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Drakeford praises ‘phenomenal effort’ Wales achieves vaccine target for first four priority groups

By Adam Hale, Reporter12th February 2021News Wales

Wales has achieved its target of offering coronavirus vaccines to everyone in its first four priority groups, the First Minister has said. Mark Drakeford (pictured) said the milestone is a

Grandmother died in agony from infected pressure sores at scandal-hit care home, inquest hears

By Rod Minchin, Reporter10th February 202111th February 2021News Wales

A grandmother died in agony after suffering huge pressure sores at a scandal-hit nursing home, an inquest has heard. Evelyn Jones, 87, developed sores across her lower back, described by

Care workers tell inquest of residents being humiliated and subjected to appalling levels of care

By Rod Minchin, Reporter4th February 2021News Wales

Staff at a scandal-hit nursing home have told an inquest how elderly residents were humiliated and suffered poor standards of care. Seven residents who lived at Brithdir nursing home in

Care home resident so neglected he was left looking like ‘prisoner of war camp’ inmate, inquest told

By Rod Minchin, Reporter29th January 2021News Wales

An elderly nursing home resident was so neglected by staff that he was left looking like an inmate in a prisoner of war camp, his daughter told an inquest. Stanley

Woman with dementia died after developing bedsores at nursing home, inquest hears

By Adam Hale, Reporter21st January 2021News Wales

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,

No ‘significant easing’ of coronavirus rules in Wales expected – health minister

By Claire Hayhurst, Reporter21st January 2021News Wales

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)

Inquest into the deaths of six care home residents hears evidence of ‘general neglect’

By Adam Hale, Reporter18th January 2021News Wales

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

Wales seeing step-up in Covid vaccine programme with 700,000 to be given jab by mid-February

By Adam Hale and Claire Hayhurst, Reporters12th January 2021News Wales

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.

Computer glitch hiding 11,000 Covid cases in Wales emphasises how serious crisis is – Drakeford

By Trevor Marshallsea & Adam Hale, Reporters17th December 2020News Wales

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

NHS director warns hospitals in Wales ‘nearly full’ due to surge in patients with coronavirus

By Adam Hale, Reporter15th December 2020News Wales

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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Drakeford praises ‘phenomenal effort’ Wales achieves vaccine target for first four priority groups

Grandmother died in agony from infected pressure sores at scandal-hit care home, inquest hears

Care workers tell inquest of residents being humiliated and subjected to appalling levels of care

Care home resident so neglected he was left looking like ‘prisoner of war camp’ inmate, inquest told

Woman with dementia died after developing bedsores at nursing home, inquest hears

No ‘significant easing’ of coronavirus rules in Wales expected – health minister

Inquest into the deaths of six care home residents hears evidence of ‘general neglect’

Wales seeing step-up in Covid vaccine programme with 700,000 to be given jab by mid-February

Computer glitch hiding 11,000 Covid cases in Wales emphasises how serious crisis is – Drakeford

NHS director warns hospitals in Wales ‘nearly full’ due to surge in patients with coronavirus

England’s hospitals within hours of running out of some PPE items – Matt Hancock

Minister admits ‘unacceptable’ rise in children subject to Deprivation of Liberty orders

Warning of ‘stark failure’ in social care after children placed in caravan and Airbnb

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Tag: News Wales

Drakeford praises ‘phenomenal effort’ Wales achieves vaccine target for first four priority groups

Grandmother died in agony from infected pressure sores at scandal-hit care home, inquest hears

Care workers tell inquest of residents being humiliated and subjected to appalling levels of care

Care home resident so neglected he was left looking like ‘prisoner of war camp’ inmate, inquest told

Woman with dementia died after developing bedsores at nursing home, inquest hears

No ‘significant easing’ of coronavirus rules in Wales expected – health minister

Inquest into the deaths of six care home residents hears evidence of ‘general neglect’

Wales seeing step-up in Covid vaccine programme with 700,000 to be given jab by mid-February

Computer glitch hiding 11,000 Covid cases in Wales emphasises how serious crisis is – Drakeford

NHS director warns hospitals in Wales ‘nearly full’ due to surge in patients with coronavirus