News
COVID deaths in England and Wales fall 92% since January peak
As reported by BBC news, weekly deaths involving coronavirus in England and Wales have dropped 92% since the peak of the second wave in January, keep reading
Wales
News
All over-50s in Wales to be offered jab by spring
As reported by BBC news, all over-50s and everyone who is at greater risk from COVID will be offered a vaccine by spring, under new keep reading
News
Online check-ups set to ‘transform’ Welsh healthcare
As reported by BBC news, online check-ups are set to ‘transform’ healthcare in Wales, according to the clinical lead of a digital scheme More than keep reading
Management
Cardiff-Bangor collaboration brings medical training to North Wales
Thanks to a collaboration between Cardiff and Bangor universities, medical students will be able to complete all of their medical training in North Wales Medical keep reading
News
New standards for practices in Wales announced
According to Leader Live, the Welsh health minister has announced that new standards for GP practices in Wales are to be implemented Vaughan Gething, the keep reading
Management
New recruitment scheme inspires hope for rural healthcare in Wales
A scheme intended to give medical students hands-on experience of working in rural healthcare environments hopes to improve the recruitment crisis in the area As keep reading
Management
Wales to introduce first GP locum register
Wales will soon be the first UK country to introduce a GP locum register Earlier this week, it was announced that Wales would be the keep reading
Long-term conditions
Assaults on staff at Betsi Cadwaladr halve in five years
As reported by the BBC, attacks by mental health patients on Betsi Cadwaladr staff have halved in just five years Assaults on staff at Betsi keep reading
News
New first minister for Wales must prioritise practices, says RCGP
The RCGP is calling for Wales’s newly-elected first minister to make GP practices a priority Mark Drakeford has been elected as the new first minister keep reading
Finance and funding
RCGP Wales report highlights funding challenges
A new report by RCGP Wales has highlighted the extend of the ongoing issue of underfunding for GPs RCGP Wales has launched a new report keep reading