Wales’ First Minister Mark Drakeford has said he regrets the ending of free mass Covid-19 testing but said it was inevitable after the UK Government pulled the plug on the
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An expert group to support the creation of a National Care Service for Wales has been announced. The future of social care is part of the Welsh Government’s Co-operation Agreement
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A “cheerful” and “kind” five-year-old boy was killed by his mother, step-father and a teenager while self-isolating with coronavirus, Cardiff Crown Court has been told. Logan Mwangi was found dead
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Wales is to roll out one of the most generous basic income schemes ever trialled in the world to its care leavers this year. The pilot will see all young
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More than 50,000 social care workers in Wales are to get a £1,000 bonus in their pay packets this year, it has been announced. The one-off payment, due in staff
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A man with mental health difficulties whose case made headlines after a judge said his needs had been “neglected” is preparing to leave hospital, health authority bosses say. Mr Justice
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Two men and a teenage girl have been found guilty of the homophobic murder of a consultant psychiatrist in a Cardiff park. Dr Gary Jenkins was violently assaulted in Bute
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Hospices in Wales will receive an extra £2.2m as part of the Welsh Government’s end-of-life care review. Of the funding, £888k will go to the two children’s hospices – Ty
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Money is to be given to health and social care students to help them complete their studies and go into the sector, the Welsh Government has announced. The £1.8 million
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The number of people waiting for hospital treatment in Wales has ballooned for the 19th consecutive month, prompting calls for the Welsh Government to act now to tackle the “colossal”
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