The Royal College of Nursing in Wales recently hosted a Primary Care event, entitled, “Shaping Primary and Community Health Services in Wales” at RCN Wales HQ in Cardiff.
The conference aims to share information about changes to the NHS and delivery of health and social services in Wales, whilst showcasing nursing initiatives which demonstrate how excellence [...]

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 [...]

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.

A number of challenges for local commissioning of dental services must be addressed, according to the results of a survey released yesterday. Alongside the survey is a practical guide to dental commissioning, produced by an independent working group led by Professor Chris Drinkwater of the NHS Alliance, to help primary care organisations to meet those [...]

Organisations responsible for the care of vulnerable people must ensure that an effective risk assessment regime is in place and that any risks are properly addressed and managed, says the Health and Safety Executive (HSE)