Q. What do a family clothing business, a boxing club and eco-friendly camping huts have in common? A. They have all benefitted from a grant from the Pen y Cymoedd Wind Farm Community Fund – enabling them to grow and develop! Over 200 local people came together this week at events in Croeserw and…
A new, taboo-busting play set in the NHS, from a 5 star theatre company, comes to Theatr Brycheiniog. Lovers of provocative theatre, and anyone with an interest in race issues, ‘othering’, populism, the NHS (patients or professionals) or hobnobs, need to check in when ‘Drip Drip Drip’ comes to Theatr Brycheiniog, on Saturday, 23rd…
Figures sourced by the Welsh Conservatives have revealed that one in three midwives in Wales are just a few years away from retirement, as the country faces a huge shortfall of skilled practitioners. Based on the NHS’ pension age of 55, the numbers show the staggering projection that by 2023, 35% of today’s workforce will…
Back in 2014 the Health Boards in South Wales undertook a large-scale public consultation exercise (South Wales Programme (SWP)) exploring options to address the challenges faced by many hospitals in recruiting and retaining highly skilled staff in consultant-led obstetrics, paediatrics and emergency medicine and provide the best possible care for patients. There were a number…
