The Minister for Health and Social Services, Eluned Morgan, has urged people to take extra care and only call 999 for life-threatening or serious emergencies during...
The Welsh Government say they expect NHS Wales services will be significantly impacted by industrial action, as the first of planned strikes by staff begins today....
Statistics published today show that over a million people in Wales have now received their COVID-19 booster vaccination this autumn. Public Health Wales’s weekly data, published...
Work is nearing completion on the new Day Surgery Unit at Prince Philip Hospital, in Llanelli, which the health board says will help reduce surgical waiting...
Welsh Health Minister, Eluned Morgan has confirmed that access to free LFD tests will be extended in Wales until July 31st 2022. Tests will be available...
An ambitious plan setting out 26 actions to eliminate new HIV infections, improve quality of life and end stigma by 2030 has been published today (Tuesday...
Urgent medical and health advice is now available across Wales 24 hours a day, seven days a week following the successful rollout of the 111 helpline....
Health Minister Eluned Morgan has warned the health and social care system in Wales is currently under ‘extraordinary pressure’ as a result of a range of...
Welsh Government Health Minister, Eluned Morgan MS has been banned from driving after accumulating too many points on her licence for speeding. Ms Morgan’s latest offence...
Spring Covid-19 booster vaccinations are being rolled out in Wales from this week. The latest phase of the vaccination programme will see the over-75s, older care...
The announcement made today by UK Transport Secretary Grant Shapps MP is designed to ease restrictions ahead of the Easter holidays. The Minister said on social...
Welsh Government Health Minister, Eluned Morgan has visited the Bay Field Hospital, where Swansea Bay NHS’s Long Covid Rehabilitation Service is based, to talk to staff...
Hospices in Wales will receive an extra £2.2m as part of the Welsh Government’s end-of-life care review. Of the funding, £888k will go to the two...
All community pharmacies in Wales will be able to offer an extended range of services from April 2022 as part of substantial reforms agreed by the...
Health Minister Eluned Morgan has announced new changes to the GP contract to help to improve access to appointments. The changes, which are backed by £12m...
Dental services in Wales will receive an extra £3m of new funding this year to support the recovery from the pandemic and improve access. Next year...
More than £170m extra a year is set to be invested in planned care across NHS Wales, Health Minister Eluned Morgan has announced at the inaugural...
NHS Wales chief executive Andrew Goodall has warned the dual challenge of the Covid pandemic and other respiratory viruses will make this winter ‘one of the...
People eligible for booster COVID-19 vaccinations and flu jabs are encouraged to take up the offer ahead of a challenging winter for NHS Wales, the Health...
Welsh Government Health Minister, Baroness Eluned Morgan has said that more than a billion items of free personal protective equipment (PPE) have been issued to the...
Frontline NHS staff working in North Wales have become the first people in Wales to receive their Covid-19 booster vaccines, as the programme started in Wales...
A wider choice of test providers will be available for people returning to Wales from overseas to book PCR tests from 21 September The change comes...
Video consultations, which was stepped up across health boards in Wales as part of the Welsh Government’s response to the Covid pandemic, have proven to be...
Children and young people will be removed from the list of people who would be asked to shield and will no longer be considered clinically extremely...
Health Minister Eluned Morgan has agreed a 3% pay rise for all NHS staff, as she today accepted the recommendations of the pay review bodies in...
Three quarters of people in Wales have now had both doses of the coronavirus vaccine, the Minister for Health and Social Services, Eluned Morgan has announced....
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. The Self-Isolation...
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...
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...
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...
Swansea Council’s contact tracing and IT teams are making it possible for Welsh people who have an essential reason to travel internationally to get vaccination certificates...
Health Minister Eluned Morgan has urged people to keep playing their part to keep Wales safe this summer. As cases of the Delta variant continue to...
‘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...
More than £25m is being invested in new imaging equipment to ensure the NHS in Wales has access to the latest technology to help speed up...
The Health Minister, Eluned Morgan is encouraging people to holiday in Wales and explore its beauty this summer as the fight against covid continues. The Welsh...
Climate change, new green jobs and recovery from the pandemic will be at the heart of the new Welsh Government, First Minister Mark Drakeford has said...
More funding for Wales’ specialist mental health service focused exclusively on military veterans, additional funding for Armed Forces Liaison Officers and a new resettlement guide to...
A Statutory Code of Practice aimed at improving awareness and accessibility of autism services across Wales will be laid before the Senedd today (24 March). The...
More than £6.5million is being invested in combatting obesity and diabetes in Wales, in a bid to support those most likely to be severely affected by...
The Welsh Government has announced funding to help complete the restoration work of the Shire Hall in Llandeilo. The Shire Hall is the third oldest building...
Smoke-free legislation making it illegal to smoke on hospital grounds comes into force in Wales today (1 March). The landmark law, the first in the UK,...
“I am committed to ensuring support is available for changing mental health needs,” says Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing as more than £9million will be...
Smokers are being encouraged to quit smoking for the new year ahead of new smoke-free laws being introduced in Wales. From 1 March, Wales’ ban on...
The Welsh Government is making an extra £110m available to support businesses affected by the alert level four restrictions, which will come into force from the...
Those who are struggling with their mental health over the Christmas period need to know support is just a phone call away, Mental Health and Wellbeing...
Independent sector social care workers in Wales are to be given greater support to protect their well-being during the pandemic. The emotional support, including one-to-one counselling...