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FM gets behind-the-scenes look at North Wales’ new orthopaedic centre | Welsh Government
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (659+ words) The First Minister Eluned Morgan was given a tour of the new North Wales Surgical Centre in Llandudno, ahead of its opening in May. The new centre, at Llandudno Hospital, is a purpose-built orthopaedic facility funded by Welsh Government to…...
NHS patients and British businesses to benefit from historic changes to medicines access following pharmaceutical partnership with USA | Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
11+ hour, 43+ min ago (1680+ words) New partnership accelerates NHS patients' access to new medicines and will see UK benefit from greater life sciences industry investment UK pharmaceutical exports to the US " worth at least "5 billion a year " will enter the United States completely tariff free,…...
New figures show RSV vaccine cuts hospital stays as offer expands to over-80s in Wales | NHS Wales
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (612+ words) The RSV vaccine lowers the risk of hospitalisation from the virus by 82 per cent, according to a new study from Public Health Wales. The findings arrive as the offer of RSV vaccination " first introduced in 2024 for people aged 75-79 " is extended…...
Millions of older people to get vaccine against serious lung infection | NHS England
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (665+ words) Millions of older people can now get protection against a virus which causes serious lung infections like bronchitis and pneumonia " preventing potentially thousands of hospital admissions a year. All adults aged 80 and over, and people living in a care home…...
Over a million people could be offered Wegovy to cut heart attack and stroke risk on the NHS | NHS England
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (1040+ words) A new life-changing treatment option " GLP-1 drug semaglutide known as Wegovy " is set to be available on the NHS within months, with 1.2 million people with cardiovascular disease eligible to receive the treatment to help prevent heart attacks and strokes over…...
Stronger NHS Wales complaints system comes into force | Welsh Government
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (577+ words) A strengthened system for raising concerns about NHS care comes into force today [Wednesday 1 April] " the biggest reform of how complaints are handled in almost 15 years. It introduces a two-stage process " an early resolution stage focused on quickly understanding and…...
New Llantrisant Health Park to cut waiting times across South East Wales | Welsh Government
1+ week, 6+ hour ago (718+ words) First Minister Eluned Morgan and Health Secretary Jeremy Miles recently (26 March 2026) toured the site of the new "120m Llantrisant Health Park, which will speed up access to tests and treatment for people across South East Wales. The first phase of the…...
NHS staff to benefit from World Cup Bank Holiday | Scottish Government
1+ week, 3+ day ago (326+ words) Marking the achievement of the men's national football team. First Minister John Swinney has confirmed that NHS staff will get the one-off national Bank holiday to mark Scotland's return to the men's football World Cup for the first time since…...
Healthier choices made easier as new rules take effect | Welsh Government
1+ week, 3+ day ago (702+ words) New rules to help people make healthier food choices came into force yesterday (26 March 2026), marking a significant milestone in the fight against obesity. Levels of obesity are rising in Wales, 60% of adults are overweight or obese, and nearly a quarter…...
Social care ombudsman launches best practice guidance for handling self-funder complaints | National Ombudsmen
1+ week, 4+ day ago (588+ words) The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO) yesterday launched best practice guidance to help adult social care providers deliver fair, transparent and accountable complaints handling " particularly for self-funding care users. To support providers in assessing their current approach, the…...