Macmillan Cancer Support has today welcomed a further improvement in cancer treatment waiting times. While the charity warns that far too many people with cancer still face anxious treatment delays, it says this welcome improvement bucks a consistent trend of worsening performance over recent years. Latest performance data for March shows that Wales’ performance improved…
doubles in 5 years The number of Self Assessment customers who choose to file their tax return on the first day of thetax year (6 April 2023) has more than doubled since 2018, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) hasrevealed. More than 77,500 customers submitted their tax return for the 2022 to 2023 tax year on…
Following the written statement published today, Welsh Conservative Shadow Minister for Mid Wales, James Evans MS said: “It comes as no surprise that Welsh Government are pushing ahead with the lease. They say it is for the Green Man brand but Green man is remaining in Glanusk estate. The last information I had was that…
The public can join on Zoom to hear senior leaders discuss performance and patient safety, as well as the Trust’s financial position and plans for the future. The Trust’s Programme Manager for Dementia will talk about the recent co-production work undertaken to improve the experience of dementia patients, and there will also be an opportunity…
Labour needs to accept responsibility, apologise and stop cowering from scrutiny Commenting on his exchange with the First Minister at FMQs today, Leader of the Welsh Conservatives, Andrew RT Davies MS said: “The recent report by Ernst & Young identified serious failings in the North Wales Health Board. These include contracts awarded to companies via…
With all the savings why is our council tax going up year on year? In response to changing operating methods and to achieve important savings to support frontline services, Cabinet has approved options to reduce the Council’s office accommodation. The proposed approach will see Council offices relocated into Council buildings around or near town centres…
Councillor Bob Harris, RCT Council’s Cabinet Member for Public Health and Communities, said: “It is once again extremely pleasing to see so many local community groups and organisations applying for the grant funding available under the U.K. Government’s Shared Prosperity Fund. Close of applications last Friday (12th May) Having spoken to Officers following the close…
Welsh people are more likely to stay working for the same company than any other part of the UK. That’s one of the findings by Acuity Training, who recently surveyed 2,000+ people in the UK to ask them the longest time they’ve remained in a position with a single employer. The survey found: Given that…
As the promise of long sunny days by the sea looms, Natural Resources Wales’s bathing water samplers are once again hitting the shores to test Wales’s 109 designated bathing waters. Between 15th May and 30th September each year, samples are collected at each bathing water site, and analysed in a laboratory. The analysis looks at levels of…
Grieving parents have been left waiting more than 14 months for answers about why their 12-day-old son died. Responding to the news, Welsh Conservative Shadow Minister for Social Services, Gareth Davies MS, said: “My thoughts are with Joann and Christian who are still having to relive the unimaginable pain of losing their son. “There is…
