Data and analysis

• Retrospective analysis of elevated blood lead notifications to the Environmental Public Health Team in Public Health Wales 2021 to 2024

  Following bans on lead in paint and petrol, lead persists in our environment and continues to harm health event at low levels of exposure. This report summarises the findings of […]

• Lead exposure in children and adults surveillance annual report 2024

  This report summarises findings from the surveillance of cases of elevated blood lead in children (aged 0 to 17 years) and adults over the age of 65 in Wales from […]

• Carbapenemase-producing organism (CPO) surveillance report 2024-25

  Wales is currently a relatively low prevalence area for Carbapenemase Producing Organisms (CPOs). Screening, detection of CPO and effective Infection Prevention and Control measures play a vital role in maintaining […]

• Newborn Hearing Screening Wales Annual Statistical Report 2022 to 2023

  This is the nineteenth annual statistical report published by Newborn Hearing Screening Wales (NBHSW). This report covers data for babies born between 1 April 2022 and 31 March 2023. One […]

• Infographic of NHS dental antimicrobial prescribing in primary care in Wales 2019 to 2025

  This infographic provides a summary of the analysis of NHS dental antimicrobial prescribing in primary care in Wales between 2019-2025. It shows items and Daily Defined Doses per 1,000 courses […]

• Mouth cancer report 2025

  These slides provide a summary of mouth cancer statistics based on the Mouth Cancer Report 2025, actions for health professionals and Health Boards and patient information on mouth cancer.

• Help Me Quit service review

  Background Smoking remains the largest cause of preventable deaths in Wales, with an average of 3,845 deaths amongst adults aged 35 and over between 2020-22 were attributable to smoking, more […]

• Evaluation of Prehab2Rehab

  Backgound Programmes to get patients ready for surgery to treat cancer can improve how they respond to the surgery and how quickly they recover from it. These programmes are referred […]

• Caesarean birth SSI annual report for Wales 2024

  The Welsh Surgical Site Infection (SSI) surveillance programme was set up in 2003 to estimate the risk of infection after surgery, specifically after hip and knee replacements. Expansion of the […]

• Cancer in Wales – trends and projections

  Purpose This article is about the past, current, and future impact of cancer in Wales. It includes: Headlines Cancer in Wales – impact and trends What impact does cancer have […]