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A series of achievements have been made by NHS Wales over the past month Health Minister Jane Hutt said today.

Vacancies within the NHS were today brought together under one central point when Health and Social Services Minister Jane Hutt officially launched the NHS Wales Job Vacancies website. The system will allow NHS organisations to advertise their vacancies on one website which can be accessed by NHS staff and the public.

Funding is to be made available for the proposed new community hospital in Hollywell, Health Minister Jane Hutt announced today.

Health and Social Services Minister, Jane Hutt, will be in North Wales today to see innovative heart health projects in Denbighshire and Flintshire.

The Welsh Assembly Government has issued a statistical bullletin regarding the performance of the Welsh Ambulance Service for the period 1 October - 31 December 2002.

A series of measures to improve orthopaedic services across Wales which will provide early impact and a sustainable service in the long-term were announced by Health Minister Jane Hutt today.

Health Minister Jane Hutt today welcomed the conclusion of negotiations on the new GP contract and thanked the Welsh representatives who had taken part in the process.

Welsh Health Minister Jane Hutt has welcomed the publication of the census and said that it confirmed the legacy of ill health within the Welsh population. Just over 12% of those that responded in Wales said that they were in ill health compared with 9% in England.

Health and Social Services Minister Jane Hutt has visited the proposed site for the Neath Ambulance Station in Llandarcy and paid tribute to the hard work and dedication of staff in the ambulance service. During the visit the Minister met with ambulance paramedics and staff who will benefit from the new station.

The Office for National Statistics issued the first set of summary results on the characteristics of the population and households this week in the form of Key Statistics tables for local authority and national park areas.

Details of the establishment of Local Health Boards and their relationship with other NHS Wales organisations is now available on the HealthPlanOnline site.

Chairman of the Commission for Health Improvement (CHI), Dame Deirdre Hine, will come home to Wales for the Commissioners meeting to be held in Wales on Thursday 13 February 2003. The meeting will be held at the Marriott Hotel, Swansea at 9.30 a.m. and will be open to the public until lunchtime.

The Commission for Health Improvement (CHI) has published its Clinical Governance Review of Velindre NHS Trust.

The latest (as at 31st December 2002) monthly waiting times reported by Welsh Health Authorities are now available.

The Welsh Assembly Government is committed to driving down waiting times and Professor Brian Edwards’ Review into Orthopaedic Services in Gwent provides a real opportunity to further improve services for patients, Health and Social Services Minister Jane Hutt said today.

The consultation process for the GI Strategy for Wales is nearing a close (it is due to close on 04/02/03). The document is available in Welsh or English.

Palliative care in Wales is to receive a funding boost over the next three years, Health and Social Services Minister Jane Hutt has announced.

This circular sets out the Welsh Assembly Government’s expectations for the preparation of Service and Financial Frameworks (SaFFs) for 2003-04. It also sets out the requirements and the format of the Health Improvement Planning Statement (HIPs) for 2003-04.

The first year of the new GP recruitment schemes has been a success with people taking advantage of the incentives to come and work in Wales and stay in Wales, Health Minister Jane Hutt has said.

The main delivery unit at the Royal Gwent Hospital is to get extra public funding to extend the unit and to help them meet increasing demands Welsh Minister for Health and Social Services Jane Hutt announced when she visited the unit to meet with staff.

The Commission for Health Improvement (CHI) begins a routine review of mental health services at Cardiff and Vale NHS Trust this week and would like to hear from local people who wish to talk about their experiences of mental health services at the trust.

A new way of dispensing medicines in hospitals, which will improve safety and reduce the incidence of dispensing errors, was launched by Health Minister Jane Hutt today at Llandough Hospital.

The NHS will continue to provide help, advice and treatment over the Christmas and New Year period and assistance will only be a phone call away, Health Minister Jane Hutt said today.

There are plans and procedures in place across Wales to deal with the increased demand on the health and social care sectors over winter Health Minister Jane Hutt said today.

The latest (as at 30th November 2002) monthly waiting times reported by Welsh Health Authorities are now available.