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Swansea Bay health board set to recruit nearly 900 overseas nurses in just four years

Many are from India and they seem to settle well

Wales Online

Welsh health board put into special measures amid serious concerns about performance, leadership, and culture

Health and social care minister Eluned Morgan said there was a 'large degree of inconsistency in safety, performance, and quality' of services across the Betsi Cadwaladr region. The chair, vice-chair, and independent board members have all stood aside

Wales Online

Four people died in a Welsh health board but the coroner was not fully informed

A review panel has urged Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board to improve its vascular service at Ysbyty Glan Clwyd in Denbighshire.

Wales Online

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'Remarkable' fall in waiting times for planned care in Swansea Bay

But other health board statistics make for less positive reading

Wales Online

Family's life 'destroyed' by death of dad after 'significant service failure' at Cardiff hospital

He and his family had suffered a 'grave injustice', according to Michelle Morris, Public Services Ombudsman for Wales

Wales Online

Dumfries and Galloway councillors call for urgent reopening of cottage hospitals

A letter will be sent to NHS Dumfries and Galloway and the Integration Joint Board following a full council meeting

Daily Record

Investigation launched after £122m found missing from Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board accounts

Betsi Cadwaladr Health Board was in special measures until 2020

Wales Online

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Waiting list to see an NHS dentist in Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan tops more than 7,400

The Welsh Lib Dems say 'it is a disgrace' that children 'are left languishing on waiting lists potentially with rotting teeth'

Wales Online

'We never got to marry because my partner died weeks after doctors realised what was wrong'

Stuart's fiancée and mum have begun a complaints process with the health board after claiming his diagnosis was initially missed

Wales Online

Logan Mwangi’s horrific injuries ‘ignored’ a year before his mum murdered him, report finds

Thirty-one images were taken of injuries, during a health assessment undertaken by a paediatric doctor in August 2020

Evening Standard

Voice of murdered Logan Mwangi, 5, not heard by authorities, review states

Injuries included bruises to the boy’s ankle, forehead, ears, arm, cheeks and a carpet bruise to his chin.

The Independent UK

'Complete baloney': Humza Yousaf dismantles BBC claim about Scottish NHS

HUMZA Yousaf has hit back after a BBC report claimed the NHS in Scotland was considering charging people for treatment ...

The National (Scotland)

Town's pharmacy crisis leaves resident 'head butting a stone wall to shock myself out of pain'

The community in Pontardawe is demanding better pharmacy services out of fears for some patients' safety

Wales Online

Scandal-hit maternity services taken out of special measures after more than three years

Action was taken against Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board's maternity services in 2019 after major failings were uncovered at the Royal Glamorgan and Prince Charles hospitals

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Wales Online

The Welsh NHS's huge waiting lists in each part of Wales

New data shows the true scale of the waits patients are facing across different parts of Wales

Daily Record

NHS Lanarkshire delighted at success of work placement programme

The health board signed up to the landmark scheme to work with young people who were unemployed due to various circumstances, including many who lost their jobs due to the pandemic.

Daily Record

Parents claim tot was put into foster care after doctors misread 'concerning' CT scan

The baby parents allege they took their son to have him checked out after he had thrown himself down while they were changing him and accidentally bumped his head.

Wales Online

Tiny baby's family claim he was taken into care after medics misread scans of his leg and rib

His family say the six-month-old baby was taken away from them for 26 days

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The Independent UK

Hospital accused of ‘cover up’ after review finds failings in delivery of baby born with brain damage

Exclusive: Swansea Bay University Health Board ‘significantly’ downplayed the ‘suboptimal’ maternal care received by Gethin Channon and his mother, Sian, independent investigtion finds

Wales Online

Welsh health board postpones all planned appointments and clinics for Queen's funeral

Aneurin Bevan health board covering Newport and parts of the Valleys has said there will be no planned clinics or appointments

Wales Online

Health board receives more money in response to deprivation levels in Swansea

Every penny saved can now be invested in services rather than funding a deficit, says health board's chairwoman

Glasgow Live

Glaswegians urged to avoid hospitals and use virtual A&E this summer

The call comes as NHSGGC recorded 158 physical A&E strains and sprain patients over the course of a week. Health board chiefs claim all of them could have been seen faster through a virtual service.

Wales Online

Health board apologises for air cooling system not working 'adequately' at Noah's Ark Hospital as temperatures soar

Ice lollies and ice creams will be given to staff, children and parents as they look to rectify the issue

Wales Online

How much a Welsh health board spent on consultants for communications and engagement work

Health chiefs say their in-house communications team is the smallest of its 'peer' health boards in Wales

Wales Online

Welsh health board spends around £1m a month on locum and agency staff

It has to fill gaps in rotas at hospitals and it has had recent successes in recruiting new staff

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