Health archive

Apr
26

Cost of the cuts 4: When living becomes a matter of survival

Alexandra McMillan says changes to the new Personal Independence Payment threaten to drive people into depression

Apr
07

Michelin stars and farmers’ markets end Wales’ food desert image

Economic and health benefits will flow if changes taking place in the way we think about food are followed across Wales, says Rhys David

Mar
28

Future of NHS Wales 2:
Finding a Welsh way for the heath service

Marcus Longley says that to improve health delivery we need a distinctive package of incentives

Mar
27
Mar
05

Cutting back on disabled people

Rhian Davies says that a quarter of the Welsh population are threatened by the Westminster Government’s welfare changes

Feb
29
Feb
08

The worries of disabled people

Joseph Carter says the Welfare Reform Bill fails to find the right balance between saving money and protecting the vulnerable

Jan
19

Cardiff pioneers autonomy in social care

Angela Graham describes an innovation in domiciliary social care in the capital that should spread to the rest of the country

Dec
18

Community medicines cut counter-productivity

Rick Greville says Wales should not ignore the benefits of using innovative, cost effective treatments

Nov
11

Legal problems with organ donation

Alan Trench analyses legal aspects of the Welsh Government’s ‘soft op-out’ plan for presumed consent