Advanced Paramedics Practitioners (APP) across Wales are helping to treat more people in the community and avoid unnecessary hospital admissions.

First Minister Mark Drakeford has announced the Welsh Government will be funding up to 140 medical student placements each year at the new north Wales medical school.

Wales is set to become the first UK nation to introduce a mandatory national licensing scheme for tattoo artists and those working in body piercing, semi-permanent make-up, acupuncture and electrolysis, Chief Medical Officer Frank Atherton has announced.

Health Minister Eluned Morgan has today, 24th January, announced £5m to increase the number of allied health professionals (AHPs) and increase access to community-based care to help people remain active and independent.

Life limiting illness feel the need to escape from the four walls of your home for a few hours. We meet every Thursday between 11.00 am and 1400 hrs.

The third Wales Cancer Patient Experience Survey (WCPES) results have been published, which have shown that 92% of people with cancer in Wales treated during the pandemic have rated their overall care highly.

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has published the next phase of Census 2021 topic summaries for England and Wales looking at health, disability, and unpaid care. There is a bulletin for each of these topics.

To help the new body identify its priorities in the first year, we want to hear your views on the things that matter most to people in your area.

Keep the date. People and Homes is back. And this year they are online too!

Tuesday 20 June 2023.

Please complete the Smart Survey to express an interest in joining engagement events Spring 2023.

The deadline to respond is 30 January 2023.

Carers Trust is delighted to launch a new funding programme which will support unpaid carers living in Wales to access a short break from their caring role. Funded by Welsh Government, the new programme called Amser is open to Third Sector organisations and is focussed on delivering a range of short break opportunities for unpaid carers from all communities across Wales during 2023/24 and 2024/25. The deadline for submission of applications is: 10am Monday 6 February 2023

A scoping review of UK and international evidence by the Evidence Service at Public Health Wales has aimed to identify which population groups experience inequalities and face barriers when accessing healthcare.

The Welsh Government have issued a statement on the latest NHS Wales performance data published today.

Almost 400 more nurse training places will be created in Wales thanks to an 8% increase in the NHS Wales training budget, Health Minister Eluned Morgan today announced.

Smart Energy GB in Communities Fund

Closing date: 12 noon, Friday 10th February 2023

Welsh libraries are teaming up with The Reading Agency to promote the link between regular reading and better health and wellbeing as part of the Living Well in Wales campaign supported by Welsh Government.

Please click the link to see the latest bulletin from the Wales Council of the Blind.

The sessions will run from 10.30 until 12 on Tuesdays in The Duke of Wellington Ballroom. Each session costs £5 on the door or book and pay for six sessions in advance at the cost of only five. Any carer accompanying a paying member can attend for free.

Public Health Wales’ Evidence Service has developed a new style of report, designed to provide a rapid overview of evidence in areas of interest to policy makers, giving them a robust baseline of current research from which to take action.

Incorporating early childhood education and care (ECEC) within family-friendly policies has the potential for a “triple dividend” of children’s positive development, women’s empowerment and economic growth, as described in a new report from Public Health Wales.