Tag: All Wales/National

The first Public Health Wales’ ‘Biodiversity Duty report’ was published in 2019, in response to the enhanced biodiversity and resilience of ecosystems duty under Section 6 of the Environment (Wales) […]

The report looks at the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and shift to more agile working on Public Health Wales’ carbon footprint, focusing on both operational and staff homeworking emissions. […]

This short report presents a demographic breakdown of data from a national public survey on perceptions of climate change in Wales that was undertaken in 2021/22. The survey explored the […]

The report highlights the highest carbon emission single-use plastic and waste items used in PHW’s Microbiology Laboratories and identifies recommendations to switch to more sustainable alternatives. The solutions identified can […]

Good health is a fundamental right, but in Wales, health outcomes vary unfairly across communities. This report emphasises the importance of investing in prevention to help everyone live longer, healthier […]

This publication investigates whether equity of access to revascularisation improved, following service redesign for Welsh residents admitted to hospital with a first time acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Key messages Revascularisation […]

Key messages Updated health board documents have been produced outlining teenage conception and abortion rates for 2011 to 2013 at ward level.  As well as the ward level rates, there […]

The Health and its determinants in Wales report provides an overview of the health and well-being of the population of Wales, including the burden of disease.  It outlines the main […]

Wales is less ethnically diverse than any area of England except the North East. It is known that the health of minority ethnic groups in the UK tends to be […]