Peter Mandelson famously set a marker for New Labour when he said he was intensely relaxed about people getting filthy rich. Carwyn Jones has said that the status quo is not an option for the configuration of Welsh hospitals. There…
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The decision by the Welsh Government announced this week to introduce legislation to create a three year budget period for NHS Wales may sound bureaucratic. But it is one of the most important changes to the Programme of Government in…
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The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) currently before the National Assembly for Wales is the most significant piece of legislation the institution has been asked to consider since gaining primary law making powers. Scope, along with the whole…
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There were a few eyebrows raised last week when the Health Minister, Mark Drakeford AM, talked of problems of older people ‘bed blocking’ at A&E wards. Setting aside the unhelpful pejorative language about older people, there is a serious point that…
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Image: Welsh Government In my view, the Social Services and Wellbeing (Wales) Bill is a very welcome and progressive piece of legislation, particularly as it represents a major step forward in the process of changing the way people in Wales…
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