Time to Change Wales is the first national campaign to end the stigma and discrimination faced by people with mental health problems throughout Wales and launches at the Wales Millennium Centre 21st February with opening speech by Health and Social Services Minister Lesley Griffiths AM

A measles outbreak has been declared on Merseyside. There are 13 confirmed and 16 suspected cases ranging in age from nine months to adults aged in their 20s. Six people, four children and two adults, required treatment in hospital

New research from Public Health Wales shows that training given by Mind Cymru’s Positive Choices project is making a real difference to people’s willingness to discuss and tackle suicide and self harm

The Royal College of Nursing condemned a London trust for saying that band 4 health care assistant positions would be suitable alternative employment for qualified band 5 nurses

The Royal College of Nursing has said the Government has showed an unwillingness to engage with nursing staff by failing to invite all relevant groups to today’s Downing Street meeting on the NHS reforms

Patients are already benefitting from GPs starting to take a lead in designing local health services and a renewed focus on health outcomes

Mental Health Network director Steve Shrubb said the latest Death by Indifference report from Mencap was saddening and more must be done to help people with learning disabilities

The chair of the General Medical Council (GMC) has joined forces with the UK’s chief medical officers to urge those who employ doctors to enable them to take on advisory and support roles that will benefit healthcare systems across the UK

Slimming World and the Royal College of Midwives have joined forces in a unique partnership to support pregnant women and breastfeeding mums in managing their weight

Six times as many people trust health professionals than David Cameron and Andrew Lansley (60 per cent – 10 per cent) over their health reforms and 68 per cent want the government to publish its own risk register on the reforms says a new YouGov poll