The UK Government not sharing information led to delays in introducing testing for care home residents in Wales during the pandemic, an inquiry has been told. Vaughan Gething (pictured), the
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Former prime minister Gordon Brown has launched a new charity project in Wales to help support families in poverty. Cwtch Mawr – Welsh for “big hug” – the country’s first
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Covid was “not the top priority” for the Welsh government in early 2020, an inquiry has been told. Mark Drakeford, the First Minister of Wales, said in written evidence to
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The chief medical officer for Wales wrote the word “omnishambles” in his notebook to express his frustration over information coming from UK level “very late”, leaving Welsh officials “on the
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Covid infection in care homes was mainly spread by workers, an inquiry has heard. Dr Chris Williams, a consultant epidemiologist for Public Health Wales, told the UK Covid-19 Inquiry that
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Elderly residents living in care homes in Wales during the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic were put at risk by the Welsh Government’s “inadequate” response to the threat posed
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A grieving woman who lost her mother during the Covid-19 pandemic has accused the Welsh Government of being “caught with their trousers down” when the virus hit Wales. Elizabeth Grant
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The proportion of people waiting more than four hours to be seen in A&E departments has typically been higher in Wales than either England or Scotland over the past decade,
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A Welsh government minister used “disappearing messages” during the pandemic, an inquiry has heard. Vaughan Gething, one of the most senior members of the Welsh Labour Government and the former
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The parents of a disabled four-year-old have had a “lovely” start to the week after receiving a £5,000 donation from actor Michael Sheen to adapt their home. Aaron and Charlotte
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