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New figures show RSV vaccine cuts hospital stays as offer expands to over-80s in Wales

The RSV vaccine lowers the risk of hospitalisation from the virus by 75 per cent, according to a new study from Public Health Wales.  

Sexual Health Test and Post Service review update

Public Health Wales is reviewing its Sexual Health Test and Post Service to ensure the service delivers the best quality of care to the people who use it.

Poor health in Wales that prevents people working costs almost £20 billion a year

Ill-health and disability that prevents people from working costs approximately £19.4 billion a year in Wales.  That’s according to new findings from Public Health Wales.

Overall one-year cancer survival rate recovered since pandemic, but long-standing deprivation gaps increase

Official statistics published by the Welsh Cancer Intelligence and Surveillance Unit (WCISU) at Public Health Wales show that by 2022 one-year cancer survival had recovered to pre-pandemic levels, after falling by four percentage points between 2019 and 2020

Easter Warning: Public Health Wales urges families not to pick up lambs following increase in illness cases
Public Health Wales Statement on Module 3 Report of the UK Covid-19 Public Inquiry.

Public Health Wales welcomes the report from Module 3 of the Covid-19 Public Inquiry and its considerations of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on healthcare systems in Wales, England, Scotland and Northern Ireland. 

Statement on Meningitis outbreak in Kent

Public Health Wales statement on Meningitis outbreak in Kent. 

University of Kent students returning to Wales may be offered preventative antibiotics and are advised to be aware of meningitis symptoms
Public Health Outcomes Framework reporting tool updated with latest data

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

Wrapped up but still cold at home: Study highlights the struggles low income households face to keep warm and the wide-ranging impacts on health and daily life