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  1. Northerner

    The staggering amount spent on agency nurses to keep the Welsh NHS running

    Nearly £70m was spent on agency nurses last year to keep the Welsh NHS running - the highest amount on record, it has been revealed. A Freedom of Information (FOI) request obtained by WalesOnline showed that Wales' health boards forked out £69.04m on agency nurses between them in 2019. That...
  2. Northerner

    Surgery waits up by 400% in Wales since 2013

    Five times as many patients in Wales are waiting more than a year for surgery compared to four years ago, the Royal College of Surgeons has said. An RCS Freedom of Information request showed more than 3,600 patients had waited more than 12 months in March, compared to almost 700 in March 2013...
  3. C

    Insulin Pump Support in Wales

    Hi Everyone, I will be soon moving from Scotland to Wales and was hoping someone might help me with a few questions regarding insulin pump support in Wales. Currently the NHS Scotland covers all my diabetes costs and I am unsure whether they do this in Wales? Also what about prescriptions? Are...
  4. Northerner

    Free prescriptions 'saving Welsh NHS money for 10 years'

    Ten years of free prescriptions for all in Wales is a "long-term investment" in people's health, a minister has said. Health Secretary Vaughan Gething said since April 2007 it had kept people out of hospital and cut overall NHS costs. The Welsh Government said the £593m cost of free...
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