HOSPITAL handover delays have been the subject of intense scrutiny by politicians and the media.Resolving these delays remains a top priority of the Welsh Ambulance Service and the wider NHS in Wales, so here we set out what we’re doing to try and minimise delays.What is a hospital handover?Paramedics can only hand patients over to…
The annual Festival of Remembrance Concert takes place at Rhondda Sports Centre on Sunday, November 1, honouring our Armed Forces past and present. The annual event, organised by Rhondda Cynon Taf Council in association with the Royal British Legion, gives residents the opportunity to show their support for the Armed Forces Community and raise money…
The Welsh Liberal Democrats have hit out at Labour’s lack of economic vision as statistics show Wales is still lagging behind on decreasing unemployment. Statistics released today show that the unemployment rate in Wales has decreased by 0.3 percentage points to 6.2%, which is slower than the UK average decrease of 0.6 percentage points. The…
Welsh Conservatives have raised concerns over NHS redundancy payouts in Wales totalling almost 18 million pounds since 2012. Figures obtained via the Freedom of Information Act show Cardiff and Vale University Health Board has spent the most on severance packages, at 6.9 million pounds over the last three financial years. That money has gone…
The Welsh Government needs to urgently explain why its plans for rail electrification no longer extend to all of the Valleys, Eluned Parrott AM has said today. Eluned Parrott, Welsh Liberal Democrat Shadow Transport Minister, has noted that there are significant gaps in rail electrification projects with five lines missing from Welsh Government’s National Transport…
Welsh Labour ministers who had a role in the ‘RIFW’ scandal should fully explain their actions or consider their suitability for office. That’s the message from the Shadow Finance Minister at a Welsh Conservative press conference in the Senedd. Nick Ramsay was speaking as the National Assembly’s Public Accounts Committee continued to hear…
The Independent Commission on Freedom of Information has issued a call for evidence, including on whether controls are needed to reduce the burden on of FOI on public authorities. The Commission said its terms of reference – as set out by the Cabinet Office – required it to look carefully at the implications for the Freedom…
For the first time ever at Mountain Ash Comprehensive School 30 of our pupils from across all Year groups are participating in the Shakespeare Schools Festival. This will see our fantastic cast perform a 30 minute version of a Midsummer Night’s Dream alongside 3 other schools on the evening of November 5th in Aberdare Coliseum. If you would…
Following a commission by the Department of Health, The King's Fund have today (Monday 12 October) published a review on how the performance of local health systems could be assessed. Measuring the performance of local health systems: a review for the Department of Health, looks at how to measure the performance of health services within…
Today South Wales Police joined with Gwent, Dyfed Powys and North Wales Police forces to launch a campaign aimed at encouraging the reporting and awareness of hate crimes and incidents. The message is simple “Hate Crime is wrong: Report It”. A hate crime is any crime that is targeted at a person because of hostility…
