All Wales articles – Page 6
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News'Biased' surgeons blamed for unnecessary recall
Surgeons who held a biased view of independent treatment centres caused the unnecessary recall of more than 600 patients, a new report claims.
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NewsApproval for £77m hospital redevelopment
Initial plans for a multimillion-pound redevelopment of a North Wales hospital were approved by the assembly’s health minister Lesley Griffiths.
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News£90m mental health unit approved
A new £90m mental health unit in South Wales has moved a step closer after Welsh assembly minister Edwina Hart gave her blessing to the scheme.
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NewsParty pledges to scrap ambulance trusts
Plaid has renewed a pledge to dissolve the Welsh Ambulance Trust and transfer its responsibilities to local health boards (LHBs) - despite saying it would not “fragment” the health service in Wales.
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News'Presumed consent' proposal to Westminster withdrawn
A request to the UK government to introduce presumed consent for organ donation has been withdrawn by the Welsh Assembly.
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NewsNHS complaints regulations overhaul announced
New regulations to speed up the NHS complaints procedure in Wales have been announced by health minister Edwina Hart.
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NewsHospital's A&E too small - minister
A major Welsh hospital’s accident and emergency has been branded inadequate by the Assembly’s first minister.
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NewsAnti-smoking strategy unveiled
New plans to drastically reduce smoking levels in Wales have been announced.
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NewsAdvanced cancer scanning centre officially opened
A new £16.5m hospital centre which features a state-of-the-art high-resolution scanner has been officially opened.
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NewsMinister 'cannot justify 999 times'
Welsh Assembly health minister Edwina Hart has said she “cannot justify” some of the problems with ambulance waiting times.
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NewsNorovirus prevention advice issued
Advice on how to avoid passing on infections such as norovirus has been issued by Welsh chief medical officer Dr Tony Jewell.
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NewsBoard warned over asbestos exposure risk
NHS managers have come under fire for failing to protect staff from asbestos exposure in hospitals.
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Comment'People are skeptical of welfare spending'
As coalition ministers plough on with radical reforms of health and other public services, they should not take much comfort from this week’s social attitude survey suggesting Britain is now more right wing than in the Thatcherite 80s.
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NewsFirst single room-only hospital opens
The first publicly funded UK hospital to feature single rooms only has been opened on the site of a disused steelworks in Ebbw Vale, South Wales.
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Welsh compensation payments rise
Welsh health boards have paid out £20m more in medical negligence claims this year compared with last year, new figures show.
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NewsCall for public to improve their own health
People must do more to look after their health and stop preventable conditions draining NHS resources, the Welsh chief medical officer has said.
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NewsNHS budget ringfence 'irresponsible'
It would be “irresponsible” to promise the NHS’s budget can be ringfenced, Welsh first minister Carwyn Jones has said.
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NewsEdwina Hart cleared of misleading Welsh Assembly
First minister Carwyn Jones has cleared his health minister Edwina Hart of misleading the Welsh Assembly, saying he was “surprised and disappointed” by the claims against her.
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NewsHart continues to deny withholding critical study
Welsh health minister Edwina Hart has continued to deny withholding critical findings about the NHS.
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NewsHart denies misleading Assembly over NHS report
Welsh health minister Edwina Hart has denied opposition claims she misled the Assembly about the existence of a report into the NHS.