Health and Social Services newsletter

August 2016 • Issue 002

 
 
 
 
 
 

HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES LATEST NEWS

Care and support in Wales is changing

Care and support in Wales is changing

The Welsh Government wants to hear your views about how we check that services keep people safe and provide good quality care.   

The public consultation closes on Tuesday the 20th of September.  

Cabinet Secretary begins commencement of new Nurse Staffing Levels Act

Cabinet Secretary begins commencement of new Nurse Staffing Levels Act

The commencement schedule for a new Nurse Staffing Levels Act has been announced.

Watch Cabinet Secretary Vaughan Gething meeting patients and staff at the launch in Bridgend.

Minister visits Swansea’s specialist dementia research centre

Minister visits Swansea’s specialist dementia research centre

The Minister visited the Health and Care Research Wales Centre for Ageing and Dementia Research in Singleton Park, part of Swansea University and met with researchers to discuss their work. 

Fewer people dying of cardiovascular disease in Wales, according to new report

Fewer people dying of cardiovascular disease in Wales, according to new report

Fewer people are dying of cardiovascular disease in Wales, according to the Welsh Government’s heart disease annual report.

Flintshire healthcare project helping people stay independent

Flintshire healthcare project helping people stay independent

Welsh Government investment in a rehabilitation project in Flintshire is helping people stay independent and saving the NHS money.

Care is at the heart of Conwy’s ‘Cariad’ dementia centre

Care is at the heart of Conwy’s ‘Cariad’ dementia centre

Minister for Social Services and Public Health, Rebecca Evans, has praised an award-winning Conwy dementia centre for putting the care of individuals at the heart of everything it does.

 

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