Hospices are facing an “unsustainable” financial crisis due to rising costs and falling income, forcing them to close beds and cut vital end-of-life services, an MS warned.
Author: Chris Haines - ICNN Senedd Reporter
Reform UK defector clashes with former Conservative colleagues
A Tory-turned-Reform Senedd Member has clashed with her former Conservative colleagues in a fiery debate about NHS Wales following her high-profile defection.
Senedd reveals estimated £4.22m costs of debating chamber works
Construction work on the chamber – known as the Siambr – began this year with the Welsh Parliament set to expand from 60 to 96 members at the next election in May 2026.
Vulnerable people ‘overlooked’ in building safety reforms
Housing experts have warned proposed fire safety reforms could leave vulnerable residents at risk by focusing on the building’s height rather than the people who live inside.
Senedd Members quiz health secretary on dentistry shake-up
Opposition politicians have quizzed Wales’ health secretary after the Welsh Government unveiled the biggest change to NHS dental contracts in decades.
Senedd Members’ pay set to rise as lowest-paid staff face cuts
The pay of politicians in Cardiff Bay is set to rise while some of the Senedd’s lowest-paid support staff face cuts, the Welsh Parliament’s pay body confirmed.
Welsh Government ‘lacks urgency’ amid ‘crisis’ for vulnerable children
A human rights expert has accused the Welsh Government of lacking urgency in dealing with what a senior judge called the “single biggest crisis point” for vulnerable children.
Regulators accused of ‘institutional evasion’ over ‘noxious’ landfill site
Campaigners have accused public bodies of failing to safeguard the public from “noxious” odours from a landfill site, warning of a “glaring regulatory gap”.
‘Deep concerns’ over plans to fetter scrutiny of tourism shake-up
Rushing through a law to regulate tourism accommodation in Wales risks curtailing vital scrutiny and denying the £1bn industry a voice, a Senedd committee warned.
First Minister tells scrutiny committees to cool it with recommendations
Baroness Morgan wrote to Elin Jones – the Senedd’s speaker or Llywydd – over the summer, expressing concerns about the volume of committee recommendations.