We are excited to announce that the MIU at YCC will resume its service on Monday, November 7, 2022. The ‘walk-in’ unit will open from 9am-5pm(last appointment 4.30pm), so no appointments are necessary and will treat all minor injuries (full list here). Neil Cooper, acute services general manager, said: “This is fantastic news, not…
he United Kingdom possesses one of the highest rates of mesothelioma in the world, largely because the UK government permitted the use of asbestos long after other countries outlawed the mineral's use. Mesothelioma Presence in the UK The United Kingdom has one of the highest rates of mesothelioma in the world, largely because the U.K. used brown…
Hi all I am delighted to announce that we will be holding another wellbeing/community advice day on the 1st of December 2022 at Rhondda Fach leisure centre between 12-3pm. This again will be a totally free event for everyone, including tea and coffee etc. The aim of the day is to get as many services in…
The Leader of the Opposition has called for private messages between Labour Government ministers and officials in Cardiff Bay to be disclosed to the UK-wide Covid inquiry. Commenting, Welsh Conservative leader Andrew RT Davies MS said: “In order for the inquiry to achieve its purpose of delivering answers to those who lost loved ones, lost…
The Welsh Conservatives have welcomed the decision to grant the Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice Cymru group core participant status in Modules 2 and 2B in the UK-wide Coronavirus Inquiry. The module is particularly important as it gives families the chance to scrutinise, in detail, how well the Labour Government in Cardiff Bay acted, politically…
Rhondda Cynon Taf Council, in partnership with RHA Wales, has secured funding from Welsh Government’s Phase 2 Homelessness Capital programme to transform an uninhabitable residential property into a safe and comfortable young persons supported living scheme. The supported living scheme is located in Hughes Street, Tonypandy, with easy access to the nearby town centre and…
The Welsh Conservatives have called on Labour ministers to invest more into the GP estate improving facilities for training. Commenting, Leader of the Welsh Conservatives, Andrew RT Davies MS said: “While we welcome the pay increase for GPs in Wales the simple fact is that doctor retention in Wales is far too low. “For 25…
Public Health Wales is working with Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board and Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council to screen close contacts identified following the confirmation of one case of active tuberculosis (TB) in an individual associated with the Welcome Inn in Tonypandy. Investigations have identified a number of close contacts of the individual,…
Teachers in Wales are being asked to vote on industrial action after being offered below-inflation pay rises. It could lead to strikes in the new year after unions rejected a 5% pay offer from the Labour government, here in Wales. Commenting on the news, Shadow Education Minister, Laura Anne Jones MS said: “The Education Minister,…
October marks the end of a 6 month innovative healthcare pilot (May – November 22) involving Cwm Taf Morgannwg and Hywel Dda University Health Boards' Respiratory Innovation Wales (RIW) and Life Science Hub Wales. One in twelve people is affected by respiratory illness in Wales, with the highest prevalence of asthma in Europe. The…
