The latest NHS statistics for Wales revealed NHS treatment waiting lists remain at 793,058 pathways, the equivalent of nearly 1-in-4 Welsh people. The disparity in two-year NHS waits for treatment between Wales and England remains large, with NHS Wales two-year waits rising again to over 8,700, compared with 168 in England. The Labour Health Minister, now First Minister,…
26 Years of Labour running Wales with the backing of Plaid Cymru and for many years the Welsh Liberal democrats, keep voting the same next May, and you will end up with a further 5 years of failure. You have a choice; only the public can change what is happening to Wales. The latest NHS…
Every year on September 13, Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board joins organisations and individuals around the world to mark World Sepsis Day. What causes Sepsis? Sepsis is caused by your body’s immune system responding abnormally to an infection in the body. It is a life-threatening condition and if not diagnosed early can carry significant…
A Victorian vision undermined by unchecked wildfowl pollution Aberdare Park, once a proud jewel of the Cynon Valley, designed during the Victorian era as a place of civic pride, recreation, and public health, is now blighted by a chronic and worsening problem: goose pollution. Originally created as part of the Victorian public health movement, parks…
A Virtual Reality (VR) session for people with dementia was held at Pontypridd Museum, thanks to a collaborative effort between Pontypridd Town Council, Pontypridd Men’s Shed, PlayFrame, and Rhondda Cynon Taf Council, allowing people to relive cherished memories. The event introduced the innovate ‘Inside – Outside’ project, led by PlayFrame, which uses modern VR technology…
As Wales approaches the Senedd election on 7 May 2026, NHS waiting lists, struggling emergency services, and poor health outcomes continue to dominate headlines. After a quarter-century of Welsh Labour leadership, questions are mounting over whether the current government has the answers to the country’s deepening health crisis. A Long Line of Labour Health Ministers…
A Welsh charity is touring the nation to test more than 3000 men for prostate cancer. It’s now almost at the halfway mark as it hits Cardiff on Sunday 11 May. And the men of South Wales have responded in their droves to sign up to the event at Glamorgan County Cricket Stadium. Prostate Cymru…
A PENDERYN grandad who found out he had cancer after a visit to the dentist is backing a campaign to help fund more big breakthroughs. Anthony Butt was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2016, after a routine dental check-up. What he thought was a sore throat, turned out to be a cancerous mass that had…
CTM UHB is marking National Obesity Awareness Week 2025 (10th – 16th January). A recent report released by CTM revealed that CTM UHB has some of Wales’s highest levels of obesity in adults and children. Around two in three adults in CTM are overweight or obese, and around one in three are living with obesity. In many of our…
Commenting on the latest NHS statistics for Wales revealing an increase in the number waiting for treatment to the highest level on record for the sixth consecutive month, Sam Rowlands MS, Welsh Conservative Shadow Health Minister said: “Waiting lists are completely out of control on Labour’s watch. “Baroness Morgan cannot pass the buck for these…
