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New guide helps organisations tackle digital exclusion
Public Health Wales has published a practical new guide to help organisations better understand and support people who are digitally excluded. The guide, Working with Digitally Excluded Communities: Practical Pathways […]
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RSV vaccine offer extended to higher-risk adults aged 65–74
People aged 65 to 74 who are at higher risk of becoming seriously ill from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) will be offered the RSV vaccine as part of a time-limited […]
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Parents in Barry urged to add hepatitis A vaccination to their back-to-school checklist
Parents and carers of 1 to 5 year olds in Barry are being urged to act now and ensure eligible children receive their hepatitis A vaccination. With a hepatitis A […]
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Powerful new synthetic opioids identified by Welsh drug testing programme reveals increasingly unpredictable illicit drug market
Experts at Public Health Wales are warning that the illicit drug market is becoming increasingly complex and unpredictable, with more than one in three samples submitted to its Welsh Emerging […]
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Hepatitis A vaccination programme announced for young children in Barry
If your child is 1 to 5 years old and lives in Barry, or goes to a nursery, school or childcare setting in Barry, you can get a free hepatitis […]
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Wales launches first national support packs for people newly diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes
Public Health Wales and Diabetes UK Cymru have today launched two new national resources to support everyone diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes in Wales — giving people the knowledge and […]
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New Public Health Wales strategy aims to remove barriers to screening and reduce health inequities
Public Health Wales has launched its new Screening equity strategy 2026 to 2031, setting out ambitious plans to ensure that everyone in Wales who is eligible for screening has a […]
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Taking action on gender inequalities in Wales will have positive impacts on poverty and health equity
Child poverty and health inequalities have been entrenched within Wales for generations, with most recent figures showing that 1 in 3 children under the age of four live in poverty, and healthy life expectancy rates are in decline for both men […]
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New all-Wales toolkit launched to help employers support breastfeeding in the workplace
A major collaboration between Public Health Wales, Welsh Government, trade unions and employers has resulted in the launch of a new all-Wales toolkit to help employers create workplace environments that […]
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Starting work for the first time? Discover the skills and confidence to thrive
Young people starting their first job can now access a new guide and workshop sessions from Healthy Working Wales, designed to help them build confidence, protect their wellbeing and develop the skills they need to […]