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Welsh construction firm completes BP project with mental health message

The construction division of The Premier Group has completed a project for BP following being appointed to undertake a knock down and rebuild project at a petrol filling station based in Swindon. The Swansea-based company carried out a full site decommission including the demolition of existing sales buildings and canopy structures. The site’s fuel infrastructure was also […]

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Northamptonshire recruiters keen to snare Welsh nursing talent

As the UK-wide shortage of nurses is beginning to bite, Northamptonshire recruiters are scouring the UK, including Wales, hoping to tempt the UK’s nursing talent to relocate to the region with newly refurbished facilities and a good work/life balance. The ‘‘Best of Both Worlds’ recruitment campaign hopes to attract hundreds of nurses and healthcare professionals to […]

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Cardiff
Health
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Welsh Government promises £4m investment in eyecare for Wales

Health Secretary, Vaughan Gething, has an announced a £4m investment as part of measures to transform eye care services across Wales. The Secretary made the announcement at the All Wales National Eye Care Conference in Cardiff yesterday and said the investment will transform services to ensure patients are diagnosed and treated more quickly. The full […]

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South Wales

Skewen pupil’s safety poster to be displayed at construction sites across Wales

Construction site injuries are falling thanks to huge efforts on the part of construction industry employers – fatalities dropped by more than a third in the year to the end of March 2017. However, construction sites are still hazardous places to work and to visit, and as well as protecting their staff, construction companies also go […]

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Brecon
Charity
Health

Cancer Research Wales Brecon and Sennybridge Branch raises £185,000 in ten years

Cancer Research Wales’ Brecon and Sennybridge committee has raised a whopping £185,000 for Wales’ leading cancer research charity since 2008. This staggering amount has been raised thanks to the hard work and determination of the women within the group and all the funds have gone towards supporting Cardiff, Swansea and Bangor universities as they contribute […]

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Health

South Wales company hits trio of landmarks

Talbot Green-based company Hospital Innovations is celebrating a decade of business, in a year that has seen it hit a series of significant landmarks. Having built an enviable reputation for delivering an array of products targeted towards the orthopaedic and surgical sectors, which enable practitioners to afford patients with a variety of procedural options, Hospital […]

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Health
News

Bridgend health board change to ‘strengthen regional partnership’

The Welsh Government have today announced a change for health services in the Bridgend area. Health services for people in Bridgend county are currently provided by Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board (ABM), with accompanying partnership structures in the delivery of social services across Western Bay. The Government said that the current situation creates a […]

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Health
News

£33m funding for innovative healthcare in Wales

Welsh Health Secretary, Vaughan Gething and Economy Secretary, Ken Skates have today announced a £33m fund to develop innovative healthcare products and services in Wales, and aims to both boost the economy and create high quality jobs in the region. The fund comprises £24m of funding from the European Regional Development Fund and Welsh Government […]

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Health
Mens Health

New Welsh Men's Health Clinic Discusses the Symptoms Men often Ignore

During Men’s Health Week, much of the media is focused on raising attention to health issues which particularly affect men. Dr Janine David, lead physician at Men’s Health Wales, a Private GP clinic in North Cornelly, South Wales, explains why Testoterone Deficiency is a common, but highly treatable condition that men often ignore: Low Sex […]

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Sugar Tax adds extra £5m to retail sales in just 2 weeks, despite 7% switch to alternatives - but is aspartame any better?

Since the controversial UK soft drinks sugar levy came into force on 6th April 2018, market data from IRI, the provider of big data and predictive analytics for FMCG manufacturers and retailers, indicates that in the two weeks following the introduction of the sugar levy, sales of soft drinks rose in value by £5m to […]

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