Health Board fined for failing to manage patients risk of falling
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board has been fined £250,000 following failures relating to patient falls in its hospitals. Three elderly patients sustained falls in 2022 and 2023 and they all sadly died. The cause of death of two of them…
Welsh Ambulance Service declares ‘critical incident’
THE Welsh Ambulance Service has declared a ‘critical incident’ because of significantly increased demand across the 999 service and extensive hospital handover delays. Demand on the 999 service is currently very high, with more than 340 calls waiting to be…
Save Social Care, Save the NHS campaign launched to avert “national emergency”
The “catastrophic unintended consequences” of the Budget will be a disaster for hospitals in Carmarthenshire, say social care leaders. That was the warning from Care Forum Wales (CFW), which represents 500 private and charity social care providers, as it launched…
Hywel Dda charity launches community opportunity to buy gifts for patients spending Christmas in hospital
HYWEL Dda Health Charities, the official charity of Hywel Dda University Health Board, has launched a Christmas appeal which gives local communities the opportunity to purchase small gifts for patients who have to spend the festive period in hospital. Now…
Thousands of cataract patients being treated in mobile theatres
THE £1.4m ophthalmic hub featuring two theatres at the University Hospital of Wales are part of the Welsh Government’s ambitious plan to transform planned care in Wales and cut waiting times over the next four years. As the NHS and…