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The Conwy & Denbighshire NHS Trust has been named in the 40 Top Hospitals Awards for the FIFTH year in succession, meaning that it has received the Award consistently since the Top Hospitals programme started.

A new research and development strategy for Wales is set to reinforce Wales’ position as a leader in UK-wide research initiatives. Health and Social services Minister, Brian Gibbons, will deliver this message to delegates at a conference in Cardiff today.

The number of patients waiting a maximum of 12 months for inpatient or daycase treatment has fallen to the lowest number since comparable records began in 1994 Health Minister Dr Brian Gibbons announced today. Praising staff for their hard work in reducing long waiting times Dr Gibbons said that Wales was well on the way to eliminating long waiting times across Wales.

Health Minister, Dr Brian Gibbons today announced a funding boost of £5m to help keep dentists in the NHS and develop access to services.

The newsletter produced by the Office of the CMO in Wales is now available online. Download the twice yearly published communication to doctors and dentists from the Chief Medical Officer of Wales.

The number of people experiencing delays in their transfer of care has fallen significantly across Wales since January 2004, Health and Social Services Minister Dr Brian Gibbons said today following the release of the latest delayed transfers of care statistics.

Welsh employers who put their employees' health at the top of their agenda have won national recognition. The successful organisations, which include the National Assembly for Wales, will receive their Corporate Health Standard Awards at a ceremony at Rhondda Heritage Park Hotel, Pontypridd, today (Monday April 25th, 2005).

A Welsh Assembly Government pilot programme to tackle inequalities in health has shown that health service providers can achieve change and improve the access to health services, sometimes at relatively little cost, Health and Social Services Minister Dr Brian Gibbons said today.

Health Minister Dr Brian Gibbons today attended an event to see how a unique scheme is helping to support some of the most vulnerable people in our society. The Message in a Bottle initiative has been developed and promoted in Wales over the past 2 years by a range of local Neighbourhood Watch Schemes, Lions Clubs and Rotary Clubs.

The Wales Office of Research and Development (WORD), wishes to create a Clinical Research Co-ordinating Centre for Wales.

A groundbreaking change in postgraduate medical training begins today with the publication of a new curriculum for junior doctors, part of the Modernising Medical Careers programme.

The newly established Wales Centre for Health will be another first for Wales, Health Minister Dr Brian Gibbons said today (Friday, 1 April).

Sir John Bourn, Auditor General for Wales, today published his annual report on the financial performance of the Welsh NHS in the first year of operations under its new structure. Local Health Boards came within their final resource limit by £1.5 million thanks to £8.9 million of additional resources which is to be recovered in future years. NHS Trusts reported a deficit of £9.7 million, making the accumulated deficit at 31 March 2004 £36.7 million.

Binge drinkers across Wales are being urged to curb alcohol abuse as part of a joint BBC Wales and Welsh Assembly Government social action campaign called ‘rSod’ (risky single occasion drinking).

Patients across Wales are to get the chance to give their views on how information on healthcare associated infections will be published in future in a series of focus groups.

The Welsh Assembly Government today begins a national drive to tackle back pain, a major source of suffering and a significant cost to the health service and the wider economy.

Patients in Wales were today told that in 2009 the maximum total waiting time from referral by the GP to treatment would be 6 months, including waiting times for any diagnostic tests required.

The Welsh Assembly Government’s three year budget for 2005/6 to 2007/8 contained a commitment to increase capital spending in the Welsh NHS from £120m in 2005/6 to £309m in 2007/8.

Brian Gibbons, Minister For Health And Social Services has now released a statement on the major purposes to which this new investment is to be directed. 

A vision of how the Welsh NHS could look in 10 years time has been unveiled by health professionals and experts in a new report 'A Picture of Health in Wales'. 

Clean air will soon be circulating in Welsh Assembly Government buildings Health Minister Dr Brian Gibbons said today as he announced that all Welsh Assembly Government estate will be smoke-free by July 2005.

Health Minister Dr Brian Gibbons will visit the Haven Dental Practice, Great North Road, Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire tomorrow (Friday, 4 March) to welcome a new dentist to the practice at 10.30am.

A gene which is likely to be one of the causes of dyslexia in children has been discovered by researchers at Cardiff University.

Chief Medical Officer, Dr Ruth Hall, today welcomed the launch of the Health Departments' UK Influenza Pandemic Contingency Plan that has been developed and agreed by all 4 UK countries.

The updated and redeveloped health and well being information and signposting website, www.ruralwellbeing.org.uk has been launched.

The Children’s Hospital for Wales received its first young patients last week.