Mark Smith
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United Kingdom
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The eye-watering amount the Welsh NHS spends on agency staff
In the past five years agency spend has almost doubled → Read More
Hospital staff treating dozens of patients with flu and Covid at the same time
Swansea Bay University Health Board is already dealing with unprecedented levels of respiratory viruses → Read More
'I found out I had cancer at the age of 31
Sophie Busson has shared her story to highlight the pioneering treatment she has received → Read More
People in Wales told to wear masks in public if they have a cough or sore throat
The Welsh Government is advising people who have symptoms like a cough, sneeze, runny nose or sore throat to wear a face covering → Read More
The unusual cancer symptom spotted by a young boy's parents
Macsen Speakman, seven, has been honoured as part of a special awards show celebrating the courage of children diagnosed with cancer → Read More
TV presenter Kirstie Allsopp criticises Wales' 'wicked' Covid restrictions
She described the fact some hospitals are still sticking to these rules as 'appalling' → Read More
Teenager spends four days in coma after suffering massive brain bleed
Lily Alford, 15, was given under a 5% chance of a full recovery → Read More
Nurses plan to strike again in 2023 due to 'lack of engagement' from Welsh Government
Members of RCN Wales went on strike for the first time in history on December 15 and 20 over poor wages and chronic staff shortages → Read More
Pedestrian, 37, killed after being hit by car in Boxing Day tragedy
Gwent Police is appealing for witnesses following the collision on the A469 between Llanbradach and Ystrad Mynach → Read More
Little boy with 'blue tinge' had heart 'plugged in the wrong way round'
Louie Stokes, 13, will soon need open heart surgery for a third time - but an innovative new therapy could stop him needing any further procedures in the future → Read More
Highest number of Covid patients in hospital in Wales since July
The total number of people in private households in the UK testing positive for coronavirus is the highest it's been since the end of October → Read More
'Tripledemic' hits Wales causing widespread problems for health and care staff
One health board has had to cancel all but the most urgent operations after declaring a 'critical incident' → Read More
Welsh health board declares' critical incident' and cancels all but most urgent procedures
Betsi Cadwaladr UHB is struggling to cope with the 'prolonged, significant demand on the health system in north Wales' → Read More
Dad may never walk again after slipping on ice at work
Crane operator Paul Lockett, 49, is set to undergo a major operation → Read More
Wales sees rise in Covid cases and more are needing hospital treatment
The number of patients being actively treated from the virus in Welsh hospitals has almost trebled in the last week → Read More
The distressing things nurses on the picket line told us about the pressure they face
'The more nurses that are available, the more funding that we put in - less people are going to die' → Read More
Midwives and maternity support staff across Wales vote to take industrial action
The Royal College of Midwives claims the 'disappointing and unacceptable' 4% pay offer from the Welsh Government 'reinforced their feelings of being overlooked and undervalued' → Read More
Wales reports more than 850 scarlet fever cases in a single week
The average number of scarlet fever cases for the same week over the previous three years was around 25 → Read More
Teen who died weeks after giving his life savings to a boy he'd never met wins major award
Rhys Langford, 19, posthumously won the Unsung Hero award at the Who Cares Wins Health Awards 2022 at a star-studded ceremony in London → Read More
'I'm running 100km in a day to support my desperately unwell fiancée'
Chris Wright, 42, said staff at Velindre Cancer Centre have been 'truly exceptional' in caring for fiancée Michelle as she undergoes breast cancer treatment → Read More