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»Care providers warned to be prepared as heatwave spreads
With temperatures still soaring and the heatwave heading West from South East England towards Wales, care home providers and managers are being warned to be prepared to take responsibility for monit.. read more »
Dementia risk in UK decreasing, new study suggests
Older people's risk of suffering from dementia is decreasing, new research published in the Lancet has found. The study, carried out by Cambridge University researchers in three areas of England co.. read more »
Consulants speak out over North Wales health board
Top doctors criticise North Wales health board Senior doctors at one of Wales’ biggest hospitals – Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor – say they’ve lost confidence in management.. read more »
Welsh response to Stafford Hospital scandal unveiled
The Welsh Government yesterday unveiled plans to protect Welsh NHS patients in the wake of the Stafford Hospital scandal. Health Minister Mark Drakeford said that the Francis report into failings a.. read more »
Welsh Ambulance service shake-up revealed
Health Minister Mark Drakeford announced (July 9) a major shake-up of the Welsh Ambulance service amid concerns over missed targets and poor performance. Under the new system ambulance services wil.. read more »
1990s report into North Wales care homes abuse claims published
A report into abuse claims at North Wales children's homes which was commissioned in the 1990s by the former Clwyd County Council* has been published 17 years after it was written following a Freedo.. read more »
Extra funding for councils to maintain £50-a-week home care costs cap
The Welsh Health Minister and Deputy Minister for Social Services have agreed to provide an additional £3.2 million a year to local authorities in Wales to ensure that the £50-a-week cap.. read more »
Health Minister hails 'historic day' for organ donation in Wales
Wales will become the first place in the UK where people are presumed to have given their consent to donate their organs after death unless they opt out. AMs voted in favour of the 'presumed .. read more »
Study finds older people feel stereotyped and a 'burden'
A three-year study backed by the Royal Voluntary Society has found that two thirds of older people feel stereotyped and 61 per cent of over-65s think society sees them as a burden. The Shaping Our .. read more »
Osborne calls for 'seamless' health and social care in England
The Chancellor George Osborne has called for the creation of a 'seamless' health and social care system in England. During his spending review today (June 26) he called for £3bn to be set asi.. read more »
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