Wales

Welsh Paediatric Society Autumn Meeting 2012 in association with RCPCH Wales

Event date:

16 November 2012

Event Location:

The Vale Resort, Llantrisant

Address

The Vale Resort
Hensol Park
Hensol
Llantrisant
Vale of Glamorgan
CF72 8JY (CF72 8JX for SAT NAV users)

Welsh Paediatric Society Dinner

A drinks and canapé reception will take place at 7.00pm, with a dinner and dance from 7.30pm.

The dinner and dance are included in the registration fee, and a nominal charge of £15 (£10 for WPS members and member’s guests) will be applied to medical students and to guests who are only attending dinner.

Consultation over big South Wales health service shake-up due to start

Consultation over the biggest shake-up of health services in South Wales for decades is due to start today.

The five health boards providing care for people in South Wales and South Powys have been asked to launch a formal public consultation about the future of four hospital services.

Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board members agreed to the move at a special board meeting on Wednesday.

Last published on 23 May 2013

South Wales specialist hospital care plans to be revealed

Plans for major changes to the way some specialist hospital care is delivered in south Wales will be unveiled later.

Health officials believe some services are spread too thinly and should be centralised in four or five hospitals instead.

They include accident and emergency and care for premature babies and children.

Five health boards have been drawing up the proposals, which include hospitals from Swansea, Cardiff and Newport, since the start of 2012.

Last published on 22 May 2013

MMR vaccination taken up by more than 50,000 in two months

More than 50,000 people have received the MMR vaccination in the past two months following the measles outbreak in Swansea, health officials have said.

Public Health Wales said that 52,502 non-routine MMR vaccinations were given to people of all ages between the beginning of March and May 13. But they warned against complacency as figures in the epidemic area and in Gwent, where there are increasing concerns about the disease, continue to rise.

Last published on 17 May 2013

RCPCH responds to 2012 Welsh Health Survey results

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) responds to the headline results gathered from Welsh Government’s 2012 Welsh Health Survey.

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health’s Officer for Wales, Dr Iolo Doull, said:

Last published on 17 May 2013

MMR vaccination drive targets 43,000 children

43,000 children and teenagers are to be targeted in an urgent vaccination drive in Wales to halt the spread of the measles epidemic in the Swansea area.

The total number of measles cases in Wales has reached 1,170 cases and a further 28 cases have been reported since Tuesday.

Public Health Wales said that over 33,000 non-routine vaccinations had been given in Wales, but less than 25% had been to the at-risk group of 10 to 18-year-olds. This leaves 43,000 in Wales in the key age group needing vaccination.

Last published on 3 May 2013

RCPCH to conduct review of neonatal services in North Wales

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health is pleased to be working with the Welsh Government and the Health Board to provide an independent view on neonatal services in North Wales.

RCPCH is the leading professional organisation supporting research training and policy developments for paediatrics including neonatal care. We work closely with specialty groups such as the British Association of Perinatal Medicine (BAPM) and have an established process for providing confidential independent reviews of services and systems.

Last published on 1 May 2013

RCPCH responds to measles outbreak

Commenting on the measles outbreak in Wales, Dr David Elliman, immunisation expert at the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, said:

“The MMR vaccine safety scare back in 1998 meant many parents whose children were born in the early 2000s chose not to have their children immunised. This scare – which linked MMR to autism – was based on unfounded research, but the result is a generation of unvaccinated children left at risk of contracting the disease.

Last published on 8 April 2013

Health official warns of big increase in measles cases around Swansea

The number of cases of measles in the Swansea area has increased by 64 in the past week alone taking the total to 316, health officials have warned.

Public Health Wales is renewing its plea to parents to ensure their children are given the three-in-one measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) jab as the outbreak continues.

Last published on 21 March 2013

Cases of measles soar as experts warn virus can leave children dead or brain damaged

Health experts are warning that a growing measles outbreak could leave unprotected children brain damaged or dead.

Following 43 new cases in the Swansea area of south Wales in the last week, the number affected has risen to 252.

One in six of of those affected have been hospitalised, Public Health Wales (PHW) said today.

Last published on 15 March 2013