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People and Organisational Development Committee papers published

The next People and Organisational Development Committee meeting will be held on Wednesday 03 July 2019.

Findings of TB Community Screening Exercise in Llwynhendy

A community tuberculosis (TB) screening exercise carried out in Llwynhendy, Carmarthenshire earlier this month has identified no active cases of TB disease within the community, but 76 cases of latent TB infection.

Substitution in psychoactive substances a growing concern for experts

Public Health Wales’s WEDINOS service has seen an increase in the number of samples submitted for testing in the last year.

Legionnaires' disease in the Vale of Glamorgan

Employers and members of the public are being reminded of the steps they can take to minimise the risk of Legionnaires’ disease.

Get involved with Clean Air Day 2019

This year Public Health Wales has signed up as a supporter of Clean Air Day 2019, which is taking place on 20 June.

Poor housing costs health service £95m per year – new report

Poor quality housing costs the NHS in Wales more than £95m per year in treatment costs – but action to mitigate poor housing could see a return on investment within six years, according to a new report.

Hepatitis A outbreak declared in Vale of Glamorgan

Public Health Wales is currently investigating an outbreak of seven confirmed cases of Hepatitis A in people living in the Vale of Glamorgan. 

Putting health and wellbeing at the core of the new Welsh education curriculum

Staff from Public Health Wales’ Health Improvement Team recently hosted an event to introduce the New Curriculum for Wales 2022.

Evidence provided to House of Commons inquiry on drugs policy

Head of Substance Misuse Programme at Public Health Wales, Josie Smith, has given evidence to a House of Commons inquiry in Westminster.

Update on TB Community Screening Exercise in Llwynhendy – Friday 7 June 2019

The tuberculosis (TB) community screening exercise in Llwynhendy, Carmarthenshire being run by Public Health Wales and Hywel Dda University Health Board has now ended.