Free flu vaccinations for Wales’ care home workers
NHS healthcare staff are already offered flu vaccination by NHS employers as part of occupational health services. Sustained, year on year progress has been made in increasing uptake.
Last winter, to the end of March 2018, there were 71 reported flu outbreaks in Wales, of which 42 (60%) happened in care...Read More »
Heléna Herklots appointed Wales’ next Older People’s Commissioner
Heléna is currently Chief Executive of Carers UK, the national membership charity for the UK’s 6.5 million carers. She has had over 30 years’ experience of supporting and working with older people. She was awarded a CBE in the 2017 New Year’s Honours list for her work with carers.
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Free drinking water along Wales Coast path to tackle plastic pollution
Addressing an Environmental Summit at the Volvo Ocean Race today, Environment Minister Hannah Blythyn will name the 870 mile Wales Coast Path as the first location for the roll out of a Refill scheme for Wales as part of the Welsh Government’s ambition to become the world’s first refill nation.
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New ovarian cancer drug approved for use in Wales
Following the recommendation from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) and an agreement between the manufacturer Tesaro and NHS Wales, Welsh patients with ovarian cancer will be able to benefit from the treatment.
Since the introduction of the Welsh Government’s £80 million New Treatment Fund new medicines such...Read More »
£5 billion investment to transform rail services across Wales
Following a rigorous procurement process under the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016, First Minister Carwyn Jones today (4 June) announced the Welsh Government has contracted KeolisAmey to operate and develop the Wales and Borders rail service and South Wales Metro working in partnership with Transport for Wales.
The 15-year contract...Read More »