‘extreme pressure’. The worst…
The International Tang Soo Do Federation’s most senior instructor in Europe has been honoured with a rare 8th Dan grade. Wales’ Master Wynford Williams, of Hawthorn, Rhondda Cynon Taf, teaches at his club in Llantrisant. He has been made the International Tang Soo Do Federation’s only 8th Dan grade throughout the whole of Europe. Mayor…
