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Professor Isabel Oliver has been appointed as’ the new Chief Medical Officer for Wales.

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

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 will take part in the largest ever UK wide pandemic response exercise this Autumn.

Wales is the first in the UK to have set up a group bringing government, employers and trade unions together to improve ways of working for staff in the social care sector.

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.

Pregnant women will benefit from better maternity care as a new app and electronic health record system is rolled out across Wales.

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

The first Women’s Health Plan for Wales has been launched today (Monday 9 December 2024) setting out a 10-year vision to improve healthcare services for women.

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

In a UK first, Wales is to have a new process for reviews following a person’s death or abuse to help reduce family trauma, prevent similar cases and protect others in the future.

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