Darren Hughes

Director @WelshConfed. Valley boy, countryman and Dad. Pork Scratching and real ale aficionado. Working towards a diploma in Child Friendly Swear Words.

[Darren Hughes @WNHSC_Darren]

@StarbucksUK Watching @pencoedrfc under 13s and needed to pick up your cups and lids off the field for the game. It’s not ok. Any chance of a bit of support for the club?

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Yesterday @WNHSC_Darren gave evidence to @SeneddFinance on the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26.

Key areas:
⚖️ Demand vs capacity
🧓 Social care
📈 Impact of ⬆️ employer's NI contributions
🥗 Spend on incoming demand vs prevention
🏥 Capital investment & limitations

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Thank you to all health and care staff for all you did over the Christmas and New Year break. Look after yourself, friends, family and neighbours through this cold snap.

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Last night @WNHSC_Darren spoke to @BBCRadioWales about the current frontline pressures on the NHS as we battle flu, Covid, RSV and norovirus.

@PublicHealthW Dr Giri Shankar also broke down the latest flu figures 📈

Feature starts at 14:40:
📻 https://t.co/B0NqweDvSt

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Budget day at Senedd Cymru / Welsh Parliament. Early start to talk to @BBCRadioWales about what the NHS would like to see from it.

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Take a look at @WNHSC_Darren's key takeaways from our annual conference.

Darren reflects on common themes, as well as Jeremy Miles MS' thoughts in his first conference address as Cabinet Secretary.

Read our blog 👇
https://t.co/mHFu3fiQ9y

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@TorstenBell Torsten, if you speak to DEFRA and HMRC you’ll also have two different answers. Clear to me government selectively using data to suit political narrative which has led to widespread distrust in the political system.

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I’d like to second that and also add a MASSIVE THANK YOU to the team at Welsh NHS Confed and our Confed Events colleagues for their hard work to plan, organise and successfully deliver.

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We'd like to say a huge thank you to all delegates, speakers, session sponsors and exhibitors who helped make our annual conference and exhibition such a success.

A special thank you to event partners @awscloud, @ABPI_UK and @NovartisUK for helping us make the event possible.

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Have you seen the first episode of @ITV's 'Prince William: We Can End Homelessness', featuring Dr Sabrina Cohen-Hatton?

It's our pleasure to welcome Sabrina as a guest speaker at our annual conference next week.

Don't miss your chance to book!
https://t.co/f0ynEPfJG0

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📻 This morning @WNHSC_Darren was on @BBCRadioWales outlining what NHS leaders in Wales want to see in the Budget.

He stressed the importance of cross-government investment in the wider determinants of health and long-term financial certainty.

1:57 👇
https://t.co/1HerovpJd4

[Darren Hughes @WNHSC_Darren]

Great to be at #NSCC24 . The societal challenges impacting those we’re here to help are same for health and care services. We need to innovate and collaborate to deliver for the people of Wales.

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@Martindchemist I’ve only just been alive that long! Thank you Martin for all your hard graft and commitment to making people’s lives better. A great role model to us all. Be equally committed to enjoying your retirement!

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Welsh NHS Confederation chair Jonathan Morgan (@beyondthesenedd) speaks out against racist attacks and thanks staff on behalf of NHS leaders

Read Jonathan's full statement 👇
https://t.co/qcsIMXgQGe

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@robosbornewales @ITVWales @SharpEndITV Have you had a bet Rob? 😂

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@AlexDaviesJones @Jeremy_Miles @LabourPonty Hi Alex, where does Gilfach fit now?

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@AndrewMorganRCT @CllrWilliams @AlexDaviesJones Will be up there for Ceiber Fest soon!

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Has anyone seen white foxgloves before? Beautiful and mixed in with the standard ones.

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Responding to the latest NHS performance stats for Wales, @WNHSC_Darren said: "NHS leaders are all too aware that this is not just a series of numbers on a page, but thousands of people’s lives being affected."

Read our full statement 👇
https://t.co/dJO7dwXOlM

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Great to be at #ConfedExpo hearing from Amy Edmondson talking about the importance of psychological safety in teams and workplaces. Better performance and better outcomes for patients.

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🗣️@WNHSC_Darren: "...fair pay, terms and conditions for the social care workforce are vital to improving retention and minimising vacancies, ensuring the sustainability of health and social care."

https://t.co/8QMgnonl4v