Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW) is the independent inspectorate and regulator of all health care in Wales. HIW’s primary focus is on: Making a contribution to improving the safety and quality of healthcare services in Wales Improving citizens’ experience of healthcare in Wales whether as a patient, service user, carer, relative or employee …
A Court of Protection solicitor explains the key care Care Act duties local authorities need to keep in mind to avoid challenge in an age of austerity April 5, 2016 in Adults, Care Act 2014, Commissioning, Social care leaders Photo: Gary Brigden Yogi Amin, partner and national head of public law at Irwin Mitchell LLP The Care Act 2014 has…
The Party is pledging to “promote Wales to the rest of the UK, and the world” and put industry expertise “in the driving seat”. The announcement follows hugely worrying statistics for Wales which show, under Labour, day visits to Wales by British residents have fallen by one fifth. Key stakeholders have also identified missed opportunities by…
Will Holley (Year 13) has recently returned home after representing St John’s as part of the Crawshays Welsh Youth Squad who were competing at the U19's international Rugby Union tournament in Lisbon from 1st – 4th April. The tour was a spectacular success, as the team progressed through to the Final, beating some very good sides along the…
Can Rhondda Cynon Taf Ratepayers afford to pay for free swimming for everyone in wales just because the £6.3 million refurbished Lido is in Ynysangharad Park Pontypridd? Rhondda Cynon Taf Council is saying, “Ponty is the National Lido of Wales. It offers FREE swimming to everyone in 2016. All visitors benefit from this.” …
Leading civil engineering firm Jones Bros has embarked on the building of a six-turbine wind farm in South Wales that will support apprenticeship opportunities for young people in the area. The Mynydd Portref project is located between Brynna and Hendreforgan in Rhondda Cynon Taff. Jones Bros Civil Engineering UK is carrying out the…
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is investigating the death of a man following contact with police in Aberdare yesterday. The man, aged 43, was stopped by a police officer and police community support officer (PCSO) in Bute Street at around 2 pm on Thursday 7 April. The man became unwell shortly after and an ambulance…
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) and Public Health England, have carried out analysis of weekly and monthly death figures. This comes after the 2015 provisional data showed the highest number of deaths in a single year since 2003 and the highest year on year percentage increase since 1968. Analysis showed the largest rise in…
The Welsh Liberal Democrats have unveiled their party election broadcast. Click below to watch.
Figures for renewable energy generation in 2015 have just been published. They make mouth-watering material for our friends in Scotland, where 22 GWh of renewable electricity was generated – 58% of the country’s electricity demand. But it’s rather depressing for those of us who see a green, 100%-renewable future for Wales. We generated just 5.1 GWh of renewable…
