Patients Set To Access Medical Records And Book GP Appointments Online, Wales

Health Minister announces funding for new NHS Wales website.
Health Minister Edwina Hart has announced £1.7 million of funding for a new website which will allow patients to check their medical records at the click of a mouse.

Health Minister Announces Plans To Improve Care For Victims Of Sexual Assault, Wales

New plans to improve care to adults that have suffered sexual assault or abuse are announced by Health Minister Edwina Hart.
Care for victims will be rolled out through Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARCs) – where specialist staff are trained to counsel victims, and where police and other health practitioners can refer victims for examination, screening [...]

Health Minister Welcomes Torfaen’s Hearty Lives Initiative, UK

Health Minister Edwina Hart will attend the launch of a new initiative to reduce heart disease in Torfaen.
The British Heart Foundation (BHF) has awarded £1.5million in funding and resources to Torfaen Local Health Board to tackle heart disease in the area. It comes as part of the health charity’s UK-wide Hearty Lives programme to reduce [...]

Health Minister Approves Assembly Government Funding For Bronglais Hospital, Wales

More than £7.5million Welsh Assembly Government funding will be invested in a project that will pave the way for a major re-development of Bronglais Hospital, Aberystwyth, Health Minister Edwina Hart announced this Monday.

Swine Flu-Related Death In Wales

A woman who tested positive for swine flu has died in Wales, the Welsh Assembly Government confirmed last Friday.
The 55-year-old woman from Caerphilly County Borough was admitted to the Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport on 2 August. She had been ill with flu-like symptoms prior to her admission. She tested positive for swine flu on admission [...]