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Arthritis UK Cymru probes Welsh political parties on arthritis services

Team @ AberdareOnline26 February 202626 February 2026010 mins

Arthritis UK Cymru is calling on each political party in Wales to have a credible plan to help improve the lives of people with musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions like arthritis, as campaigning for the Senedd Elections gets underway. The charity is calling for improved services and care for nearly 1 million people living in Wales with a musculoskeletal condition, many of whom live with debilitating daily pain. Conditions such as osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis can affect every aspect of day-to-day life, limiting people’s ability to work…

“Completely unacceptable” – two-year NHS waits up again in Wales

Team @ AberdareOnline23 October 202523 October 202502 mins

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,…

“Abysmal failure” – longest NHS waits rising again

Team @ AberdareOnline18 September 202502 mins

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…

World Sepsis Day 2025

Team @ AberdareOnline12 September 202512 September 202505 mins

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…

Public Health and Civic Pride Under Threat in Aberdare Park

Team @ AberdareOnline11 September 202511 September 202507 mins

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…

Virtual Reality Brings Joy to People with Dementia

Team @ AberdareOnline23 July 202503 mins

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…

Wales’ NHS in Crisis: 25 Years of Waiting – Will 2026 Bring Change?

Team @ AberdareOnline3 July 2025011 mins

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…

CARDIFF IS HALFWAY MARK FOR PROSTATE CYMRU TESTING AS 90 MEN RECEIVE RED ALERT

Team @ AberdareOnline8 May 202505 mins

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…

“RESEARCH SAVED MY LIFE,” SAYS PENDERYN CANCER SURVIVOR

Team @ AberdareOnline7 May 20257 May 202509 mins

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…

National Obesity Awareness Week – Overview

Team @ AberdareOnline14 January 202508 mins

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…