Bethan Lewis Education and Family Correspondent, BBC Wales News PA Media Helen Whyley of the Royal College of Nursing says Cardiff University has a “significant pipeline” in supplying nurses to health boards in south Wales Job cuts at Cardiff University threaten the supply of nurses in Welsh health boards, a union leader has warned. The … Read more
Getty Images A large UK study has found further evidence that people with more calcium in their diet – equivalent to a glass of milk a day – can help reduce their risk of bowel cancer. The researchers analysed the diets of more than half a million women over 16 years and found dark leafy … Read more
Getty Images Many pharmacies in England, Wales and Northern Ireland could cut their opening hours in protest over government funding, if a “work-to-rule” ballot passes. The National Pharmacy Association says its unprecedented ballot of members could mean chemists keeping strictly to the 40 hours a week they are required to open in the government contract. … Read more
With the largest measure off the menu, 7.6% less volume of wine was sold daily, researchers found. Source link
Responding to Ms Morgan’s comments on Thursday, Welsh Conservative health spokesman Russell George said Labour ministers should “scrap the costly vanity projects, cancel plans to expand the Senedd, U-turn on the 20mph blanket speed limit rollout and prioritise health spending” rather than cut NHS services. Source link
New figures show 4,000 hours of PE have been lost from the curriculum in state schools in England. Source link
The technology will be offered at cost price to all NHS trusts in England, following successful pilot studies. Source link
Software firm Oracle on Thursday laid off hundreds of employees, rescinded job offers, and cut back open positions within its health unit, the Insider reported, citing three people familiar with the matter. The layoffs follow thousands of cuts in corporate America as companies wrestle with elevated levels of inflation and rising interest rates. Oracle’s health … Read more
A man holds a child as he moves to the nearest cyclone shelter at Shah Porir Dwip during the landfall of cyclone Mocha in Teknaf, Bangladesh, | Photo Credit: Reuters Rescuers early on May 15 evacuated about 1,000 people trapped by seawater 3.6 meters (12 feet) deep along western Myanmar’s coast after a powerful cyclone … Read more
NI practitioners say the sector is already on the brink and cannot cope with further funding cuts. Source link