Where: events taking place across Wales to raise awareness of eye health and the importance of regular eye checks. Why: Regular sight tests provide the basis for maintaining good eye health, as some serious eye conditions do not have any visible early warning symptoms. Having a sight test with an optometrist should be part of everyone’s…
Nat West bank has announced that it intends to shut another four branches in Wales bringing up to a dozen the number they have said in recent weeks are earmarled for closure. They blame a "marked decline in usage" of around 32%. The Pentre branch in the Rhondda is set to close its doors for…
Exciting news as major multi-million-pound schemes get the green light. A multi-million-pound programme of investment is set to take place to improve bus and rail links in the Pontypridd and wider Taff Ely area. In autumn 2013 the Welsh Government confirmed plans for a South Wales Metro system that will provide improvements to bus and…
Access to cancer treatments in Wales has been at the forefront of a Welsh Conservative community engagement forum in Newport. Held at Rodney Parade, a number of health organisations attended the event, including BMA Cymru, Macmillan, Tenovus, NHS Confederation, RCN, Breast Cancer Care and Aneurin Bevan Community Health Council. Representatives were joined by…
Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW) today publishes its Local Supervising Authority (LSA) Annual report to the Nursing and Midwifery Council on the Statutory Supervision of Midwives in Wales. The report details the ways in which HIW has carried out its functions as the Local Supervising Authority in Wales during 2014-2015 and met the standards set…
Welsh Conservatives have labelled reports of huge job losses at Tata’s site in Llanwern ‘shocking’ and ‘devastating’. The Shadow Business Minister has called for an urgent Welsh government statement and guarantees that proposed mothballing at the site will be temporary. He has also called for clarity from Labour’s First Minister, following recent significant…
The response time target for the most urgent ambulance calls in Wales has been missed for the 21st consecutive month. Across Wales, 65 per cent of ‘Category A’ or ‘immediately life-threatening’ calls should receive an ambulance response with eight minutes. But in July, just 61.7 per cent of calls received a response in…
TRACY Myhill, Chief Executive of the Welsh Ambulance Service, said: “The improvement in our response times may be marginal, but it’s encouraging when you consider that we took an extra 900 calls in July compared to June. “This improvement is no doubt down to the hard work of our staff and the new and innovative…
Leading local re-use charity toogoodtowaste are extending their opening hours at their Aberdare branch, from Tuesday 1st September they will be open until 5pm Monday – Friday. They are extending their hours to try and help even more people alleviate poverty through providing access to affordable, clean, safe furniture & electrical items. Shaun England, General…
Rhondda’s Diabetes UK Cymru group is inviting people affected by diabetes in the area to join them for a question and answer session with an expert dietitian. The meeting is open to the public, starting at 6.30pm on Thursday 3rd September and will take place at Tonypandy Methodist Church, next to Home Bargains. Diabetes UK Cymru’s Director…
