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The Welsh Government scheme which supports people on low-pay with a £500 payment if they have to self-isolate is being extended until March 2022.

Breast Test Wales, which usually screens 110,000  women each year is to receive £7.845m of Welsh Government funding to replace imaging equipment, the Minister for Health and Social Services Eluned Morgan has confirmed today (Friday 9^th July).

A lifesaving programme to help improve survival rates after a cardiac arrest is being supported with almost £2.5m over the next three years by the Welsh Government.

The NHS in Wales has been honoured with The George Cross in recognition of the incredible effort of all those working in the NHS during the pandemic.

On the 73rd anniversary of the birth of the NHS, Health and Social Services Minister Eluned Morgan has written to all NHS Chief Executives and staff, including those working in social care, to thank them for their efforts over the course of the pandemic.

Vaccination centres across many parts of Wales will be open for walk-in appointments from this weekend as the Health Minister makes a call to all adults to get their jab. So far, 75% of people aged under-50 in Wales have had their first dose. 

Health Minister Eluned Morgan has today (Thursday 1 July) set out a path for a gradual increase in routine dental services in Wales.

People living in Wales who have received the Covid vaccine will be able to access their vaccination status via the internet from today [25 June] to generate an NHS COVID Pass for urgent outbound international travel.

Health Minister Eluned Morgan will remind everyone in Wales of their part to play in keeping Wales safe this summer during a press conference this afternoon [21 June].

‘Investing in services and a dedicated support programme for those recovering from the long term effects of COVID-19 is crucial as we begin the recovery from the pandemic’, Health Minister Eluned Morgan has vowed after meeting with clinicians and patients.