Cwm Taf University Health Board has embraced opportunities for change and developed innovative, clinical improvements to patient services, according to an independent report by Healthcare Inspectorate Wales. The review was undertaken earlier this year to check on the progress made with the recommendations that were identified in a review that took place in 2012….
Pupils at St John Baptist Church-in Wales High School are celebrating further success following GCSE results. Many pupils have achieved the highest possible grades in particular, Amelia Morgan-Gumm , Jonathan Saunders, George Lewis, Ben Hardcastle, and Daisy Bateman. Others who attained a high number of A*s and As include: Max Bateman, Aran Edwards, Carys…
Resolven, Wales, UK. With recent reports of a fall in the number of students enrolling in further education (FE) colleges in Wales and an ongoing shortage of engineering skills, Magor Designs Limited has confirmed that it will continue to invest in its’ highly coveted 4-year apprenticeship scheme. The Resolven based engineering and automation company, which…
98 people newly diagnosed with cancer via the ‘urgent suspected cancer route’ did not start their treatment within the target time in June. Latest figures, published by Welsh government today, show Labour’s target has been missed again. It was last met in 2008. At the end of June, 83.1 per cent of patients…
Commenting after the release of this year’s GCSEs, Dr. Philip Dixon, Director of ATL Cymru, said: ‘It is good to see that students in Wales have maintained the strong performance of last year with 66.6% of them achieving the coveted A* to C grades. It is particularly gratifying to see the notable improvement in English…
Macmillan Wales would like to invite all of your readers to take part in our World’s Biggest Coffee Morning on Friday 25 September – the 25th year of the event. Last year, more than 10,700 coffee mornings were held in homes and workplaces all over Wales, helping to raise an amazing UK-wide total of just over £25 million…
Rhondda Cynon Taff Council’s decision to slash mileage rates for staff will cost the public purse more. A dossier produced by UNISON Cymru/Wales proves that forcing council workers to use public transport in the course of their jobs actually increases costs. The council’s decision saw it break nationally-recognised HMRC guidelines on fair mileage rates and become…
Welsh Liberal Democrats in RCT are angry at the removal of yet more health services from the South Wales area. This time it is the Paediatric Intensive Care Retrieval Service which transports critically ill children requiring specialist care. The current service is based in Cardiff, but the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee – which includes…
A new report from the International Longevity Centre (ILC-UK) has found that residential housing with flexible care provision can have a major impact in promoting residents' quality of life and reducing feelings of loneliness and isolation. The report, funded by Audley Retirement and Bupa, surveyed residents of retirement villages on quality of life and compared the results…
First-time buyers are being given the chance to own a brand new home of their own for less than £88,000, thanks to the Council’s innovative Homestep scheme. Two-bedroom properties on the sought-after Dyffryn Glas development in Hawthorn are now available on a retained-equity basis for just £87,500 (market value £125,000) providing a helping hand on…
