Wales Book of the Year Short List 2019:

 “Illustrating the significance of the stories of Wales to a global readership.”   Literature Wales has today announced which titles have been shortlisted for both the English and Welsh-language Wales Book of the Year Awards 2019. The Award is presented annually to the best works in the fields of creative writing and literary criticism in…

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Welsh Government to urgently address staffing shortages in the Welsh NHS which are putting patients at risk.

Darren Millar AM has repeated his calls for the Welsh Government to urgently address staffing shortages in the Welsh NHS which are putting patients at risk. Commenting on today’s news of a Royal Collage warning over the shortage of consultant paediatricians in Wales, acting Welsh Conservative Health spokesperson, Mr Millar, said: “Time after time we hear that…

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‘Trainees are under pressure to fill rota gaps, which leads to patient safety concerns on a regular basis’

Welsh hospitals are understaffed and overstretched. Over two-thirds of trainees report regular and frequent rota gaps, almost one-third of advertised consultant posts go unfilled, and absence due to sickness is rising.  As 120 doctors and health professionals gather today (Thursday 09 May) in Deeside for the Royal College of Physician’s (RCP) second north Wales conference, the college has…

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NEU Cymru figures show tax-payers money funds private supply teacher agencies

All authorities bar one (Denbighshire) responded to the request. The figures showed: £113,948,515 was spent on agency supply staff in the above period; Two authorities, Neath Port Talbot and Newport, won’t payroll supply teachers directly, forcing schools to go to agencies. In Wrexham, supply teachers can only be paid directly in certain circumstances; Eight authorities…

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ChangeLives care awareness week

A WELSH care agency is hosting its first ever #ChangeLives week (May, 2019) to raise awareness of what it is like to work in the care industry and how rewarding it can be.   Abacare wants to change people’s preconceived ideas about the industry and is hosting the week on social media from May 20…

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