Health
Health Minister pledges £170m extra a year for ‘transformation’ of how planned care services are delivered
More than £170m extra a year is set to be invested in planned care across NHS Wales, Health Minister Eluned…
Health board and councils urge families to look after recovering patients to free up hospital beds
A joint statement from Hywel Dda Health Board, Welsh Ambulance Trust and Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire and Ceredigion Councils is calling on…
Health chief vows to keep services running through ‘one of the harshest winters we have ever faced’
NHS Wales chief executive Andrew Goodall has warned the dual challenge of the Covid pandemic and other respiratory viruses will…
Military to support Welsh Ambulance Service from today
The Armed Forces will begin to support the Welsh Ambulance Service from today. Fifty troops from 4 Regiment Royal Logistic…
Tesco shoppers in Swansea help to provide £1million boost to health
People in Swansea have been thanked for contributing towards the £1million raised forthree life-saving charities as part of Tesco’s ‘Helping…
People buying health insurance in the UK are getting younger according to new data
The average age of a policy holder is down by 20% in the past year The average age of those…
Woman thought her husband was snoring – but he was having a cardiac arrest in his sleep
A SUPER-fit cycling enthusiast who had a sudden cardiac arrest in his sleep survived thanks to the actions of his…
State-of-the-art stroke unit proposed for Morriston Hospital
A state-of-the-art stroke unit offering 24-7 emergency care could be developed at Swansea’s Morriston Hospital. The health board is developing…
Organ donor families celebrate unveiling of sculpture
A sculpture has been unveiled at the National Botanic Garden of Wales as part of Organ Donation Week. The special event was…
Welsh Government to invest nearly £25m in four new digital scanners to cut waiting times and meet service demand
Almost £25m will be invested in up to four new PET-CT scanners across Wales to improve access to this cutting…