A £7.25m palliative care unit near Llantrisant that brings people near the end of their lives closer to nature is in the running for a top architecture award. The Y Bwthyn NGS Macmillan Specialist Palliative Care Unit at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital has been shortlisted for the Health and Wellbeing category in the prestigious AJ…
Bosses at Transport for Wales have been criticised by the Welsh Conservatives after two shocking incidents of overcrowding. The Labour Government-owned body ran a service between Cardiff and Manchester with just two carriages, forcing passengers to sit on the floor or stand. One passenger said he had to help a blind woman step over people…
This week across CTM we are marking Advanced Practitioners Week by celebrating the role of Advanced Practitioner in our Health Board. Advanced clinical practitioners (ACPs) are healthcare professionals, educated to Master’s level, with the skills and knowledge to allow them to expand their scope of practice to meet the needs of the people they care…
STATEMENT from the Trust's Chief Executive in response to the Association of Ambulance Chief Executives (AACE) report on the impact of delayed hospital handovers – Jason Killens, Chief Executive of the Welsh Ambulance Service, said: “Despite ongoing efforts over the years, hospital handover delays remain a serious and long-standing issue which is affecting ambulance services across…
Welsh Conservatives have expressed concerns after the Deputy Chief Medical Officer for Wales said that he did not believe twice-weekly use of lateral flow tests for NHS staff is “particularly important”. Dr Chris Jones’ comments to BBC Wales Live last night follows news that some hospitals in Wales did not introduce regular Covid testing for its staff…
Stagecoach South Wales Twitter account what’s going on bus services in Cynon Valley Many people rely on public services to run on time within 20 minutes cancelled services were reinstated, the government want people to use more public transport both bus and rail services are a shambles in Wales. Transport for Wales (TfW;…
The Council’s Climate Change Cabinet Steering Group has received an update on the progress made and actions completed towards the Ultra Low Emissions Vehicles (ULEV) Strategy covering the Cardiff Capital Region. At its meeting on Wednesday, November 10, the Steering Group considered a report providing the latest position. Cenex – an organisation specialising in low emission…
Community Trigger You may feel like you have nowhere to turn for help. You may have reported the anti-social behaviour but no one seems to be doing anything and no one is listening. The Community Trigger has been designed for you. If you (or others) have reported an incident 3 or more times within a…
Ffrindiau Rhydywaun is holding an online Christmas raffle with some amazing prizes up for grabs, including an iPad Air! Many thanks to many local businesses for their generous prizes. Tickets are £1 each and are only available to buy through clicking this PayPal link: PAYPAL.ME/FFRINDIAURHYDYWAUN (please include your contact number in the notes section). The proceeds from…
Following today's guilty verdict at the trial of Chun Xu for the murder of Wenjing Lin and the attempted murder of her stepfather, Yongquan Jiang, Wenjing's mum bravely shared these words and paid tribute to her daughter and to the local community who have been so supportive since her tragic loss: My beautiful daughter has…
