More than 2,000 residents have signed a petition against plans to build a new prison in a Gwent town. Cwmbran townspeople have joined forces to campaign against proposed Home Office plans for a prison on the site of the town’s former Police training college in Greenmeadow.
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New measures to lift thousands more children in the UK out of poverty by getting more parents into work have been announced today by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions John Hutton.
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Patients with dementia are dying early because they are being prescribed sedative drugs inappropriately in nursing homes, warn researchers. A five-year investigation revealed the antipsychotic drugs were being used as a ‘chemical cosh’ to control patients, contrary to expert advice.
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All school staff should be given basic information about diabetes, a health charity has warned. Diabetes UK Cymru says better provision should be made for children with diabetes when they are at school.
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Lord Falconer has welcomed the Prime Minister’s vision for the criminal justice system saying: “We cannot stand still because criminals don’t stand still.”
The number of teenagers drinking alcohol and taking drugs in England is falling, a national survey has found. The annual poll of 8,200 11 to 15-year-olds found 21% had an alcoholic drink in the previous week, down from 26% in 2001.
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Matthew Rhys’s sister has inspired him to lend his support to children’s charity NSPCC Cymru. After working on the helpline, she heard first-hand from terrified and alone children reaching out for help.
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Secretary of State for Work and Pensions John Hutton has announced a comprehensive review of the health of the working age population, assessing current health levels and providing a benchmark against which to measure future workplace health improvements.
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A hospital which was condemned for ignoring safety guidance which led to a man dying from Legionnaires’ disease has been find £80,000. Daryl Eyles, 37, had just been given the all-clear from doctors treating him for leukaemia when he took a shower at Bath’s Royal United Hospital (RUH).
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Childcare students and lecturers from around the EU have been visiting Wales. Groups from Germany, Finland and Belgium spent a week at Coleg Gwent’s Ebbw Vale campus. As well as attending childcare lectures they visited schools and childcare settings in the area.
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