Health experts at Public Health Wales are warning of the continuing dangers posed by highly potent synthetic opioids and synthetic cannabinoids, in the latest annual report from the Welsh Emerging Drug Identification Service (WEDINOS).
A new report by Public Health Wales brings together the latest evidence, behavioural insights and practical tools to support health and care colleagues and services in preparing for the winter months.
Designing and funding international health partnerships in ways that support equity, shared learning and sustainability is critical to ensuring the programmes are effective in the longer term.
New figures published by the Welsh Cancer Intelligence and Surveillance Unit (WCISU) at Public Health Wales show that people living in the most deprived areas of Wales continue to experience higher rates of cancer than those in the least deprived areas.
Public Health Wales is urging all eligible groups particularly those aged 65 and over and residents in care homes, to get vaccinated as soon as possible following evidence that flu is circulating earlier than usual in Wales.
Public Health Wales is urging people with long-term health conditions to take up their flu vaccination this winter to help protect them from serious illness.
A new report has found that cancer patients who take part in a programme to prepare them for surgery, spend on average three fewer days in hospital.
Identifying and treating up to 70,000 more people in Wales who have high blood pressure will prevent more than 1,000 heart attacks and strokes and save nearly £18m for the NHS and social care sector in Wales over three years.
New modelling from Public Health Wales projects that there will be around 24,000 new cancer cases* in Wales identified in 2035, a projected increase of 11 per cent from 2025.
The Annual General Meeting of the Public Health Wales Board will be held on Wednesday 17 September 2025.