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New vision for Palliative and End of Life Care in Wales
The Welsh Government has set out its vision for palliative and end of life care delivered in Wales which will help people achieve the best quality of life possible and die with dignity.

Bowel cancer screening age lowered to 55
Bowel cancer screening will be made available to more people in Wales as home testing is expanded to include 55-57 year olds.

Thalidomide survivors in Wales to get lifelong financial support
The Minister for Health, Eluned Morgan has today (September 29th) announced a lifetime guarantee of financial assistance for those affected by the Thalidomide drug in Wales.

A new chair has been appointed to Powys Teaching Health Board for a term of four years.
Carl Cooper has been selected by the Minister for Health and Social Services Eluned Morgan as the preferred candidate following an open and fair competition and will take up the role from the 17 October, subject to the relevant pre-employment security checks.

Interim Chief Executive to the Citizen Voice Body for Health and Social Care (CVB) appointed
The chief executive of the board of Community Health Councils in Wales, Alyson Thomas. has been appointed the interim Chief Executive of the new Citizen Voice Body (CVB) for Health and Social Care.

Autumn Covid-19 booster roll-out begins today in Wales
The roll-out of the autumn Covid-19 booster has started today (September 1st) in Wales with care home residents and staff across Wales the first to receive the vaccine.

New £1.5m Speech, Language and Communication tool for young children under development
The development of a new tool to better identify Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN) in children has been confirmed by the Welsh Government.

Autumn booster invitations issued to eligible adults in Wales
Eligible adults in Wales have begun to be invited for their COVID-19 autumn booster this week.

Autumn booster invitations issued to eligible adults in Wales [copy]
Eligible adults in Wales have begun to be invited for their COVID-19 autumn booster this week.

New plan to boost Welsh language in health and social care
A health and social care service in which people are actively offered their care in Welsh, is the ambition of a new plan launched by the Health Minister, Eluned Morgan today (2 August).