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Huge increase in Wales' prescription claims

ALMOST three million more prescription medicines were dispensed in Wales in the year after fees were scrapped, according to new figures. Read

AM finds patient documents dumped in the rubbish

AN NHS Trust has promised to investigate after an AM found confidential documents relating to individual patients dumped in the communal area of an apartment block. Read

Tenth case of rare salmonella confirmed in Wales

A TENTH person in Wales has been diagnosed with a rare form of salmonella linked to contaminated meat from Ireland. Read

Overdose fears for desperate toothache sufferers

WARNINGS have been issued today after a rise in the number of overdose cases linked to the painkiller Paracetamol. Read

NHS job loss fears mount as Wales shake-up looms

THOUSANDS of NHS employees could be facing unemployment as another shake-up of the health service looms. Read

Protest vow from cancer patient over ‘too costly’ treatment

A FORMER town mayor with terminal cancer has pledged to refuse life-prolonging drugs unless they are prescribed to all patients likely to benefit from them. Read

Hospital often forced to close casualty department

GPs could be drafted in to run a major hospital’s casualty department because there are not enough junior doctors, it emerged last night. Read

Vomiting outbreak ward set to reopen

A HOSPITAL ward reopens tomorrow after an outbreak of diarrhoea and vomiting. Read

Huge increase in Wales' prescription claims

EVERY person in Wales is claiming the equivalent of 20 prescription medicines each in a year. Read

Tories call for Welsh cancer tsar

WALES is lagging behind England and Scotland in caring for patients with cancer, the Conservatives said last night. Read

Hospital questionnaire translated into Polish

AN ONLINE questionnaire asking people to rate their experiences of their local hospitals has been translated into Polish. Read

Jenny’s Zambia mission

CARDIFF Central MP Jenny Willott has spent two weeks helping to improve the care for people with HIV and Aids in Zambia. Read

Gene link discovery offers fresh hope to bipolar sufferers

A SCIENTIFIC breakthrough has uncovered two genes linked to the distressing mental illness bipolar disorder. Read

Red uniform speeds nurses up

HOSPITAL nurses in Cardiff are being issued with a special red uniform in a bid to stop mistakes being made when they are delivering drugs to their patients. Read

Tory urges Assembly to appoint cancer ‘tsar’

A CARDIFF AM has hit out at Wales’ record on the treatment of cancer patients. Read

Hospital and club told to clean up

SERIOUS concerns have been raised about cleanliness and the risk of patients catching potentially deadly infections at Wales’ largest hospital. Read

Health is in men’s hands, says campaigning Ryan

WELSH rugby captain Ryan Jones is fronting a new initiative to raise awareness of testicular cancer among young men. Read

Ambulance pair in Uganda mission

TWO ambulance men are helping a deprived region of Uganda set up its own emergency service. Read

Golden opportunity to get on your bike

Nicole Cooke’s stunning Olympic gold medal win in the women’s road race should act as a catalyst for the people of Wales to get on their bikes, the Sports Council for Wales believes Read