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£4.8m to speed up scans at Swansea’s largest hospital
More people will be seen, diagnosed and treated at Swansea’s Morriston Hospital following a £4.8m investment in new equipment.
New Deputy Chief Medical Officer appointed
Dr James Calvert has been appointed the new Deputy Chief Medical Officer for Wales.
£9.49m boost for North Wales cancer treatment
More people will receive radiotherapy treatment as Ysbyty Glan Clwyd receives new cancer treatment machines.
999 call changes designed to save lives
The way the Welsh Ambulance Service deals with the most serious 999 calls is changing from tomorrow (Tuesday 1 July).
Upgrading Wales’ ambulances
Modern ambulances will be responding to emergency 999 calls across Wales, thanks to £22.45m investment by the Welsh Government.
Health Secretary response to latest NHS Wales performance data: April and May 2025
Health Secretary Jeremy Miles has today announced £120m to fund a plan to eliminate long waits and reduce the size of the waiting list this year.
Health Secretary announces £120m to carry on cutting waiting times
Health Secretary Jeremy Miles today announced a £120m package to fund Wales’ ambitious plans to continue cutting waiting times and the waiting list this year.
Wales to become world’s first ‘Marmot Nation’ to tackle health inequalities
Wales will become a Marmot Nation as part of the Welsh Government’s ongoing work to tackle health inequalities.
Longest waits for NHS treatment fall by two-thirds in four months
Long waits for treatments in Wales have fallen by two-thirds in the last four months.
Additional funding to boost testing and end new transmissions of HIV by 2030
A free and confidential online HIV testing service will be expanded with new funding to support measures to eliminate new transmissions.
Pharmacies in Wales to provide two new national services to treat sore throats and UTIs
Two extra services to treat common conditions without a prescription from the pharmacy will be available from most community pharmacies across Wales.
NHS Wales to be strengthened following independent review
A series of changes, recommended by a group of independent experts in a milestone report designed to strengthen the NHS, are being taken forward by the Welsh Government.