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New free tools help employers to increase productivity and health of workforce

They say good things come in threes, and employers in Wales can now benefit from a trio of exciting new, free products designed to improve workplace health and wellbeing.

Pioneering data 'Hwb' to accelerate research opportunities to improve lives and services in Wales 

Public Health Wales (PHW) and SAIL Databank have partnered to launch a pioneering initiative aimed at transforming the use of public health data to inform decision-making, research, and policy in Wales.

NHS Wales Launches Enhanced Diabetes Support Following Patient Insights Study

New research commissioned by Public Health Wales has revealed key insights into how people with Type 2 diabetes in Wales can be better supported to live well for longer with the condition. 

How planning can shape healthier communities across Wales

A new research report has found that Local Development Plans (LDPs) offer a key opportunity to ensure that the planning system supports the health and wellbeing of people and communities across Wales.

Drop in new HIV cases amid record HIV testing, prevention and treatment in Wales

Data published today shows a 20 per cent drop in new HIV cases in Wales last year. At the same time more people than ever before, have been tested for HIV in Wales, and prescriptions for prevention medication are at their highest level since it was introduced.

Deprivation and late-stage diagnosis continue to play a major role in mouth cancer data.

A new analysis from Public Health Wales has shown that deprivation continues to play a major role in both the incidence and survival rates of mouth cancer across Wales. 

Health risk from high potency synthetic opioids and cannabinoids highlighted by Welsh drug testing service

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). 

Priority actions to protect health and ease service pressures this winter

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. 

Public Health Wales Publishes Blueprint for Stronger, Fairer International Health Partnerships

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. 

Cancer incidence inequality gap in Wales unchanged over two decades

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.