NHS Watchdog frustrated over lack of action to improve hospitals - WalesOnline The annual Hospital Patient Environment report reveals Wales' seven health boards have yet to complete 55% of the actions required in the 2010 report. The Board of Community Health Councils in Wales has spoken of its frustration at the lack of progress …

Waste plant plan opponents to give evidence at assembly - BBC News Opponents of plans to develop waste incinerators around Wales have welcomed the opportunity to put their arguments in person to assembly members. The National Assembly's petitions committee is conducting an inquiry after receiving …

Lyme disease risk from dogs 'higher than thought' - BBC News Ticks that can transmit Lyme disease may be more prevalent in the UK than realised, say researchers who have found out how many dogs harbour them. Experts have suspected for some time that the UK has a growing problem with these tiny pests - rates of the disease have been creeping up in recent years. In 2010 there were 953 reported cases in England and Wales. Now, after doing random checks on over 3,500 dogs, Bristol University experts suspects the problem is even bigger.

Lung emergencies at 10 year high in Wales, say NHS figures - BBC News "We have been working together with the British Lung Foundation and local health boards (LHBs) to identify the challenges facing pulmonary rehabilitation services across Wales," a sp

Cuts hit Welsh NHS patient safety, says Royal College of Nursing - BBC News Patient safety in Welsh hospitals is being compromised by a drive to save money, says a nursing union. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) says the Welsh government has warned NHS managers to hit …

Obese pregnant mothers store problems for children - say academics - WalesOnline Poor diet and weight problems among new mothers could cause inflammation of the tissues of both the mother and baby, which in turn affects the health of the child. Wales already has the highest rates of obese and smoking mothers-to-be in the UK – with …

Organ donors: Two weeks for Welsh public to have say - BBC News The people of Wales have two weeks left to have their say on introducing a system of presumed consent organ donation. Since the Welsh government signalled its support for a change in law over four years …

Give nurses freedom to care for patients, says Plaid Cymru - WalesOnline … increased capacity in hospitals, and other indicators of success for a Health Minister. It wasn't until the One Wales [Labour-Plaid coalition] Government that dignity and care in Welsh hospitals began to be taken seriously on a government level. …

Welsh Government admits cost of vow to replace PIP breast implants on NHS is ...- WalesOnline It said the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee, which commissions specialist NHS care, will meet the cost as part of its remit to fund plastic surgery. But officials do not yet know how many Welsh women may have been fitted with the …

Council fines unregistered tattooist £200 in first use of new legislative ... - WalesOnline AN UNREGISTERED tattooist has been fined after being prosecuted by the first local authority in Wales to use new legislative powers. In an unprecedented move Caerphilly County Council took action after an increase in …