{"id":117918,"date":"2025-07-25T16:31:57","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T16:31:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vale50plus.org\/clone\/?p=117918"},"modified":"2026-02-23T20:26:56","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T20:26:56","slug":"health-and-social-services-news-02-07-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vale50plus.org\/clone\/health-and-social-services-news-02-07-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Health and Social Services News: 02\/07\/2025"},"content":{"rendered":"
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999 call changes designed to save lives<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Watch video on X<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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DELIVERING\u00a0BETTER\u00a0HEALTH\u00a0FOR\u00a0YOU<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
\"Family130x130\"<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\n

\u2018Transformative\u2019 project keeping families together in West Wales<\/a><\/h2>\n

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National Office for Care and Support: annual report 2024 to 2025<\/a><\/h2>\n

The\u00a0Chief\u00a0Social\u00a0Care\u00a0Officer\u00a0is\u00a0pleased\u00a0to\u00a0share\u00a0the\u00a0National\u00a0Office\u00a0for\u00a0Care\u00a0and\u00a0Support\u2019s\u00a0first\u00a0annual\u00a0report\u00a0has\u00a0been\u00a0published.\u00a0This\u00a0outlines\u00a0progress\u00a0which\u00a0has\u00a0been\u00a0made\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0National\u00a0Office\u00a0for\u00a0Care\u00a0and\u00a0Support\u2019s\u00a0first\u00a0year,\u00a0with\u00a0a\u00a0look\u00a0ahead\u00a0to\u00a0upcoming\u00a0work.This\u00a0programme\u00a0aims\u00a0to\u00a0transform\u00a0planned\u00a0care\u00a0services,\u00a0significantly\u00a0reduce\u00a0waiting\u00a0lists,\u00a0enhance\u00a0patient\u00a0outcomes,\u00a0and\u00a0deliver\u00a0better\u00a0value\u00a0throughout\u00a0Wales.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n

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\"Adopt<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\n

Bevan Commission launches national programme to Adopt, Spread and Embed healthcare innovations across Wales<\/a><\/h2>\n

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BETTER\u00a0HEALTH\u00a0IN\u00a0YOUR\u00a0LOCAL\u00a0AREA<\/h1>\n
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\"Education<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\n

Mental health professionals to become Swansea Bay’s first Approved Clinicians<\/a><\/h2>\n

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Families struggling with bereavement offered free counselling for the first time<\/a><\/h2>\n

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New tool helps ambulance crews better support patients with additional needs<\/a><\/h2>\n

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ORAL\u00a0STATEMENTS<\/h1>\n

Children’s Oral Health<\/a><\/h2>\n
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WRITTEN\u00a0STATEMENTS<\/h1>\n

New Ambulance Performance Framework and National Handover Taskforce<\/a><\/h2>\n

A National Lung Screening Programme for Wales<\/a><\/h2>\n

Transforming Neurodivergence Services<\/a><\/h2>\n

Eligibility for autumn 2025 and spring 2026 COVID-19 vaccination programmes<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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