内容摘要：When a paediatric consultant came to see her she asked him if everything was OK.

When a paediatric consultant came to see her she asked him if everything was OK.

There is a "very, very long way to go" before the highest level of scrutiny can be lowered for a troubled health board covering north Wales, the Welsh government has said.Betsi Cadwaladr health board was placed under special measures just over two years ago, with board members removed and finance staff suspended.

Health Secretary Jeremy Miles said there had been some progress at Wales' largest health board but much more work had to be done.The Welsh Conservatives said patients were being let down and they lack any confidence things will get better. Plaid Cymru said being in special measures had become "normalised" at the health boardBetsi Cadwaladr has a workforce of 19,000 serving more than 700,000 people across Anglesey, Gwynedd, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire and Wrexham and a budget in excess of £1.8bn.

It is receiving the highest level of Welsh government support after a succession of serious failings on patient safety, performance and governance, together with staff shortages and a series of senior executives coming and going.It was previously in special measures from the summer of 2015 to November 2020 and they were re-imposed by the Welsh government February 2023.

Speaking in the Senedd on Tuesday, Miles said the organisation had come "a long way over the last two years", achieving marked improvements in corporate governance and board leadership" in year one and a "real focus" on quality and safety over the following 12 months.

Mr Miles said that in this third year the focus would be on "operational grip and control", "improving performance and embedding the necessary foundations for the organisation to be successful in the long-term".Red letter day: Bristol City took on Charlton at Ashton Gate in a contest of two teams nicknamed The Robins. The match

The revving rev: They've welcomed a new vicar in Backwell, with a special service at St Andrew's Church to celebrate the arrival of the Reverend Sam Norton, a motorcycle-loving man of the cloth.Greyhound racing will be banned "as soon as practically possible", the Welsh government has said in what would be a first for the UK.

Deputy First Minister Huw Irranca-Davies announced plans to wind down the sport, which has been criticised for harming dogs.No timeline has been announced for the ban, but Irranca-Davies said it is not "impossible" it could come in before the next Welsh Parliament election in May 2026.