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Culture

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Best Place to Work(-Related Stress)

Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW) won the BCS 'UK Best Place to Work in IT' award. Its own data: stress is the leading cause of absence, over half the workforce sick each year, 15,846 days lost, and a board that recorded 'None to note.'

22 April 2026

They Created the Role. Filled It. Then Downgraded It After the Holder Was Removed

A senior role was created, filled, actively building a team โ€” then eliminated after the holder was allegedly dismissed. The role reappeared at a lower grade. A second case followed. Meanwhile, DHCW claims 80% of staff rate it excellent. The pattern speaks louder than the survey.

17 February 2026
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The Problem

  • What Is DHCW?
  • What We Have Found
  • The Scale of Failure
  • Leadership Analysis

The Evidence

  • Financial Waste
  • Patient Safety
  • Toxic Culture
  • Nepotism & Empire-Building
  • Misconduct in Public Office
  • Timeline of Events

Accountability Gap

  • What They Said
  • What They Don't Publish
  • The Ghost Directors
  • The Shadow Workforce

Our Solution

  • Governance
  • Leadership & Talent
  • Programme Delivery
  • Technical Strategy
  • Culture
  • Benchmarking
  • Implementation Roadmap

Our Actions

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  • FOI Tracker

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