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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,

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

Director of public health warns Covid-19 infections in Swansea Bay heading to ‘catastrophic levels’

By Adam Hale and Claire Hayhurst, Reporters7th December 2020News Wales

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

Hancock urges people in Merthyr Tydfil to ‘play their part’ in mass coronavirus testing

By Adam Hale, Reporter19th November 2020News Wales

Health Secretary Matt Hancock has urged people in Merthyr Tydfil to “play their part” in bringing coronavirus under control by taking part in Wales’ first mass test pilot. Rapid Covid-19

Tributes paid to health care assistant and Unite representative who has died with Covid-19

By Claire Hayhurst, Reporter12th November 2020News Wales

Tributes have been paid to an NHS worker who died after testing positive for Covid-19. Mark Simons (pictured), who worked as a health care assistant at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital

Routine surgeries postponed after ten patients test positive for Covid-19 at Swansea hospital

By Adam Hale, Reporter14th October 2020News Wales

A new coronavirus outbreak at a hospital in South Wales has caused routine surgeries to be postponed, after 10 patients and five members of staff tested positive. The outbreak at

Royal Glamorgan Hospital suspends some services after reporting 82 cases of Covid-19

By Claire Hayhurst, Reporter30th September 2020News Wales

Temporary restrictions to services are to be put in place at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital in Llantrisant after 82 cases of coronavirus were identified there. The restrictions, which come into

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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

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

Director of public health warns Covid-19 infections in Swansea Bay heading to ‘catastrophic levels’

Hancock urges people in Merthyr Tydfil to ‘play their part’ in mass coronavirus testing

Tributes paid to health care assistant and Unite representative who has died with Covid-19

Routine surgeries postponed after ten patients test positive for Covid-19 at Swansea hospital

Royal Glamorgan Hospital suspends some services after reporting 82 cases of Covid-19

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

Four teenagers and man guilty of murdering two boys in case of mistaken identity

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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

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

Director of public health warns Covid-19 infections in Swansea Bay heading to ‘catastrophic levels’

Hancock urges people in Merthyr Tydfil to ‘play their part’ in mass coronavirus testing

Tributes paid to health care assistant and Unite representative who has died with Covid-19

Routine surgeries postponed after ten patients test positive for Covid-19 at Swansea hospital

Royal Glamorgan Hospital suspends some services after reporting 82 cases of Covid-19