Finding work when you have been homeless can be difficult. The pride that comes from being able to provide for yourself and your family – and to contribute to society – is something that’s taken away from people when they become homeless. That’s why we create opportunities for the people we support to get back…
‘Fifty years I’ve been in the game, mister, and all that time I’ve been right here in the mining valleys. I know every town and village in South Wales, and I knew every boxer worth calling a fighting man they ever turned out. Dai St. John, Tom Thomas, Jim Driscoll, Freddy Welsh, Johnny Basham, Jimmy…
On 21 July Literature Wales announced that We Don’t Know What We’re Doing by Thomas Morris is the winner of Wales Book of the Year 2016. Thomas Morris’ debut collection of short stories was first awarded the Rhys Davies Trust Fiction Award before moving on to win the main English-language award securing an overall prize…
Wales will have a record representation of athletes for an overseas Olympic Games and another chance to celebrate the breadth of Welsh elite talent, according to Sport Wales chief executive Sarah Powell. Twenty-four Welsh athletes, across 11 sports, have been selected for Team GB. In comparison, 30 Welsh athletes competed at London 2012 –…
Download (opens in new window) PDF [3.38MB] On behalf of the Auditor General, Wales Audit Office staff have undertaken a further review to consider the progress that is being made by the Welsh Government and its partners to manage the risks of coastal flooding and erosion in Wales. This report assesses whether key objectives in…
So Owen Smith is to be the only challenger in the battle to wrest Corbyn's leadership from him. Single-handedly, and presumably resisting the temptation to wear his pants over his trousers, he claims he will put the broken Labour party back together again. Recent press coverage has Pontypridd's Labour MP standing up for everything it…
Thousands of patients across Cwm Taf are now benefitting from the expertise of a pharmacist when they visit their GP. Cwm Taf University Health Board has employed five ‘Cluster Pharmacists’ with a further five joining the team in September. The cluster pharmacists will be providing their services to all GP surgeries across Rhondda,…
Deciding to care or continue caring for someone who is coming out of hospital and who can no longer care for themselves in the same way as before can be difficult. This factsheet explains your rights as a carer during the hospital discharge procedure, the steps that should be followed before the person you care for is discharged from hospital,…
Lessons have not been learned from the realisation that a Russian website was providing links to access baby monitor cameras, says the UK’s data protection watchdog. The launch of a website that allowed people to watch footage from insecure cameras around the world prompted a warning from the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) in 2014. But the regulator…
“Hello my name is…” aims to place considerate and compassionate practice at the heart of care in Cwm Taf. The national ‘Hello my name is…’ campaign will be launched across the health board on Monday August 8. Dr Kate Granger, a registrar working in England, first came up with the idea almost three…
