The Shadow Minister for Health has raised concerns over evidence suggesting NHS Wales’ Chief Executive is entirely wrong on accident and emergency statistics. The Royal College of Emergency Medicine has today highlighted Andrew Goodall’s claims that 80 per cent of patients don’t need to be at A and E, citing 15 per cent as…
Are you looking for something to kick start your anti bullying work? Struggling to find ideas in time for anti bullying week 2015? You’ve sorted everything but would like to be part of something BIG? The Preventing Bullying Behaviour Group and the Young Wales Anti Bullying Network have designed a short and snappy campaign that…
A NEW service to improve the care of acutely ill cancer patients in Cwm Taf University Health Board’s area has been officially launched today (26.10.15). Macmillan Cancer Support has invested £514,696 in the health board’s Acute Oncology Service, providing specialist support for cancer patients in emergency situations and hospital. The team is specially…
Using social networking sites of one kind or another is second-nature to most children. New sites are springing up every day and there are far to many to mention on this page … just look at the photo above, and that's a tiny selection. Get switched on about: The best approach Social networking & instant…
The Police and Crime Commissioner, Mr Alun Michael, and South Wales Police have officially joined forces with the Voluntary and Community Sector, also known as the Third Sector, in a pledge to fight crime together. A partnership agreement called a “Compact” was launched last Thursday 22 October 2015, at the Heronston Hotel, Bridgend, which outlined…
Cwm Taf’s executive team, many of whom are former clinicians themselves, are putting their uniforms back on to find out how they can improve frontline healthcare services. Earlier this year Cwm Taf University Health Board’s CEO Allison Williams committed herself and her team of directors to a shift each on the NHS Wales frontline…
The Open Spaces Society, Britain’s oldest national conservation body, has urged the Welsh Government to require that landowners and occupiers who receive agri-environment funding keep the public paths on their land in good order. The society was responding to the government’s consultation on Common Agricultural Policy reform and cross-compliance. Says Kate Ashbrook the…
The Open Spaces Society, Britain’s oldest national conservation body, is deeply concerned that the Welsh Government has attacked the public-path network, in its consultation paper ‘Improving opportunities to access the outdoors for responsible recreation’. The society considers that Welsh Government appears to dismiss the historic value of the public-path network, and its contribution to Welsh…
31st October 2015 will see many people celebrating All Hallows’ Eve. Emergency Services across Wales are encouraging people to have a safe and fun Halloween. Over the years, celebrations for Halloween have grown for many of our communities- young and old. This has meant members of the public are thinking of different ways of celebrating…
Three Open Days are planned at the Cynon Valley Museum and Gallery during Half Term, with fun for all the family taking place, including Halloween workshops, as well as all the usual attractions. Doors will be open from 10am until 4pm on Thursday, Friday and Saturday (October 29-31). All are welcome on the three days. …
