icWales Health News

HOSPITAL waiting times in Wales are now as good as – if not better than – in England, official figures indicate.

A STORM is brewing over the golden sand dunes of a popular beach park in West Wales.

PLANS to replace one of Wales’ oldest mental asylums with a new £80m hospital have been put aside in the face of declining admission rates.

AMBITIOUS plans to transform the building and replace outdated facilities at one of Wales’ busiest hospitals have been approved.

MORE people have begun aking part in sport across Wales after £50m has been invested over the past six years.

CHILDREN with life-limiting illnesses should be given more choice about their end-of-life care and where they want to die, a charity today said.

Shadow Health Minister Andrew RT Davies outlines his thoughts about the future of dementia care in Wales

THE mother of a blind toddler who went to China for stem cell treatment has defended parents who harvest umbilical cord blood.

A NEW drug that could help keep cancer patients in remission will be available on the NHS in Wales.

They are annoying because they look unpleasant but they can also be quite painful.

EMPOWERING nurses to deliver patient-centred care that saves lives is a core aim for both the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) and the 1,000 Lives campaign.

A BID to create an ambulance service for an impoverished region of Uganda has taken another step forward.

A NEW generation of targets will improve patient treatment and outcomes in the NHS in Wales.

STAFF at one of Wales’ largest employers are being trained to recognise and help colleagues with mental health problems.

A NURSE has become the first in Wales to qualify as an approved clinician under the Mental Health Act.

THE future of healthcare in Wales’ capital city will reside in a long-neglected Victorian hospital.

THESE are the first images of what the restored and refurbished Cardiff Royal Infirmary will look like as it is transformed into a £40m health and wellbeing centre.

RUGBY hero Scott Quinnell will be coming home for a special dinner to raise money to support lung cancer research in Wales.

THE future of healthcare in Wales’ capital city will reside in a long-neglected Victorian hospital.

A NURSE has become the first in Wales to qualify as an approved clinician under the Mental Health Act.