Labour's NHS records its worst-ever performance figures The Labour-run NHS in Wales has recorded its worst-ever A&E waiting times, its longest treatment waiting list on record, and the slowest ever response times from ambulances. Latest Welsh NHS data shows A&E waiting times were again the worst on record – for the fourth month running –…
Assurances have been sought by the Welsh Conservatives that powers and democracy aren’t going to be stripped from local authorities by Labour ministers. Sam Rowlands MS, the party’s Shadow Minister for Local Government, questioned his Labour counterpart over Corporate Joint Committees in the Senedd today. Corporate Joint Committees, which the Welsh Conservatives are against, will…
The Council has completed a series of improvement works to the car park near Rhos Square in Mountain Ash, increasing parking capacity for the town centre and improving the general appearance of the area. The scheme got underway earlier this year as part of planned improvements for Rhos Square, known locally as Guto Square, which…
Lazy Fly-Tippers FINED Over £3360 Fly-tip in Rhondda Cynon Taf and you will be caught red handed as these SEVEN individuals have recently found out! In the last month SEVEN individuals have been held accountable in court for their reckless, fly-tipping actions. This has led to a total of over £3660 being issued in fines…
Macmillan warns of worrying gap in cancer survival rates between people living in the least and most deprived areas of Wales Macmillan Cancer Support is warning of a worrying gap in cancer survival rates between people living in the least and most deprived areas of Wales according to new data published today. The warning follows…
Diabetes timebomb:Charity demands Welsh Government actionas pandemic hits diabetes care hard Figures show 40% of people with diabetes in Wales had consultations cancelled that have still not taken place One in three have not had contact with their diabetes team since the start of the pandemic Over half of people in Wales have had…
Commenting on the bed shortage crisis in Welsh hospitals, Welsh Conservative and Shadow Health Minister Russell George MS said: “Let’s be clear; Labour ministers over successive years are the authors of this situation after cutting 30% of beds in the NHS since 1999. “Staff morale is at rock-bottom and goes a long way to…
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…
