All Wales articles – Page 15
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Welsh health boards' checks on GPs 'lack rigour'
The general medical services contract has come under fire for failing to deliver value for money in Wales - as have local health boards for failing to hold GPs to account.
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Welsh GP care comes under scrutiny
Patients in Wales are not getting value for money from GPs, according to a report by the Welsh Assembly's audit committee.
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Wales appoints older people's commissioner
The first commissioner for older people in Wales has been appointed.
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NHS 'split' across UK, says Confed
The NHS is providing different services in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, the NHS Confederation has warned.
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Welsh NHS to buy goods and services online
A project that will enable the public sector in Wales to buy all its goods and services online has been given the go-ahead.
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E.coli outbreak inquiry to start in February
Evidence on the second biggest outbreak of E.coli 0157 in the UK, which happened in Wales, will start to be heard in February, the Welsh Assembly has announced.
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Welsh MPs quiz health minister on budget
The Welsh Assembly's health, well-being and local government committee will today question health and social services minister Edwina Hart on the government's draft budget.
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Welsh infection control measures introduced
Healthcare settings in Wales will have to introduce infection control measures as part of a strategy released by the Welsh Assembly.
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Chief medical officer calls for action on obesity and smoking
Overall health in Wales is improving, but action is needed to tackle rising obesity levels, continued high rates of smoking and a growing culture of binge drinking, according to the chief medical officer's report.
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Infections cost Welsh NHS £50m a year
Healthcare-associated infections cost the NHS in Wales £50m per year and affect 6 per cent of hospital patients, says a report by the auditor general for Wales. This is fewer than in England and Scotland but more than Northern Ireland.But the report adds there are extra steps trusts can take, ...
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Health informatics management traineeship
An NHS Wales programme is setting a standard in health informatics management training, explain Jackie Barker and colleagues
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Wales earmarks an extra £1.2bn for health
The Welsh Assembly's spending plans for the next three years include an extra £1.2bn invested in health services.
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North Wales reconfiguration plans under scrutiny
Welsh health minister Edwina Hart has sent NHS managers back to the drawing board over controversial plans to reconfigure services in North Wales.
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Welsh trust mergers get green light
The Welsh government is set to go ahead with its reconfiguration of acute services across south east and west Wales.
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Wales to launch physiotherapy programme
Chief medical officer for Wales Dr Tony Jewell has announced a new drive to tackle Wales' most common chronic disease.
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wales violence
The Welsh Assembly has set up a task force to tackle violence and aggression against NHS staff.Its remit is to improve information sharing, incident reporting and the way the service works with the police and the Crown Prosecution Service.The taskforce, to include union representatives, will also look at what guidance ...
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New powers to protect vulnerable people in Wales
New powers to protect the legal rights of vulnerable adults in Wales have been launched by health minister Edwina Hart.
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Assembly sets out to improve public's diet
A consultation designed to help improve eating habits has been launched by the Welsh Assembly.
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Three-year waits for digital aids
The average maximum wait across theUKfor digital hearing aids is twice the English target of 18 weeks and some patients are still waiting for up to three years, according to a survey by the British Society of Hearing Aid Audiologists.Although waits for digital hearing aids are down, it said patients ...
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Doctors call for lower speed limit
All routes used for walking to school in Wales should be designated 20 mph zones, according to Welsh doctors' leaders.