The prolonged dispute against Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board concluded after an agreement established new positions for all participating staff, alongside a prospective specialist role with added responsibilities. The industrial action had significantly hindered local care, causing home visits to plummet from 6,140 in spring 2025 to just 909 during the same period in 2026. Services across Bridgend county, Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf were heavily disrupted by the walkouts. Staff are scheduled to resume their regular duties next week to begin clearing missed appointments.
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Healthcare workers are set to return to work next week following nine months of disruptiv…: Healthcare workers are set to return to work next week following nine months of disruptive strike action.
The health board plans to develop an approved specialist role that incorporates additiona…: The health board plans to develop an approved specialist role that incorporates additional responsibilities for qualified staff.
Restoring essential infant support services across Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda…: Restoring essential infant support services across Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf is now the top operational priority.
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Health visitors are set to return to work next week after a deal was reached to end a nine-month strike that saw thousands of missed appointments.
Unite union said the agreement with Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board would see all health visitors offered new roles, describing it as a "historic pay win" and a major victory for workers.
The health board said it had agreed to develop a new specialist health visitor role with additional responsibilities, subject to approval processes.
The Welsh government welcomed the return of staff and said that restoring services for babies and young children was now the priority.
About 100 health visitors with the health board have been on strike since February in a row over job grading, saying they were losing up to £9,000 a year as a result.
Home visits have dropped dramatically, with the health board saying that safety and accessibility of services was its priority during the strike.
Between March and May 2025, the board, which covers Bridgend county, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf, carried out 6,140 visits.
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