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Welsh Government response to latest NHS Wales performance data
The Welsh Government has responded to the latest NHS Wales Performance data published today (18 November)
New stats show Wales upholds world class recycling rates, despite pandemic
Wales – currently ranked third in the world in recycling- upheld its stellar recycling rates last year despite the pandemic, new 2020-21 stats have revealed today.
More than £51m investment to replace ageing diagnostic equipment will ensure NHS Wales has facilities ‘fit for the 21st century’
More than £51m is being invested to replace older diagnostic imaging equipment across NHS Wales and to speed up waiting times, Health Minister Eluned Morgan has announced.
No changes to Covid rules as First Minister thanks Wales for help to bring case rates down
First Minister Mark Drakeford has thanked people throughout Wales for their hard work to help reduce record-high coronavirus case rates over the last three weeks.
Dental services in Wales given £3m funding to boost recovery from pandemic
Dental services in Wales will receive an extra £3m of new funding this year to support the recovery from the pandemic and improve access.
Books for all children in Wales will help “ignite passion for reading”
New funding will provide thousands more books for school children across Wales, helping them to improve key reading and speaking skills at a young age.
“Refreshed TB Eradication Programme will build on positive progress made in Wales” - Rural Affairs Minister, Lesley Griffiths
A refreshed TB Eradication Programme will build on the positive progress already made in Wales which has seen a 48% decrease in new TB incidents since 2009.
Members of Constitutional Commission appointed
The people who will serve on an independent commission which will make recommendations about Wales’ constitutional future have been announced.
£51m support fund to help families hardest hit by cost-of-living crisis
A new £51m package of support will help families facing the cost-of-living crisis to pay their bills this winter, Welsh Ministers announced today.
The Welsh Government is releasing extra funding from its reserves to target support towards lower income households, providing immediate support for people facing rising living costs this winter.
The first phase of the Household Support Fund will target heating and eating – providing families with extra help to pay their energy bills over the winter and giving extra funding to foodbanks and community food schemes.
It comes as the UK Government has refused to reverse the cut of its £20 Universal Credit lifeline for tens of thousands of families and the Bank of England is warning inflation will rise to 5% by the spring, pushing prices even higher.
Welsh Government’s Young Person’s Guarantee officially launched
The Welsh Government's Young Person’s Guarantee - providing everyone under 25 with the offer of work, education, training, or self-employment - has been launched today by Economy Minister Vaughan Gething.
Extension of COVID Pass to help keep Wales open this winter
COVID Passes will now be needed to enter cinemas, theatres and concert halls in Wales from today (Monday 15 November 2021).
Shop safe, shop kind: we all have a responsibility to stop the spread of Covid and keep shops open – Economy Minister
With rates of Coronavirus transmission still high in Wales, Economy Minister Vaughan Gething has called on shoppers and retailers to play their part in keeping people safe by ensuring face coverings are worn while shopping indoors.
This is a legal requirement in Wales for those not exempt and is crucial in helping to prevent the spread of the virus.