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Get-togethers for those who care for grandchildren

4 July, 2008 - 00:00
GRANDPARENTS who are full-time carers for their grandchildren are being invited to a series of friendly get-togethers organised by health campaigners.

When I had a heart attack, I smoked a cigarette on the way to hospital

3 July, 2008 - 12:02
NICK STEPHENS was living the life of a takeaway-munching bachelor. That was until he had a quadruple bypass at the age of 36 following his second heart attack.

'I’d see germs everywhere'

3 July, 2008 - 00:00
AMY Jewell had led a normal happy childhood. She was part of a loving, stable family and had a large circle of young friends.

“I’d see germs everywhere”: Health feature

3 July, 2008 - 00:00
AMY Jewell had led a normal happy childhood. She was part of a loving, stable family and had a large circle of young friends.

NHS principles still hold in Wales, says Gordon Brown

3 July, 2008 - 00:00
PRIME Minister Gordon Brown will today insist that the founding principles of the NHS are still present 60 years on.

Green light for Valleys hospital

2 July, 2008 - 00:00
PLANS for a new hospital in Mountain Ash have been approved after the Welsh Assembly Government said it will foot the £66m bill.

Mum’s shock at ‘extreme’ plan for daughter’s teeth

2 July, 2008 - 00:00
AN eight-year-old girl was told that she needed to have 14 of her 18 teeth removed after suffering an abscess.

Hospital is planning to think green

2 July, 2008 - 00:00
A CAMPAIGN is underway to recycle the mountain of waste that is collected daily at Wales' biggest hospital.

£100m to improve hospitals and palliative care

2 July, 2008 - 00:00
THE NHS will today receive a £100m-plus cash bonanza to improve patient services, hospitals and cancer equipment.

Concern over safety at 30 nursing homes

2 July, 2008 - 00:00
MORE than 30 enforcement notices have been issued to a group of Welsh nursing homes after problems were found with the use of bed rails.

£100m bonanza to improve hospitals and palliative care

2 July, 2008 - 00:00
THE NHS will today receive a £100m-plus cash bonanza to improve patient services, hospitals and cancer equipment.

Hart pledges £8m for palliative care in Wales

1 July, 2008 - 15:56
HEALTH Minister Edwina Hart, has announced £8 million over the next three years to improve palliative care across Wales.

Call to improve cancer services

1 July, 2008 - 00:00
A SCIENTIST who lost his mother to cancer has revealed how his parents' illnesses have given him a new perspective on the disease.

Concerns over gaps in care

1 July, 2008 - 00:00
A REVIEW of palliative care in Wales has found large gaps in existing services for patients with long-term and terminal diseases.

Gwent NHS Trust wins HR Team of Year award

30 June, 2008 - 08:40
GWENT Healthcare NHS Trust's personnel team has been named the HR Team of the Year in the UK.

Million reasons we owe a debt to St John volunteers

30 June, 2008 - 08:39
VOLUNTEERS from St John Cymru Wales helped to save Wales more than £1m last year.

Smoking ban’s health benefits kick in

30 June, 2008 - 00:00
THE advent of the smoking ban has seen a dramatic fall in the number of heart attacks in patients.

Clinic protects fertility for our cancer patients

30 June, 2008 - 00:00
THE first Welsh service to help cancer patients protect their fertility before undergoing life-saving treatment will be set up in Cardiff.

Prostate disorders : What's the alternative?

30 June, 2008 - 00:00
A walnut-sized gland located below the bladder, the prostate surrounds the urethra which drains the bladder.

The Professionals: Structures essential to patient as nurse

30 June, 2008 - 00:00
AT THE heart of the empowering process is a belief that nursing staff are the healthcare workers closest to the patient.