A British Red Cross service that has been supporting patients and staff at Welsh Emergency Departments celebrates its fifth anniversary.

A doctor described by his colleagues as passionate, dedicated and a champion for stroke services in Wales has been awarded an MBE in the New Year Honours List 2024.

The Wales National Lead for Breastfeeding brought together key stakeholders, including the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing, to share examples of good practice and promote a whole system approach to infant feeding.

Congratulations to Dr Hamsaraj Shetty and Professor Antony Johansen who have been awarded an MBE in the 2024 New Year’s Honours List.

Emergency departments and minor injury units in Wales to get share of £2.7m to enhance environments for better patient and staff experience.

A clinical triage team in the Welsh Ambulance Service Trust has helped safely prevent thousands of ambulance journeys to hospital, Health Minister Eluned Morgan has revealed.

Date: Tuesday 23rd January 2024, 1pm - 3pm

Location: The Powerhouse, Roundwood, Llanedeyrn, Cardiff, Uk CF23 9PN

Public Health Wales has refreshed the indicators in the Public Health Outcomes Framework reporting tool.

The Welsh Government is providing funding to Trading Standards Wales to help tackle illegal vaping in Wales, the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing, Lynne Neagle, has announced.

The Emergency Unit at the University Hospital of Wales is currently facing significant demand, which may mean longer waiting times. Please only attend if it is an emergency.

Horses, dogs and even chickens across Wales are seeing a boost to their care, comfort and wellbeing – thanks to the way the Health Board disposes of its waste.

Despite the extreme financial pressures on public services, the Welsh Government has held back an extra £8 million this winter to support people at greatest risk to stay well, receive care at or close to home and reduce pressure on hospitals.

Methodist Housing Association - MHA are looking to attract new members to their activities and in particular their Friday clubs at Trinity Church, Woodland Place, Penarth, CF64 2EX. All are welcome.

Monday – 15th January 2024 Online via Teams 2pm-3pm. Our online information sessions are for adults with arthritis, MSK or related conditions e.g. fibromyalgia, lupus, gout. Also, for health care professionals and carers supporting people living with arthritis. They offer a chance to learn about managing arthritis and related conditions, hear from guest speakers and find out more about the support provided by Versus Arthritis in local areas.

Welsh public health experts in the UK’s only national drug testing service are warning that people may not be getting what they think they are getting when buying benzodiazepines.

Increasing numbers of people in Wales are being referred to social prescribing services, through which they can be supported to access activities like exercise classes, gardening, and art groups in their community to better manage their health and wellbeing.

A new state-of-the-art facility to house some of Wales’ leading experts in the field of genomics opens its doors today.

The same restrictions that currently apply to tobacco products should be applied to the marketing, packaging and display of e-cigarettes, according to a new consultation response by Public Health Wales.

New research from Public Health Wales, in collaboration with the University of Wolverhampton, has identified four key skills that help public health leaders to drive change and ultimately to improve health outcomes, especially for the most vulnerable in our society.

The Board is delighted to announce that Claire Beynon has been appointed as Executive Director of Public Health following a robust recruitment process. Claire will take up the reins from Fiona Kinghorn following her retirement, on 29th December 2023.