A woman with dementia was neglected by nursing home staff and left to develop infected bedsores in the months leading up to her death, an inquest has heard. June Hamer,
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People in Wales should not expect a “significant easing” of coronavirus rules despite rates of the virus falling across the country, health minister Vaughan Gething has said. Mr Gething (pictured)
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Several residents of a care home died after suffering from alleged neglect including dehydration, malnourishment, and pressure sores on their bodies, an inquest has been told. The hearing, set to
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Wales is seeing a “significant step-up” of its rollout of coronavirus vaccinations – with 700,000 people expected to be given a jab by mid-February, the country’s health minister has said.
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A computer glitch has reportedly meant 11,000 positive Covid tests in Wales from the past week were not counted in original figures. As cases continue to rise in Wales, the
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Hospitals in Wales are almost full due to a surge in the number of patients with coronavirus, the director of the Welsh NHS Confederation has said. Darren Hughes warned that
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Care home residents in Wales will begin to be vaccinated from Wednesday, the country’s health minister has announced. Vaughan Gething said the first care homes to receive the jab will
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First Minister Mark Drakeford has said public fatigue, household mixing, and people’s behaviour to and from hospitality venues has led to a surge in coronavirus transmissions in Wales. The Welsh
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A director of public health has warned that his Welsh health board could see catastrophic levels of coronavirus cases during Christmas if infections in the area continue to rise. Dr
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The 19p increase in the national living wage has been described as a “kick in the teeth” by one social care worker, who said the rise would be “swallowed up”
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