From 16th – 20th September, we will be running a series of information stalls across Cwm Taf Morgannwg focused on preventing falls. If you or a loved one has fallen, or perhaps you are worried about falling, then our Falls Prevention Service is here to help. Falls are not a normal part of ageing. If…
Every year on September 13th, we join organisations and individuals around the world to mark World Sepsis Day. In CTM we have a long tradition of marking this occasion and in 2024 we are holding a series of events led by the Critical Care Outreach Teams and Vanessa Jones, the Senior Nurse for Acute Deterioration….
New Report Highlights Urgent Need to Address Poverty A new report released by WPI Economics, in collaboration with Carers Wales and funded by the abrdn Financial Fairness Trust, has revealed the alarming extent of poverty among unpaid carers in Wales. The findings highlight that 26% of unpaid carers in Wales live in poverty, with 9% experiencing…
There are around 500 fewer places in care homes in Wales than there were in 2015, figures show. Extra Care delivers modern-purpose accommodation and 24-hour care and support to meet the needs and changing expectations of the growing older population, allowing them to live as independently as possible in their own homes. Council tax single persons discount, is…
The UK Labour Government’s decision to end universal winter fuel payments will have a devastating impact on pensioners up and down Wales. With around 400,000 households, and 540,000 Welsh pensioners now not receiving up to £300 this winter. As outlined by the Welsh Government’s Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Culture, Trefyndd and Chief Whip, Jane…
The National Health Service is in serious trouble in Wales? When will Wales have an Independent investigation of the devolved Welsh NHS? In July 2024, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care commissioned Lord Darzi to conduct an immediate and independent investigation of the NHS. Lord Darzi’s report provides an expert understanding of…
LLANWONNO WIND FARM Cenin are committed to sustainable development as a trusted environmental partner creating valued, renewable-sourced, efficient infrastructure. LLANWYNNO ENERGY LTD Residents and road users in Pontypridd are advised that several abnormal load deliveries will be transported through the area over the next few weeks, to reach the Llwyncelyn Wind Farm. This will be…
The Council has provided the latest progress report for the mountainside repairs at the Treherbert end of Rhigos Mountain Road – and the scheme continues to progress in line with the timescales set at the start of the work. The mountain road between Treherbert and Rhigos was closed from July 22 as an absolutely necessary…
Known as the Basic Income for Care Leavers pilot, the project was designed to help children in Wales leaving the care sector as they turned 18. A total of 635 people benefited from a basic income payment as of July 31, 2023. Of that number, 67 were current or former unaccompanied asylum-seeking children. Davies asks:…
Although historically relatively self-sufficient in covering domestic energy demand, the United Kingdom’s dependency on imports has increased in the past few decades. With oil and gas fields on the continental shelf depleting and the government phasing out coal, the country has grown increasingly reliant on supplies from other countries. Energy dependency reached its peak in 2013, at…
