Carers Wales is delighted to announce a new series of online events to support the emotional well-being and mental health of unpaid carers in Wales. The project, funded by the Welsh Government, aims to provide psychological and emotional resilience support for carers, through sessions covering practical advice, coping strategies and creativity workshops. The Carers UK…
A High Court judge has quashed a decision by Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council to implement proposals for a wide-ranging re-organisation of primary, secondary and sixth-form education in the Pontypridd area. The claimant in Driver, R (On the Application Of) v Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council [2020] EWHC 2071 (Admin) was part of a campaign…
STAFF at an award-winning Welsh care provider are (August 2020) offering free advice to the elderly on avoiding scams and fraudsters during the current climate. Abacare says the elderly are some of the most vulnerable people to fall victim to fraudsters and, according to National Trading Standards, 85% of victims of doorstep scams are…
This year marks the start of the journey towards the next examination of government’s progress in implementing the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). Children in Wales, with our partners in the Wales UNCRC Monitoring Group, are now facilitating the development and submission of a State of Children’s Rights in Wales Report…
Welsh Labour’s Health Minister must apologise for shocking clinical negligence figures. The Welsh Labour-led Government’s Health Minister must urgently apologise to patients and their families who were not given adequate health care, the Shadow Health Minister has demanded. A total of £265,503,877 of taxpayers’ money was paid out in clinical negligence claims in just four…
If you are a patient waiting to see a consultant, specialist nurse or therapist, at Cwm Taf Morgannwg UHB you can now access your appointment via a secure video link without having to leave your home. The Health Board has introduced Attend Anywhere, an online system that enables patients to meet with their consultant by…
The Council has begun a series of improvements to bus stops at 30 locations on the B4275/A4054 route between Aberaman and Abercynon, utilising full funding from Welsh Government. Who in turn is funded by the public through the tax we pay to the government. The scheme will deliver upgrades ranging from new bus shelters to kerbing…
Commenting on the latest testing statistics by Public Health Wales, the Shadow Minister for Health, Andrew RT Davies MS, said: “Today’s statistics have laid bare just how inadequate the Welsh Labour-led Government’s testing response has been. “For the third consecutive week now lab capacity has been stuck at 15,157 and even more disappointingly only 7,546 tests…
THANKS TO YOU ALL for turning social media Steelhouse NHS Hero blue over the weekend. We've loved seeing the pics of you all in your SH2020 shirts and we thought we should show you ours. Here's a chunk of the Steelhouse Family who met up in a certain field just outside of Ebbw Vale over…
Today (28 July 2020) a consultation has been launched seeking your views on proposed changes to the Highway Code. The review is being held by the Department for Transport, to improve safety for vulnerable road users, particularly the groups of: cyclists pedestrians horse riders The main changes being proposed The main changes being proposed are:…
