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Wales' NHS plan unimpeded by members'cold feet
Welsh Assembly officials say implementation of Wales'NHS plan will go ahead 'from now', despite Assembly members' refusal to ratify it last week. Debate on the plan was adjourned before the vote, after members raised a series of concerns, particularly over the lack of specific targets. Conservative William Graham moved an ...
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Wales to scrap HAs as Assembly gears up for control over health
Health authorities are to be swept away in Wales in a controversial measure that overshadowed the launch of the Welsh NHS plan last week and saw Unison predicting 400 job losses within two years.
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Managers welcome director of NHS Wales as 'one of their own'
A trust chief executive from Bristol has been appointed as the new director of the NHS in Wales.
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Wales freezes prescription charges
Prescription charges in Wales are to be frozen, with free medicines for people under-25 from April, Welsh finance minister Edwina Hart has announced.
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Three tipped for NHS Wales top job against background of 'low salary'
Three Welsh health service managers have been tipped as possible successors to former NHS Wales chief executive Peter Gregory.
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'Patient flow' proposal for Wales
Acute general hospital services in Wales should in future be planned to match 'patient flows' rather than health authority and trust boundaries, according to the report of the acute services development group.
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Wales 'needs new priorities by 2002'
The NHS in Wales should move towards a 'transparent and consistent' system of prioritising patients based on clinical need, according to a report endorsed last week by the Welsh Assembly's health committee.
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Race equality advisers appointed in Wales
Two race equality advisers are to work within the NHS in Wales. Michael Banner and Dee Hines-Johnson are being employed by Bro Taf health authority in posts funded by the Welsh Assembly for two years. Mr Banner has worked on race and equality issues for 12 years. Ms Hines-Johnson has ...
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Short Cuts: Cancer care programme to be extended in Wales
The National Institute for Clinical Excellence has been asked to extend its programme on cancer care in Wales. NICE will carry out a two-year programme to provide guidance for clinicians and managers on the organisation of cancer services, minimum standards, access to new drugs and support for cancer patients and ...
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NHS Wales HR strategy set to embrace common core training
The NHS in Wales is to push ahead with 'common core training' for health professionals - an idea still being debated by England's modernisation action teams.
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Wales told fresh targets must be met with current funding
The Welsh health service has been set stringent targets on waiting-list reduction which health and social services secretary Jane Hutt insists can be met with a £40m allocation made in May.
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In Brief: Resource allocation in Wales
The national steering group set up to examine resource allocation in Wales has met for the first time. The group, led by Peter Townsend, professor of social policy at Bristol University, will report to the Welsh Assembly by September.
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We have turned corner on deficits, says Wales director
The director of the NHS in Wales has told HSJ he has 'very mixed feelings' about leaving the health service.
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Short Cuts: PFI project signing ensures £66m hospital for Wales
The largest private finance initiative project in Wales has been signed and sealed, Bro Morgannwg trust has announced.The trust admits that managers and developer Baglan Moor Healthcare plc 'toiled through the night' last week to ensure the £66m needed for the hospital for Neath and Port Talbot could be raised ...
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In Brief: £1m grant to improve play facilities in Wales
Welsh health secretary Jane Hutt has announced a £1m grant to improve play facilities in Wales and undertake a review of children's play. She said the money would particularly help children in deprived areas.
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Short Cuts: Wales procurement strategy aimed at saving £80m
Welsh Assembly finance secretary Edwina Hart has announced a review of public sector purchasing policies, with the aim of saving £80m over three years. The review will take four months and lead to a procurement strategy for the public sector across Wales.Ms Hart said: 'I regard this review as an ...
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In Brief: Capital investment in the NHS in Wales
Welsh health secretary Jane Hutt has announced £53m capital investment in the NHS in Wales, including £12.4m to develop a mental illness unit for the Rhondda and Taff Ely and £12m to expand mental health facilities in Bridgend.
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North Wales HA launches key strategic review
North Wales health authority has announced a strategic review of community, general and specialist services at Llandudno General Hospital. The review follows the recent decision to relocate services from Conwy Hospital to Llandudno. Reporting in June, the review will examine links between Llandudno and other healthcare services, and examine the ...
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Michael launches 10-year plan for better Wales
A 10-year plan with targets to improve life in Wales has been launched by first secretary Alun Michael. The plan is built around five key areas: opportunities for learning, a stronger economy, better health and well-being, quality of life, and better, simpler government. It sets more than 100 targets for ...