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£1.3m to upgrade x-ray room in Swansea
People in Swansea will benefit from faster diagnoses following a £1.3m Welsh Government investment to upgrade x-ray facilities in Morriston Hospital’s emergency department.
Two-year waits at lowest level in four years
The number of people waiting more than two years for treatment fell to the lowest level since March 2021 in June, the latest NHS figures show.
New Welsh language course to strengthen patient care
A new course for health and social care staff will help meet the needs of Welsh-speaking patients and develop the Welsh language skills of the workforce.
New NHS Wales Chief Executive appointed
The next Chief Executive of the NHS in Wales will be Jacqueline Totterdell, currently the Group Chief Executive Officer, St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group.
Wales rolls out subsidy card for gluten-free food
A new pre-paid card will be rolled out across Wales to give people who receive gluten-free food on prescription greater choice and freedom.
Big improvement in ambulance patient handover times
The number of people waiting more than an hour to transfer from an ambulance into an emergency department in Wales has fallen by almost a fifth.
NHS in Wales to offer premature babies long-acting protection against common winter virus
Babies born very prematurely will be offered protection against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) with a long-acting antibody medicine.
New ambulance response categories to improve outcomes for stroke patients
Changes to how the Welsh Ambulance Service responds to calls aims to improve care for patients with strokes and other serious conditions such as heart attacks.
Independent chair to lead all-Wales maternity services assessment
A national assessment of all maternity and neonatal services in Wales will begin this month, the Health Secretary confirmed today (Tuesday 15 July), as the independent review into services at Swansea Bay University Health Board is published
£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.