10+ hour, 7+ min ago   (418+ words) A new £750,000 unit providing outpatient care for children and young people is expected to open at a Welsh hospital next spring. Hywel Dda University Health Board is developing the new Puffin paediatric unit within the main building at Withybush Hospital…...

16+ hour, 11+ min ago   (341+ words) More than 8,000 people gave up waiting for a council to answer their calls in just three months, new figures have revealed. The figures for Newport City Council show around one in five calls to its main customer contact line were…...

21+ hour, 31+ min ago   (826+ words) Plaid Cymru politicians have called for a major consultation on the future of NHS services to be paused, warning that communities are being offered “different models of centralisation” rather than meaningful choices. Eight of the party’s elected representatives in Powys…...

1+ day, 25+ min ago   (139+ words) Bruce Sinclair Local Democracy Reporter The application by Brawdy-based Wildwater Sauna Ltd, through agent Geraint John Planning Ltd, seeks permission from Pembrokeshire Coast National Park for a temporary mobile sauna at the Boat Yard, Pwllgwaelod Beach, Dinas Cross. A supporting…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (459+ words) Welsh businesses, universities and health organisations are being invited to bid for a share of €6 million in European funding for digital health projects. Wales is one of seven areas eligible for the second funding round from UNITE, the European digital…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (424+ words) A county council plans to withdraw from a partnership supporting elderly and frail people, and instead run its own services. The Gwent Frailty programme has run since 2011, focusing on preventative care and helping people to return home from hospital. But…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (284+ words) Manic Street Preachers legend James Dean Bradfield is taking listeners through some of his favourite music in a new BBC series. The singer and guitarist is opening up his personal record collection for the series, sharing some of the songs…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (457+ words) Patients at a Welsh hospital have become the first in the UK to take part in two international clinical trials investigating potential new treatments for Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. Bronglais Hospital in Aberystwyth is the first UK site to…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (558+ words) It can be hard to know if a person is feeling suicidal and it’s understandable to feel worried or unsure how to help if you think someone might be. World Suicide Prevention Day on September 10th gives people across Wales the…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (688+ words) A health board has been subjected to a rare special report after failing to carry out recommendations aimed at ensuring patients on an orthopaedic waiting list are being treated fairly. The Public Services Ombudsman for Wales has taken the unusual…...