Health News

New online research from Diabetes UK, to mark the start of Diabetes Week 2018 (11 – 17 June), has revealed that one in three people in Wales (37 per cent) would seek advice online first over talking to a GP about a health concern.

A free one-day conference aimed at motivating people with diabetes to get active is coming to Swansea University.

The Welsh Ambulance Service are delighted to announce that they have appointed Jason Killens as their new Chief Executive.

Macmillan Wales has welcomed a Welsh Government plan for health and social care, but warns the immediate challenges facing cancer care services should not be overlooked.

Research released today (Thursday 7th June 2018) by Dr Sarah Russell, Head of Research at Hospice UK and the University of Leeds, has found that adults with conditions such as dementia, liver failure and stroke are unfortunately not receiving palliative care from hospices soon enough in their illness due to the timing of referrals from other healthcare services.

Delighted leaders of S4C series FFIT Cymru are celebrating after losing a “life-changing” 13 stone between them in just eight weeks.

A ‘ground breaking’ event has officially started the construction phase of Rhondda Cynon Taf Council and Linc Cymru’s extra care scheme in Aberaman, which will deliver 40 new apartments.

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board (UHB) Volunteer Services is currently looking for volunteers to support at University Hospital of Wales, University Hospital Llandough, St. David’s Hospital and Barry Hospital.

Putting patients at the heart of their care has put specialist staff at Morriston Hospital in the running for two top awards.

Modern fears are creeping into people’s lives, leaving them scared stiff, according to the British Heart Foundation (BHF), with over half (51%) of residents in Wales admitting they would sooner live with clowns than be without phone signal for a month.