allied health

There's far more they need to be doing, they say, rattling off a wish list: more work on training and retaining rural doctors; effective regulation of private fees and more investment in public specialist clinics; universal bulk billing of children for all medical and dental expenses; more funding for allied health and prevention.

Teresa Owen, executive director of allied health professionals at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, said the attack "had a profound effect on staff who were on duty that night, as well as other colleagues who work at Glan Clwyd Hospital".

Led by Dr Amber Beynon and Dr Juliana Zabatiero from the Curtin School of Allied Health, the research looked at how children's and parents' use of various types of screens impacted infant development at 12 months of age and also considered factors such as parental mental health and socioeconomic status.

ScotRail train drivers have been offered an increase of 4.5%, while NHS staff - including nurses, midwives, paramedics, allied health professionals and porters – have been offered a 5.5% pay rise, which would cost £448m.

Almost 170,000 staff - including midwives, paramedics, allied health professionals and porters - would get the pay increase for 2024-25, backdated to April.