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The Latest Breaking News from Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

Welsh Secretary calls for independent inquiry into health board

The Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board was put into special measures earlier this year.

The Independent UK

Troubled Welsh health board Betsi Cadwaladr struggles to find new chief executive

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board has failed to find a new boss so far, despite offering a salary of up to £225,000

Wales Online

Bungling Welsh hospitals dodge complaints and issue payouts like £750 to a man they didn't tell he had Covid

A Welsh watchdog found hospitals did not have a good track record of listening to people who complained and accepting where mistakes had been made

Wales Online

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Inspectors had to help patient in Welsh A&E as there were no staff there

The report found patients were at a "significant risk of harm" in the busy A&E department

Wales Online

Parents to find out if diesel fumes contributed to baby's sudden death

Annie-Jo Mountcastle's parents say she was exposed to red diesel fumes when windows were left open at the hospital where she was born

Wales Online

Former chair of troubled health board issues damning letter criticising First Minister and Health Minister

Mark Polin claims concerns were ignored by the Welsh Government

Wales Online

Welsh health board put into special measures amid serious concerns about performance, leadership, and culture

Health and social care minister Eluned Morgan said there was a 'large degree of inconsistency in safety, performance, and quality' of services across the Betsi Cadwaladr region. The chair, vice-chair, and independent board members have all stood aside

Wales Online

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New report raises deep concerns over 'dysfunctionality' at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

A damning new report said the problems were 'fundamentally compromising' the health board's ability to deal with major pressures

Wales Online

Four people died in a Welsh health board but the coroner was not fully informed

A review panel has urged Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board to improve its vascular service at Ysbyty Glan Clwyd in Denbighshire.

Wales Online

Cancer patient left in tears ‘after being fined for parking’ while having treatment

Mother-of-two Mandy Williams ‘devastated’ to discover that she had been issued a £50 parking fine

The Independent UK

Mum left in tears after being fined for parking at hospital while having cancer treatment

Mandy Williams was at Ysbyty Gwynedd in north Wales on Friday for a round of chemotherapy. When she came out five hours later she was hit with a parking fine

Daily Mirror

Swansea Bay health board faces £100 million maintenance backlog

The health board had been criticised for not providing a figure to the Welsh Conservatives

Wales Online

Health board declares critical incident amid ‘unprecedented’ number of patients

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board in North Wales said it had been inundated with people needing emergency care.

The Independent UK

Welsh health board declares critical incident as it battles 'unprecedented' demand

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board said a lack of available hospital beds and staff shortages is leading to long waiting times

Wales Online

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Investigation launched after £122m found missing from Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board accounts

Betsi Cadwaladr Health Board was in special measures until 2020

Wales Online

Health board says increase in ice-related injuries 'putting additional pressure' on services

There's been an influx of ice-related injuries

Daily Mirror

NHS trust predicts dates when flu and Covid 'twindemic' will peak this winter

The Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board has urged the public to do all they can to lower the risk of transmission of coronavirus transmission - as they warn Covid-19 rates will peak this winter

Daily Record

Woman storms out of hospital after waiting more than ‘15 hours’ in A&E to be seen

The 22-year-old said the emergency room was so busy the wait would have gone on even longer and she 'may as well have been in pain in bed at home'.

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Woman walks out of A&E after waiting 'more than 15 hours' to be seen

She said she'd rather have been "in pain at home in bed" than wait that long in hospital

Daily Mirror

Woman walks out of hospital after waiting more than '15 hours' in A&E to be seen

The 22-year-old said it was so busy that the wait would have gone on even longer and she "may as well have been in pain in bed at home"

Wales Online

Damning inspection report says Welsh A&E department presents a 'clear and significant risk to patient safety'

The Welsh Government said it was 'extremely concerned and disappointed' in the contents of the Healthcare Inspectorate Wales report

Wales Online

Welsh Government intervenes again at struggling health board

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board was removed from special measures in 2020

Wales Online

Major patient safety concerns identified at one of Wales' busiest A&E departments

Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW) has confirmed that the emergency department at Ysbyty Glan Clwyd has been identified as a 'service requiring significant improvement'

Daily Record

Husband claims ambulance crew 'dropped partner on floor' after medics took hours to arrive

Anita Jackson-Wyatt, 64, collapsed at home on May 5 but her husband Christopher claims that it took the ambulance three hours to arrive.

Liverpool Echo

'Exhausted' mum and dad 'in crisis' over 'lack of help' for disabled son

"We're like zombies, there's nothing you wouldn't do for your child but we're running on fumes."

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