Game-changer for £3 billion-a-year social care sector in Wales
The Welsh Government decision to include social care as one of five key priority areas for their new economic strategy has been hailed as a "potential game-changer" for the sector.
According to Care Forum Wales,...
DementiaGo…..Keep dancing with ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ star Russell Grant
As part of the Dementia Go physical activity programme for people living with dementia and their care-givers, Gwynedd Council is providing an afternoon of dance and fun with one of the stars of the...
£30m Welsh care homes bill is for “national scandal”
Angry care home owners in Wales say they're owed over £30 million in unpaid fees because of a legal battle that's been described as a "national scandal".
After more than three years of wrangling, the...
Pioneering Denbighshire hospice hailed as one of Wales’s great success stories
Wales's top nurse has hailed a pioneering hospice that serves Flintshire as one of the nation's greatest healthcare success stories.
The Chief Nursing Officer for Wales, Professor Jean White, will be reporting her findings to...
Arthritis Charities Welcome Rheumatology Decision for Wales
Welsh Assembly Members have voted overwhelmingly in support of a motion calling on the Government to provide a fully dedicated rheumatology service for children living with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) in South Wales.
The debate followed...
A change for the better at Eagles Meadow shopping centre
A shopping centre has earned national recognition for the quality of its facilities for disabled people.
The disabled toilets at Eagles Meadow in Wrexham have been accredited by learning disability organisation Mencap and included on...
Tiny donkeys raise big smiles at Caernarfon care home Bryn Seiont Newydd
Two cute miniature donkeys padded into a care home - and became an instant hit with the residents.
Sisters Winifred and Jenny, both aged eight, are just 36 inches tall but they're already big mates...
Piano playing surgeon is the key to helping musicians
A piano playing surgeon is helping to rescue the careers of leading musicians.
As a result one of Edwin Prashanth Jesudason's patients has recommended him to the British Association of Performing Arts Medicine (BAPAM).
Pianist Lesley...
Drumming sessions are a big hit at Pendine Park care home
Care home residents are drumming up their energy levels with a new high intensity exercise class.
Using drum sticks to knock out rhythms on rubber exercise balls while they enjoy some snappy tunes is proving...
Specialist treatment at Wrexham hospital helps top drummer give pain the elbow
A top drummer from Anglesey who feared unbearable elbow pain would force him to give up playing for good is aiming to get back on stage after specialist treatment.
After years of working as a...
