All Wales articles – Page 10
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NewsWales NHS managers report boosted self confidence
Healthcare managers in Wales are reporting boosted self confidence as a second senior manager departs the English health service to work in Wales’s integrated system.
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NewsWales public NHS board to meet for first time
The Welsh health service’s national advisory board will hold its first meeting later this month - with the public allowed to attend.
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NewsIVF blunder prompts calls for better fertility services
An IVF blunder that denied a couple the chance of another baby has led to calls for an increase in the number of treatment cycles available on the NHS in Wales.
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NewsWales puts health council mergers idea on ice
The Welsh Assembly government has backed down from its proposal to restructure patient involvement groups.
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NewsWelsh NHS leaves patient involvement group structure unaltered
The Welsh Assembly government has decided to keep its existing structure of patient involvement groups following consultation.
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HSJ KnowledgeTen years on: what devolution has meant for the NHS
In 1999 Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland assumed new powers. After 10 years of devolution Graham Clews examines what it has meant for the UK’s health services
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Chief executives picked to lead integrated Welsh NHS
Six chief executives have been appointed to lead the NHS in Wales as it takes a further stride away from the English system.
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NHS Wales names new chief executives
NHS Wales has announced the chief executives of the health boards that will run primary and secondary care across the country from October.
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Mental Health Foundation launches self management research programme
An £816,000 research programme into self management for people with a severe mental illness is being launched by the Mental Health Foundation.
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£30m boost for Welsh hospital redevelopment
Welsh health minister Edwina Hart has earmarked £30m for the redevelopment of the Cardiff Royal Infirmary, she announced today.
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Call for more research as cancer survival rates rise
The NHS cancer plan has improved survival rates in England but wide regional variations remain.
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Wales announces hospital improvements
Welsh health minister Edwina Hart has announced capital funding for a list of new hospital equipment and building improvements.
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NHS single rooms: preferences and privacy
While getting a one bed room on the NHS is a dream come true for many patients, for staff moving to single room acute care delivery it is an opportunity to break away from old working methods. Alison Moore reports
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Councils lose power under Welsh health reforms
Local government bosses have accused the Welsh Assembly government of undemocratic behaviour over planned cuts to the number of council representatives on NHS boards.Councils are used to having several representatives on 22 local health boards, which largely share boundaries with local authorities.
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Welsh healthcare regulator raps management at Gwent trust
The Welsh healthcare regulator has published two reports critical of management of a provider's maternity, community and mental health services.
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Edwina Hart steals march on NICE with kidney drug decision
Welsh health minister Edwina Hart has angered some local health boards - and stepped further into NHS decision making - by ordering managers to pay for four unapproved drugs for advanced kidney cancer.
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Trusts breached patient data protection rules
Two trusts have been found in breach of the Data Protection Act for losing and failing to secure information about patients.
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NHS staff sickness remains a problem in Wales
The auditor general for Wales has recommended the Assembly government scraps its blanket target for reducing sickness absence rates in NHS trusts.
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Wales launches weight management scheme for children
A Welsh Assembly-funded programme to help obese children manage their weight will be rolled out across Wales from today, it has been announced.
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Welsh NHS seeks expert advice for redesign
An expert group has been convened to advise the Welsh Assembly government on health policy.