Residents are invited to attend a community event in Mountain Ash to find out more about a proposed new development which supports residential dementia care and extra care accommodation, planned for the former Pavilion site at Darran Road. Linc Cymru The proposed scheme would be jointly delivered with Linc Cymru (Linc), as part of the…
During Carers Week (June 5-11) Rhondda Cynon Taf Council will be supporting people with unpaid caring duties. Our RCT Carers Support Project will be hosting a range of events throughout the week in recognition of the work, dedication and commitment of all unpaid carers, who make huge contributions to our local communities. Councillor Gareth Caple…
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…
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…
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…
More than 4,000 people have died while homeless in the UK since 2019, according to campaigners, many in unregulated taxpayer-funded ‘exempt’ accommodation. Research by the Museum of Homelessness (MoH) shows the number of people dying while homeless in the UK reached 1313 in 2022, an 85% increase over 2019. The survey asked for the first…
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…
It has been revealed that the number of people living in temporary accommodation in Wales has increased by nearly 50% since 2019, from 9,023 to 13,593. At the same time 90% of councils in Wales have reported a rise in homelessness. Janet Finch-Saunders MS, Commenting on this revelation, Janet Finch-Saunders MS, Welsh Conservative Shadow…
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…
Charities in Rhondda Cynon Taf have a chance to win a share of a £25,000 prize pot offered by expert charity insurer Ansvar as part of its Community Campaign. Many good causes in the region have been struggling to raise funds during the current cost of living crisis and Ansvar, which has insured charities, churches…
