New plans encourage Welsh public to use hospitals only if essential
Patients in Wales will be encouraged to only go to hospital if it is essential, under new plans published by the Welsh Government. As the 70th anniversary of the NHS
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Woman charged with murder of four-year-old girl in Rhondda
A 37-year-old woman has been charged with the murder of four-year-old Amelia Brooke Harris. Carly Ann Harris, from Trealaw, Rhondda, South Wales, will appear before Merthyr Magistrates’ Court accused of
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Wife who fatally stabbed husband in drink-fuelled row jailed for eight years
A wife who stabbed her husband to death during a drink-fuelled row a week before Christmas has been jailed for eight years. Natasha Jex, 32, used a kitchen knife to
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Heléna Herklots to succeed Sarah Rochira as Wales’ next Older People’s Commissioner
Heléna Herklots CBE has been named as the new Older People’s Commissioner for Wales, the Welsh Government has announced. Heléna is currently Chief Executive of Carers UK, the national membership
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Gwent scheme will see first time offenders offered course to avoid court
Offenders in South Wales who commit low-level crimes while under the influence of alcohol will be offered the chance to take a two-hour educational course rather than face court, police
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New social prescribing service proving popular therapy for Swansea residents
A new kind of prescription is being employed by one group of GP practices in Swansea and it’s proving popular with local residents. The Cwmtawe cluster of GP surgeries is
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Wrexham social worker removed from Register over ‘multiple serious failings’
A social worker from Wrexham has been removed from the Social Care Wales register after a fitness to practise hearing found he had put the young people in his care
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Service supporting families with children at risk of going into care goes Wales-wide
A service providing support for women at risk of having their children taken into care is being made available across Wales, Social Care Minister Huw Irranca-Davies has said. The Reflect
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£125 million programme to help vulnerable in Wales creates uncertainty and lacks direction
The Welsh Government’s Supporting People Programme could be at risk of letting down vulnerable and elderly people due to the confusing way it will work and uncertainty it creates for
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‘Systemic changes’ needed for prescribing of antipsychotic medicines in Welsh care homes
Antipsychotic medicines are being prescribed inappropriately, in many cases as a first option rather than a last resort, to treat the behavioural and psychologic symptoms of dementia, often without adequate
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