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Cardiff Uni attracts Chinese students in cancer fight

WALES is aiming to attract the most talented Chinese medical scholars to carry on research into breast and prostate cancers. Read

Nursing expert says specialists can play a life-saving role

THE nursing role is diverse and crosses many fields but the delivery of patient-focused care remains at the heart of the profession. Read

Wales must take care as it leads the way on ASD

Deputy Minister for Social Services, Gwenda Thomas, outlines how the Assembly Government is tackling this challenge of improving the provision for people with Autistic Spectrum Disorder Read

Rhodri backs brushing off the VAT on fluoride toothpaste

AWELSH campaign to scrap VAT on fluoride toothpaste has won the backing of First Minister Rhodri Morgan. It is hoped that the Welsh Assembly Government will now put pressure on Chancellor Alistair Darling to remove the 17.5% tax. Read

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Patients lose out as nurses do paperwork

RED tape and paperwork are stopping nurses from spending enough time caring for patients. Read

Courses for patients

PATIENTS living with a long-term illness are being offered the chance to help themselves with six-week courses in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan. The NHS-run courses are free. Read

Cancer charity in grant boost

CANCER sufferers in Cardiff have been given more than £45,000 in grants. Read

Cancer charity in grant boost

CANCER sufferers in Cardiff have been given more than £45,000 in grants. Read

Nurses’ anguish at care standards

EIGHT out of 10 nurses admit they have left work upset or distressed because they have not been able to treat their patients with the dignity they deserve, according to a new poll. Read

Junior doctors demand £4,800 for loss of free accommodation

JUNIOR doctors in Wales are demanding a £4,800 pay rise to compensate for the withdrawal of free accommodation provided by hospitals in their first year on the wards. Read

Health Minister disappointed by waiting times

Patients using Wales’ busiest hospitals are still spending too long waiting in A&E departments. Read

Jobs created by £22m private health plan

A RECRUITMENT drive for health workers has been launched as part of a £22m project planned for Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan. Read

Patients struggle to get GP appointments

PATIENTS are struggling to get a GP appointment in practices in parts of Wales as surgeries are closed for large parts of the week. Read

Care home employed fewest staff allowed

A CARE home at the centre of neglect claims suffered a recruitment crisis and operated with the legal minimum of staff, a court heard yesterday. Read

Violence Bill to cover Welsh NHS staff

NHS operations are being cancelled – sometimes when patients are already anaesthetised – due to private decontamination firms damaging equipment or causing delays, the Royal College of Surgeons warned yesterday. Read

‘Shocked’ by hospital ‘filth’

‘Shocked’ by hospital ‘filth’

HEART patient Tim Maddison was shocked at the dilapidated state of the rooms patients recovering from surgery were being forced to use at Wales’s flagship hospital. Read

Children learn hand cleaning

CHILDREN will be given special lessons in how to wash their hands properly in hospital. Read

Is it too late for you to have a baby?

KARYN Lonsdale is one of a growing number of women in Wales who are leaving it later in life to start a family. She joins nearly one in five who now wait until their mid 30s to have a baby. Read

Students break Welsh blood donation record

Students break Welsh blood donation record

STUDENTS have been praised for giving a record amount of blood at a donor session. Read

More Welsh patients treated in English hospitals since devolution

THE number of Welsh patients treated in English hospitals has risen by a third since devolution. Read

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