Promote, prevent and prepare for planned care

Effective preparation for treatment from the start of the pathway has always been seen as an important part of prudent delivery of high quality person-centred and outcome-focused care.

The role of outpatients in transforming planned care in Wales

A three-year strategy and action plan 2023 to 2026.

Change is happening in NHS Wales, but we need to accelerate the pace of change to recover and transform. We need to continue to take a more coherent and collaborative approach to achieve sustainable change.

People in Wales reminded how they can help stop the spread of respiratory infections

Respiratory infections, like flu and COVID-19, can spread easily between people, with symptoms ranging from a continuous cough, fever or chills, muscle aches or pains that are not due to exercise, a sore throat, stuffy or runny nose, diarrhoea and sickness.

Extra support for people on waiting lists could prevent some of the 6,000 cancelled NHS treatments

Health Minister Eluned Morgan has launched a new policy to support people waiting for treatment, which will help prevent some of the 6,000 last-minute cancellations of treatment on the NHS in Wales.

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Deputy Minister praises impact of second Young Carers’ Festival

In August Julie Morgan MS visited the Young Carers’ festival in Builth Wells.

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The campaign is to inform the public about services available from their local optometrist for the detection and prevention of a range of eye problems. The campaign launched on the 24th July and will run until the end of September 2023 across social and digital media.

The first phase of the campaign focused on parents of young children, encouraging them to take their children for free sight tests.

The second phase of the campaign is focusing on reaching adults aged 35-45 and people from the Black African Caribbean and the Asian communities, who may not be having regular eye tests.  We are highlighting that regular eye-health checks can help detect or prevent serious problems like glaucoma and diabetes and that eye health treatment is free on the NHS.

This new asset bank link contains all the optometry assets: Welsh Government Communications Services Digital Toolkit (brandkitapp.com)

You are very welcome to use the materials across your social media channels.