An updated framework to strengthen the use of the Welsh language in health and social care has today (Tuesday 22 March) been launched by Minister for Health and Social Services Mark Drakeford. At its heart is the idea that being able to use your own language must be a core component of care – not…
The Welsh Liberal Democrats would extend the More Nurses Bill to include mental health wards, maternity wards and community nurses, Kirsty Williams AM has announced on Monday. At a ceremony in Cardiff on Monday, the More Nurses Bill (also known as Nurse Staffing Levels Bill) will receive its seal of approval to become law. This…
The introduction of ‘natural awakening’ for patients on ward B2 at Ysbyty Cwm Rhondda helps patients who live with dementia feel more at home and less agitated. Two years ago, ward two at Ysbyty George Thomas implemented natural awakening for their patients. It benefited patients so much that it has now been rolled out…
Welsh Labour’s proposals to “transform” teacher training in Wales don’t go far enough says Welsh Conservative Shadow Education Minister, Angela Burns. Earlier this month, at the Welsh Conservative Conference, Mrs Burns announced radical plans to establish a Centre for Education that will focus solely on initial teacher training and educational research. She also announced plans…
Parents Matter Cymru is undertaking a survey of the experience of dads in Wales. The parenting charity promotes the benefits to children of the positive engagement of fathers and father figures. This is the second annual survey of Welsh dads undertaken by Parents Matter Cymru, the result of the 2015 survey can be viewed here. The…
The MEP was en route to the Parliament at the time of the attacks and describes the mood as “awful” and “with sirens going off everywhere.” He also says he has “hundreds of friends, colleagues and acquaintances here in Brussels and my heart goes out to anybody affected by this horrific attack. It has really…
A 1 per cent pay rise for NHS staff in Wales is unlikely to make the workforce feel 'valued', BMA Cymru Wales has said. The Welsh Government has accepted the recommendations on pay from the NHS pay review body and the review body on doctors’ and dentists’ remuneration. It means that NHS Wales employees will…
Welsh Conservatives have uncovered an alarming rise in Labour’s spend on public consultations and consultancy fees for an M4 relief road. The figures emerge from an FOI by the Welsh Conservatives and come in the same week that the Welsh Labour Government admitted they had underestimated the likely cost of the ‘black route’ by…
Figures uncovered by the Welsh Conservatives have revealed the crisis at the heart of Welsh A&E departments. According to a Freedom of Information Request by the Leader of the Welsh Conservatives, Andrew RT Davies, health boards are falling well short of the recommended ‘baseline’ for staffing levels in emergency departments. The Royal College of Emergency…
Wales International and Glasgow 2014 Goalkeeper Ria Male has called time on her international sporting career with the announcement of her retirement from hockey. Male has represented Wales at both junior and senior level in a career that has spanned two decades, and was most notably part of the 2014 Commonwealth Games following an inspiring…
