First in UK group to improve social care workforce conditions
Wales is the first in the UK to have set up a group bringing government, employers and trade unions together to improve ways of working for staff in the social care sector.
Calls for vigilance following Foot and Mouth Disease case in Germany
Wales’ Chief Veterinary Officer, Richard Irvine is urging livestock owners in Wales to remain vigilant following the recent case of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in Germany.
More than £20m to help universities tackle climate change. Loan funding will help universities reach low carbon ambitions
Deputy First Minister Huw Irranca-Davies and Minister for Further and Higher Education, Vikki Howells, visited Cardiff University to see how a £12.2m investment is accelerating their progress towards carbon reduction.
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Health Minister calls on NHS leaders to improve services
- The Minister has set out ambitions for better services in the short, medium and long term
- Health and care leaders are being asked to work together to improve outcomes and reduce inequalities
- A new period of engagement will help shape a shared vision for the future of health and care
Independent Wales Covid-19 Review to ensure lessons have been learned
- Wales Covid-19 Review Panel to be free from government direction over approach, findings or conclusions and led by an independent chair.
- Review will focus on health and adult social care, assessing whether recommendations from the UK Covid-19 Inquiry, committee reports and resilience exercises have been implemented.
- Review to conclude by March 2029.
Additional Welsh Government spending to be voted on in the Senedd
Among the investment put forward by the Welsh Government is:
- Additional £145m to help patients be seen more quickly by the NHS
- £55m to help hundreds more families access funded childcare for their two-year-olds
- £15m to ensure more secondary school pupils that need them can receive free school meals.
- Extra £60m for Additional Learning Needs