More patients should be having day surgery if Wales is to meet challenging waiting time targets, an influential report will say today. The National Assembly’s audit committee believes that unless day surgery rates improve, the NHS will not achieve significant government milestones.
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More and more badly behaved children are being diagnosed with conditions like ADHD. Latest figures show global use of ADHD drugs has nearly tripled since 1993. In England and Wales alone, prescriptions for the standard treatment, a drug called Ritalin, rocketed from just 4,000 in 1994 to 359,000 in 2004.
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Wales’ chief medical officer will tour the country this week to discuss public health matters. Dr Tony Jewell will take part in a series of public meetings as part of the Welsh Assembly Government’s response to Health Challenge Wales – the national focus for action to build a healthier nation.
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The next phase of the ‘roles and tasks of social work in England’ project was launched today (14 March 2007) by a project team working with the General Social Care Council (GSCC).
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All Mobile Creche Company franchises in Wales will be required to provide Welsh-speaking staff, even in the most anglicised areas. And in cities with large ethnic-minority populations, franchisees will need staff fluent in the relevant languages.
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The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman, Ann Abraham, today reported on the results of her investigation into complaints about the amount of redress received by some elderly and disabled people who had belatedly received NHS funding for their care.
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Nurses have called on Health Minister Brian Gibbons to increase pressure on Westminster over their annual pay review. It comes as Scottish Health Minister Andy Kerr has implemented the recommended pay increase of 2.5%.
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Ed Miliband, Minister for the Third Sector, has announced that the Improvement and Development Agency (IDeA) will run a £2million programme to help local authorities harness the potential of the third sector to improve people’s lives.
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A hearing into the conduct of a registered social worker who worked in the Brigend area will be held between 14 and 16 March 2007 by a Care Council for Wales Conduct Committee. The hearing will take place from 10am at the Royal Hotel in Cardiff.
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Dr Hamish Meldrum, chairman of the BMA’s GPs Committee, commenting on the Public Accounts Committee report on out-of-hours care, said: “We would confirm the Committee’s findings that the quality of many out-of-hours services leaves a lot to be desired.
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