Patients in Wales forced to wait a year for operations rises by 400%
The number of people waiting more than a year for an operation in Wales has risen by more than 400% in the past four years. A freedom of information request
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Father tells of ‘worst scenario’ with 85-week waiting list for back surgery
A father-of-three who has been waiting since December to have an operation on his back has described how his debilitating condition has affected his physical, mental and financial health in
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Gething announces new adult gender identity service to be established in Wales
A new adult gender identity service is to be established in Wales to enable transgender people to access the care they need closer to home, Health Secretary Vaughan Gething has
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Damning report reveals missed chances to catch paedophile rock star years before arrest
Paedophile rock star Ian Watkins could have been caught and brought to justice nearly four years earlier if police had properly investigated reports from a series of informants, the Independent
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Safer test for Down’s syndrome to be offered to mothers-to-be in Wales
Pregnant women in Wales are to be offered a safer test for Down’s syndrome, reducing the risk of miscarriage during the testing process, the Welsh Government has announced. It is
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Mother to be tried accused of sexually abusing daughter after father admits rape
A mother will face trial accused of sexually abusing her daughter after the girl’s father pleaded guilty to raping the youngster on a number of occasions. The woman, who cannot
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CSSIW introduce new inspection framework for fostering services in Wales
The Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales (CSSIW) are changing the way they inspect local authority fostering services and independent fostering agencies across Wales. CSSIW will be using a new
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Social Services Minister praises Powys for pioneering electronic health and care system
Social Services Minister Rebecca Evans has praised Powys’s health and social care services for becoming the first area in Wales to jointly implement a new IT system that helps health
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New Chair appointed to lead Advisory Panel on Substance Misuse in Wales
Rebecca Evans, Minister for Social Services and Public Health, has announced the appointment of a new Chair to the Advisory Panel on Substance Misuse. Caroline Phipps has been appointed as
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Two women who survived abuse as children to advise inquiry on Welsh victims
Two women have promised to champion the cause of Welsh victims after being appointed to advise the public inquiry into child sexual abuse. May Baxter-Thornton (left) from Newport and Emma
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