£850,000 for new Maggie’s Centre for South East Wales
Maggie’s Centres are based in the grounds of large cancer centres and provide emotional and practical support for people with cancer, their families and friends. They are independent but work in partnership with the NHS across the UK.
The centre announced today will be based at the current Velindre Cancer Centre...Read More »
New NHS Wales chairs appointed
Ann Lloyd CBE has been appointed Chair of Aneurin Bevan University Health Board. She replaces David Jenkins, and will commence her four year term of office during June 2017.
Jan Williams OBE has been appointed Chair of Public Health Wales NHS Trust. She replaces Professor Sir Mansel Aylward, and will commence...Read More »
Health Secretary to connect with NHS staff in north Wales
Health Service employees in the Betsi Cadwaladr Health Board, Welsh Ambulance Service NHS Trust and Public Health Wales staff in North East Wales are the second group of staff to get an opportunity to ask Mr Gething questions about the health service at a Cabinet Connect event.
The Q&A session will...Read More »
‘Education saved my life’: Valleys mum wins award after overcoming troubled past
After being placed in a women’s refuge, 33-year-old mother-of-three Laura Harris moved to Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taff. She knew no-one in the area so decided to enrol in college at Coleg y Cymoedd and began her learning journey in 2015.
Laura started with an Access to Humanities course and progressed onto...Read More »
Appointments to new teacher training accreditation board announced
The Education Workforce Council: Teacher Education Accreditation Committee, which will be known as ‘the board’, will accredit individual Initial Teacher Education (ITE) programmes.
The newly appointed Chair is Professor John Furlong, Emeritus Professor of Education, Oxford University Department of Education, and Emeritus Fellow of Green Templeton College, Oxford.
Professor Olwen Mcnamara, Professor...Read More »