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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.
£30 Million to boost social care services and reduce hospital delays
The Welsh Government is making £30 million in additional funding available to local authorities to strengthen community-based social care services and improve hospital discharge processes.
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.
Consultation on raising minimum alcohol price in Wales
The number of harmful drinkers could be reduced by nearly 5,000 people under plans to raise the minimum unit price of alcohol in Wales.
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.
10-year plan to tackle child sexual abuse in Wales
The Welsh Government has today launched a consultation on its new ten-year strategy to prevent and respond to child sexual abuse, the first comprehensive long-term strategy of its kind in the UK.
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
Flying Start childcare exceeds expansion targets in Wales
More families than ever are benefitting from high quality funded childcare as Wales’ Flying Start programme exceeds expansion targets.