Tag Archives: Welsh Government
Charter for unpaid carers (Wales)
Welsh Government Charter for unpaid Carers This Charter for Unpaid Carers sets out the legal rights of unpaid carers in Wales under the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014. These rights are the same for all unpaid carers, … Continue reading
Social Prescribing – Welsh Government consultation
What is a suitable model for social prescribing in Wales? The Welsh Government want to develop a national framework for social prescribing and is asking Welsh residents to comment. What is social prescribing? Connecting people to community based … Continue reading
Delivery Plan on ME/CFS for England
DHSC Delivery Plan on ME/CFS development strategy The Department for Health & Social Care (DHSC) in England has laid out the way they intend to develop the “cross-Government Delivery Plan on ME/CFS for England”, which their Health Secretary announced … Continue reading
#WomensHealthWales Report highlights gender related health inequalities for ME
Women’s Health Wales Quality Statement calls for improved care for women with ME On Saturday 28th May, International Day of Action for Women’s Health, a report has been published by a coalition of charities and health organisations, which discusses … Continue reading
Welsh Government responds & asks if NICE is being implemented
Welsh Government replies to WAMES WAMES wrote to the Health Minister on 8 February asking why an announcement had been made about services for recent patients with long COVID, but not about services for people who have been living … Continue reading
Health Minister delegates reply re ME/CFS
Welsh Government replies re ME/CFS and long COVID WAMES wrote to the Health Minister, Eluned Morgan MS, on 7th June about ME and long COVID. She is the first Health Minister to fail to reply herself. Instead she delegated … Continue reading
£5m for post-viral long COVID. £0 for post-viral ME/CFS!
Welsh Government: Services supporting people to recover from COVID-19 (none for ME/CFS) On 15th June 2021 the Health Minister, Eluned Morgan MS, announced in the Senedd that £5 million would be given to the NHS “to develop primary and … Continue reading
Welsh Government consultation: Carers’ national plan for Wales
The Welsh Government (WG) is seeking views on a new national Plan for Carers. They want carers to be able to continue their own lives alongside their caring role. The WG want your views on: national priorities for unpaid carers … Continue reading
Welsh Government proposes new advisory group for ME/CFS & pain
New Welsh Government Advisory Group for ME/CFS and pain 2014 Task & Finish Group Report It is five years since the Welsh Government published a Task & Finish Report giving Health Boards an action plan for improving services for … Continue reading
BBC Wales news: ‘Humanitarian crisis’ for ME sufferers in Wales
BBC Wales News article, 11 May 2019: ‘Humanitarian crisis’ for ME sufferers in Wales “People thought I’d moved away or joined a nunnery”, said Marian Gray, who admits going “missing from life”. She disappeared because she was one of … Continue reading