Evidence and research

• Understanding the health risks and impacts of the use of private water supplies in Wales

  This rapid evidence review aimed to inform the future work of Public Health Wales (PHW) by improving understanding of the health risks and harms associated with the use of PWS […]

• Beyond the barrier: Public and healthcare professionals’ attitudes towards non-sterile glove use in Welsh healthcare settings

  This report explores attitudes towards single use non-sterile gloves (referred to as gloves here on in) in healthcare settings across Wales, specifically how and when different population groups perceive it […]

• Wales Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm screening programme annual statistical report 2023 to 2024

  This report covers the time period from April 2023 to March 2024. With uptake defined as those invited in the year April 2023 to March 2024 receiving an ultrasound scan […]

• Oral health of school year one children in Wales 2024 to 2025

  This is a summary of the NHS Wales Dental Epidemiological Programme’s inspection of school year one (5-year-old) children undertaken across Wales in 2024-25

• Aneurin Bevan University Health Board oral health of 5 year old children in 2024 to 2025

  1,761 children in school year 1 were examined from 101 state-maintained schools across Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.

• Betsi Cadwalladr University Health Board Oral health of 5 year old children in 2024 to 2025

  1,993 school year 1 children were examined from 165 state-maintained schools across Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board.

• Cardiff and Vale University Healthboard Aneurin Bevan Health Board Oral health of 5 year old children in 2024 to 2025

  913 children were examined from 84 state-maintained schools across Cardiff & Vale University Health Board.

• Powys Teaching Health Board Oral health of 5 year old children in 2024 to 2025

  422 children in school year 1 were examined from 32 state-maintained schools across Powys Teaching Health Board.

• Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board oral health of school year one children in 2024 to 2025

  1227 school year 1 children were examined from 95 state-maintained schools across Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board.

• Swansea Bay University Health Board oral health of school year one children in 2024 to 2025

  1219 school year 1 children were examined from 87 state-maintained schools across Swansea Bay University Health Board.