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The Welsh public are being urged to visit their local pharmacies for free advice and treatment for a wide range of illnesses, as new figures reveal more than 400,000 people used the common ailments service in the last 12 months.

Wales’ leading doctor Sir Dr Frank Atherton has announced he will stand down after eight and half years as the Welsh Government’s Chief Medical Officer.

Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care Jeremy Miles, said:

New standards to improve the care and treatment of bone health issues and prevent more people suffering painful and debilitating fractures have been published.

The process for making a complaint about NHS services will be made easier and simplified, Health Secretary Jeremy Miles today said.

People at risk of becoming seriously ill from flu and Covid-19 have a short window to protect themselves before the viruses are in wide circulation.

In a UK-first, Wales now has mandatory licensing rules in place to help protect the public's health when getting acupuncture, body piercings, electrolysis, or tattoos including semi-permanent make up.

Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care Jeremy Miles, said:

Emergency departments across Wales are being challenged to embrace digital technology in a bid to make patient care more efficient and become environmentally sustainable.

The Welsh Government has today (11^th November) launched a 50-day challenge to help more people safely return home from hospital and to ease winter pressures on our health and care system. 

Wales is edging closer to being at the forefront of genomics after the NHS signed an ambitious new collaboration with a leading science technology company.

Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care Jeremy Miles, said: