All Wales articles – Page 17
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Devolution brings this years winter pressures home to Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
The aftermath of this years winter pressures on the NHS has been felt by politicians in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales as well as in England.
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£1m to reduce pressure on junior doctors in Wales
Welsh trusts are being given £1m to assist them with reducing the intensity of work faced by junior doctors. The money will be used to ensure junior doctors have a reasonable expectation of six to eight hours rest when on call continuously, if possible. British Medical Association Welsh secretary Bob ...
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In Brief: Breast Test Wales Annual Report
Breast Test Wales' annual report says it is 'on course' to reduce breast cancer deaths by 25 per cent by 2002. More than 3,700 cases have been detected since it was set up 10 years ago, helping to cut death rates among women aged 55 to 69 from 109 per ...
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'No precedent' for scale of Wales changes
The health service in Wales has faced unprecedented change over the past year, director of NHS Wales Peter Gregory told managers last week.
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Short cuts: Hutt announces £1m anti-smoking drive for Wales
Welsh health and social services minister Jane Hutt has announced a £1m programme to implement the policies set out in the Smoking Kills white paper. A 'smokebusters' club for 9 to 11-year-olds will be set up as part of initiatives to curb smoking among children and young people. New smoking ...
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Enthusiasm bypass: Wales goes it alone
An alternative to primary care trusts is likely to be developed in Wales, following a consultation exercise that 'did not suggest there is widespread enthusiasm' for PCTs.
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Hutt outlines health vision for Wales
Members of the Welsh Assembly have been asked to draw up a new primary care strategy before the end of the year.
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Wales director under fire at inquiry
A senior Welsh Office official was this week accused of overlooking concerns about paediatric cardiac surgery at Bristol Royal Infirmary in the 1980s.
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Indicators launched for Wales
Welsh health minister Jon Owen Jones has launched the country's first set of clinical indicators for hospitals.
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£48m boost to help reduce social exclusion in Wales
Welsh secretary Alun Michael has announced that £48m will be spent tackling social exclusion in the principality over the next three years. The first tranche of £8m, to be spent in the current financial year, will support drug and alcohol treatment services, promote local initiatives to encourage young people away ...
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'Get tough' message for Wales
Welsh secretary Alun Michael has signalled a tougher financial regime for trusts and health authorities in Wales.
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Wales' waste of wisdom Election rules mean assembly forgoes much NHS expertise
Devolution offers the people of Wales an unrivalled opportunity to reshape their health service. But if the standard of debate among politicians at the NHS Confederation in Wales' annual conference last week is a foretaste of what can be expected once the Welsh assembly is up and running, there is ...
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Social exclusion programme starts in Wales
Welsh Office minister Peter Hain has selected eight communities to take part in the Welsh Office's 'people in communities' programme. A development co-ordinator will be appointed in each area to identify the problems leading to soc ia l exclusion , draw up long term action plans and identify funding needs. ...
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Extra £1.4m safeguards South Wales cardiac ops
The government has found an additional £1.4m to support adult cardiac surgery in south Wales. The money is to safeguard operations at University Hospital of Wales and is in addition to money already announced for a new cardiac centre at Morriston Hospital. A review of cardiac services in 1993 concluded ...
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Assembly powers key in Wales quality agenda
The Welsh Assembly will be able to ask the Commission for Health Improvement to investigate 'persistent failures to act' on problems at Welsh health organisations.
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Assembly powers key in Wales quality agenda
The Welsh Assembly will be able to ask the Commission for Health Improvement to investigate 'persistent failures to act' on problems at Welsh health organisations.