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‘NHS not just about medicine – humanity plays big role too’

THE Archbishop of Wales Barry Morgan yesterday made an impassioned plea for the NHS to ensure that the humanity and dignity of patients and staff remains paramount. Read

‘People are playing God with other people’s lives’

Mum is turned down last-chance cancer treatment

A MUM with bowel cancer has issued a plea for help from her hospice bed after health officials turned down her request for a last-chance drug treatment. Read

E.coli families attack council 'failures'

FAMILIES affected by the deadly South Wales valleys E.coli outbreak have slammed Bridgend Council for "individual, corporate and systemic failures". Read

Organ donation ‘the greatest gift a person can give’

ORGAN donation is the “biggest single gift” a person can give the health service, according to First Minister Rhodri Morgan. Read

Man waits 45 minutes for ambulance

AN 85-YEAR-OLD man had to wait 45 minutes for an emergency ambulance to arrive after an accident. Read

Rhodri Morgan says organ donation’s the ‘biggest single gift’ to the NHS

First Minister Rhodri Morgan said organ donation is the “biggest single gift” a person can give the health service. Read

Virus left student facing a coma as liver failed

DOCTORS gave Tara Yasmin Jones just 24 hours to live after her liver was destroyed by a virus. Read

Families speak of ‘catalogue of incompetence’ in E.coli inquiry statement

THE E.coli public inquiry will resume today as the main participants make their closing statements. Read

Patients denied specialist physiotherapy access

PATIENTS living in Wales are being denied access to specialist physiotherapy services, a report has found. Read

Crossed wires led baby’s car drive to Bristol

A “BREAKDOWN in communication” was yesterday given as the reason why a baby with a pacemaker had to be driven to hospital by his father. Read

‘NHS not just about medicine – humanity plays big role too’

THE Archbishop of Wales Barry Morgan yesterday made an impassioned plea for the NHS to ensure that the humanity and dignity of patients and staff remains paramount. Read

Man, 85, waits 45mins for ambulance

AN 85-YEAR-OLD man had to wait 45 minutes for an emergency ambulance to arrive after an accident. Read

Rhodri Morgan says organ donation’s the ‘biggest single gift’ to the NHS

First Minister Rhodri Morgan said organ donation is the “biggest single gift” a person can give the health service. Read

Families speak of ‘catalogue of incompetence’ in E.coli inquiry statement

THE E.coli public inquiry will resume today as the main participants make their closing statements. Read

Virus left student facing a coma as liver failed

DOCTORS gave Tara Yasmin Jones just 24 hours to live after her liver was destroyed by a virus. Read

Charlotte Church held up as a role model for younger mums

CHARLOTTE Church has been unveiled as a role model for younger mothers, offering advice on why “breast is best” for babies. Read

Parents says it’s hard to keep life normal as son waits for kidney

ROBERT Edwards has been on the waiting list for a new kidney for two years. Read

Why we should Tell A Loved One we want to be an organ donor

WALES rugby sensation James Hook will urge people to sign up to the organ donor register in the first campaign of its kind. Read

Transplant was real gift of life for Kian

KIAN Evans was just nine months old when he had a liver transplant after developing a rare childhood disease. Read

Breast was best for me and Ruby, says Charlotte

CHARLOTTE CHURCH yesterday revealed how she bonded with daughter Ruby by breastfeeding. Read

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