http://www.walesonline.co.uk/ icWales is now WalesOnline. Great new name, same great content. Visit WalesOnline for Wales news, business news, sport, whats on, jobs in Wales and more. en-gb WalesOnline http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/health-news/2008/08/18/pioneering-system-leads-to-a-speedier-service-for-patients-91466-21550980/ Sun, 17 Aug 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/health-news/2008/08/18/pioneering-system-leads-to-a-speedier-service-for-patients-91466-21550980/ DOCTORS and nurses in a Welsh hospital are able to access patients’ GP records electronically for the first time. http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/health-news/2008/08/18/spot-checks-find-hospitals-not-clean-enough-91466-21551293/ Sun, 17 Aug 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/health-news/2008/08/18/spot-checks-find-hospitals-not-clean-enough-91466-21551293/ FRESH concerns about cleanliness in some of Wales’ largest hospitals have been raised by a health service watchdog. http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/health-news/2008/08/15/emergency-calls-wait-as-ambulances-stack-up-at-a-e-91466-21537258/ Thu, 14 Aug 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/health-news/2008/08/15/emergency-calls-wait-as-ambulances-stack-up-at-a-e-91466-21537258/ HUGE numbers of emergency ambulances are unavailable to answer 999 calls because they are waiting outside hospitals. http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/health-news/2008/07/22/hospital-bug-data-will-now-include-the-young-91466-21380483/ Mon, 21 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/health-news/2008/07/22/hospital-bug-data-will-now-include-the-young-91466-21380483/ A SURVEILLANCE scheme for a deadly hospital superbug will be extended in South Wales hospitals amid concerns that more younger people are catching Clostridium difficile. http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/health-news/2008/07/22/hospital-bug-data-will-now-include-the-young-91466-21381512/ Mon, 21 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/health-news/2008/07/22/hospital-bug-data-will-now-include-the-young-91466-21381512/ A SURVEILLANCE scheme for a deadly hospital superbug will be extended in South Wales hospitals amid concerns that more younger people are catching Clostridium difficile. http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/health-news/2008/07/22/superbug-figures-for-young-to-go-public-91466-21380220/ Mon, 21 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/health-news/2008/07/22/superbug-figures-for-young-to-go-public-91466-21380220/ THE number of cases of a hospital superbug involving children and young adults will be published in Wales. http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/health-news/2008/07/21/university-hospital-of-wales-parking-disgrace-91466-21375032/ Sun, 20 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/health-news/2008/07/21/university-hospital-of-wales-parking-disgrace-91466-21375032/ PATIENTS and visitors using Wales’ largest hospital will continue to pay the most expensive parking charges in the NHS for at least another decade. http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/cardiff-news/2008/05/01/hospitals-hit-by-junior-doctor-shortage-91466-20846958/ Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/cardiff-news/2008/05/01/hospitals-hit-by-junior-doctor-shortage-91466-20846958/ The NHS is today reeling from a ‘triple whammy’ as figures reveal a shortage of junior doctors at Wales’ largest hospital, a rise in the problem of bed blocking and news that some services are not accepting new patients http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/health-news/2007/11/19/hospitals-work-on-green-issues-91466-20125307/ Mon, 19 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/health-news/2007/11/19/hospitals-work-on-green-issues-91466-20125307/ Welsh hospitals every year use the amount of energy it takes to power 32,000 homes, NHS-related journeys account for 5% of all the UK’s emissions from road transport and 1% of domestic waste comes from the health service. As part of the Western Mail’s Environment Month, health editor Madeleine Brindley examines some of the ways NHS trusts are trying to reduce their impact on the environment