Labour must take action on child services

There are currently 32 reviews in progress regarding children in Wales who have died or been severely hurt due to abuse or neglect. Commenting, Welsh Conservative Shadow Minister for Social Services, Gareth Davies MS said: “Since 2017, the most child practice reviews published in Wales was 10, roll-on 2023 and this is now 32. This…

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Exhibition to celebrate how artists granted end-of-life patients’ wishes of bringing the outdoors in

A new exhibition is opening at the Senedd to celebrate how artists granted end-of-life patients’ wishes of bringing the outdoors in within a palliative care unit. The Y Bwthyn NGS Macmillan Specialist Palliative Care Unit, largely funded by Macmillan Cancer Support and its charity partner National Garden Scheme, offers a warm, caring environment to people…

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Cancer treatment times improve but half of patients still face anxious delays in Wales

Macmillan Cancer Support has welcomed an improvement in cancer treatment waiting times but warns that far too many people still face anxious delays in Wales. Responding to data released today, the charity highlights how performance against Wales’ national treatment targets increased in February to 52.5% compared to 50.1% in January, which was the poorest performance…

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The Merthyr PIPYN team celebrated the launch of the brand-new children and families programme today

The Merthyr PIPYN team celebrated the launch of the brand new children and families programme today by climbing Pen Y Fan and accessing the free local services for families at Cyfarthfa Park. They were joined by families, key stakeholders for the programme and their local project ambassador Kerry Morgan, from Active Merthyr. The team hopes…

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The new year brings heartbreak for cancer patients in Wales with waits for treatment being the worst on record

Macmillan Cancer Support has warned that 2023 started with the worst-ever performance against Wales’ cancer treatment targets, with more people than ever before facing delays in life-saving cancer treatment. 879 people face anxious delays in their care in just one month alone Data released today shows that in January only 50.1% of people with cancer…

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