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  • Incineration and health view – June 2025

    Public Health Report

    This Public Health Wales opinion – which is similar to that of other UK public health agencies – is based on detailed assessments of the effects of air pollutants on […]

  • Youth in Europe: Effects of COVID-19 on their economic and social situation

    Reference Material

    This study explores the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on youth in Europe, including the development of youth employment and unemployment and the impact on young people not in employment, […]

  • WEDINOS Nitazenes within the illicit benzodiazepine market

    Public Health Report

    This WEDINOS report highlights a concerning trend in the UK’s illicit drug market: the infiltration of highly potent synthetic opioids, specifically nitazenes, into substances sold as benzodiazepines. The report underscores […]

  • WEDINOS MDMA: ecstasy and apathy

    Public Health Report

    This WEDINOS report highlights the increasing potency and variability of MDMA (ecstasy) tablets in the UK. The report emphasizes that the strength of MDMA tablets can vary widely, even within […]

  • Pertussis (whooping cough) surveillance and epidemiology

    Public Health Report

    Epidemiology Pertussis incidence typically has a cyclical pattern with peaks in cases every three to four years. The peak prior to 2012 in England and Wales was in 2008, with […]