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Quality, Safety and Improvement Committee papers published

The next Quality, Safety and Improvement Committee meeting will be held on Tuesday 11 February 2020.

Organisations commit to protect and improve health and the natural environment in Wales

Natural Resources Wales and Public Health Wales have made a commitment to work more closely together to protect and improve the lives and health of people in Wales, as well as the natural environment they live in.

The Cost of Poor Housing in Wales

A new report, jointly published by Public Health Wales, BRE Trust and Welsh Government, was launched on the 30th January at a Welsh Government led Housing Information Group Seminar. 

Four out of five men attend potentially life-saving AAA screening

The latest annual report published for the Wales Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening Programme (WAAASP) shows that uptake of screening increased last year with four of out of five men invited taking up their offer of screening. 

Over 60 and online: New population health report finds older people in Wales actively involved in social media

Welsh over 60s are online and actively engaging in social media, which has the potential to be an important tool for public health.

Agenda and papers published for Board meeting on Thursday 23 January 2020

Public Health Wales NHS Trust hold regular meetings, which members of the public, including members of staff, are welcome to attend.

Improvement in screening uptake in Wales

Public Health Wales issued more than 940,000 screening invitations to eligible individuals across its seven national screening programmes last year. 

Additional cases of TB linked with HMP Parc

Public Health Wales has identified two additional confirmed cases of TB linked with the cluster of cases in HMP Parc, Bridgend.  

Cluster of TB cases in HMP Parc

Public Health Wales is investigating after four cases of Tuberculosis (TB) were identified in men residing at HMP Parc in Bridgend over the last 9 months. 

Giardia cases in the Colwyn Bay area

Public Health Wales and Conwy County Borough Council are investigating a number of linked cases of Giardia in the Colwyn Bay area.