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Cabinet Minister for Health and Care, Mabon ap Gwynfor

Cabinet Minister for Health and Care response to latest NHS Activity and Performance data: July and August 2026

Cabinet Minister for Health and Care, Mabon ap Gwynfor, responds to the latest NHS Wales activity and performance data.

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Welsh Finance Minister to press UK Government for fairer funding at Cardiff summit

  • Welsh Government to host finance ministers from across the UK in Cardiff
  • Cabinet Minister for Finance Elin Jones to press UK Government on fiscal reform, including a formal review of the 2016 Wales Fiscal Framework.
  • Finance Minister: "The way our funding is calculated hasn't kept up with the real needs of people here. It's outdated, and it's not transparent enough. That must change."
Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women’s Health Delyth Jewell

Families given clearer way to raise concerns when a mother or baby’s health is getting worse in maternity and neonatal wards

  • New scheme gives a direct route to raise concerns about a mother or baby's worsening health.
  • It is being introduced in hospitals across Wales.
  • Builds on existing checks already used by staff to spot when a patient's condition is getting worse.