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Welsh Government funding delivers nearly 100,000 extra NHS appointments

Almost 100,000 extra outpatient appointments will have been delivered across Wales by the end of December.

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Major investment in general practice in Wales

More than £41m extra will be invested into general practice this year as part of a deal struck between the Welsh Government and GPs.

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Audiology patients to receive faster, local hearing care

Faster, more convenient hearing care will be available closer to people’s home, as part of a radical reform of audiology services.

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Not too late for children to be protected from flu before Christmas

Parents whose children missed their flu vaccine in school are being urged to take up the offer as flu activity in Wales is rising.

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Wales’ top doctor says preventing ill-health is an urgent priority

Wales must urgently shift towards a prevention-first approach to health to address stagnating life expectancy and mounting pressures on its health services, according to the Chief Medical Officer's Annual Report published today.

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Hundreds of lives changed since Wales pioneered UK's first deemed consent law

Wales today marks the 10th anniversary of a radical change to the organ donation laws – becoming the first part of the UK to introduce deemed consent to help save the lives of hundreds of people in need of an organ transplant

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New 999 call categories to improve patient care and ambulance response

Further changes to the way 999 calls to the Welsh Ambulance Service are managed will come into force from Tuesday 2 December.

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Health Secretary response to latest NHS Activity and Performance data: September and October 2025

Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, Jeremy Miles, responds to the latest NHS Wales activity and performance data.

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National agreement reached to improve pay for thousands of NHS staff

An all-Wales agreement has been reached to improve the pay and terms and conditions of thousands of NHS Wales staff undertaking higher clinical duties.

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Senedd vote puts health at the heart of public decision-making in Wales

Public bodies will be legally bound to consider the long-term health implications of their decisions following a vote this evening (Tuesday 18 November) in the Senedd.

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A new vision for nursing and midwifery care in Wales unveiled

The Chief Nursing Officer for Wales, Sue Tranka, has today published her new five-year strategic vision setting out how nursing and midwifery professions will lead healthcare transformation.