Data on death notifications involving COVID-19

Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW) today published data showing COVID-19 death notifications received from individual adult care homes in Wales between 1 January 2020 and 30 June 2021. The data reflects deaths of care home residents involving COVID-19 notified to CIW, regardless of where the person died. The data released by CIW, which is responsible for regulating…

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‘The joy of my job has gone’ Royal colleges call for national action to prepare for winter

As the Welsh NHS enters a second pandemic winter, 17 medical royal colleges and faculties have come together with a joint statement calling for national action on workforce shortages, health inequalities and the NHS backlog (attached).  As the Welsh government publishes its 2021 winter pressures plan, and on the first anniversary of the Welsh ‘firebreak’,…

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GREATER ACTION REQUIRED TO PREVENT IRREVERSIBLE OUTCOMES FOR FARMING

New report reveals key areas for on-farm action to restore farming’s landscapes and lessen the impact of climate change Evidence from 18 UK farmers (including six from Wales) shows how locally-led actions are needed to bring back balance to ecosystems, rebuild soil health, prevent floods, protect water quality, restore habitats, enhance carbon management and strengthen rural communities…

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