Health circulars: 2021 to 2023 | GOV.WALES

Health guidance issued to health boards and professionals as a circular between 2021 and 2023.

Part of:

NHS management (Sub-topic)

First published:

22 December 2020

Last updated:

21 December 2023

In this collection

Circulars 2023

Influenza vaccines and eligible cohorts for the 2024 to 2025 season (WHC/2023/047)

11 June 2024 Policy and strategy
All-Wales control framework for flexible workforce capacity (WHC/2023/046)

13 December 2023 Policy and strategy
Change to the influenza (flu) vaccination programme 2023 to 2024 (WHC/2023/044)

11 December 2023 Policy and strategy
Vaccination of healthcare staff to protect against measles (WHC/2023/043)

14 December 2023 Policy and strategy
The newborn and infant physical examination Cymru (WHC/2023/040)

8 November 2023 Guidance
Independent authorisation of blood component transfusion (IABT) - 2023 to 2026 (WHC/2023/039)

27 November 2023 Policy and strategy
Healthy Start eLearning course (WHC/2023/038)

8 December 2023 Guidance
Patient testing framework for autumn/winter 2023 (WHC/2023/037)

26 September 2023 Guidance
NHS Wales speaking up safely framework (WHC/2023/036)

15 September 2023 Guidance
Health workers with bloodborne viruses (BBV), and TB clearance (WHC/2023/035)

3 November 2023 Guidance
NHS Welsh Sustainability Conference and Awards (WHC/2023/034)

26 September 2023 Guidance
COVID-19 vaccine products (WHC/2023/33) (expired)

25 July 2025 Guidance
Amendments to Model Standing Orders and Model Standing Financial Instructions – NHS Wales (WHC/2023/032)

24 June 2025 Legislation
Healthcare associated infections and antimicrobial resistance improvement goals 2023 to 2024 (WHC/2023/31)

22 August 2023 Guidance
New 2023 National Safety Standards for Invasive Procedures (NatSSIPS2) (WHC/2023/30)

22 August 2023 Guidance
Winter respiratory vaccination programme 2023 to 2024 (WHC/2023/029)

21 August 2023 Guidance
Withdrawal of WHC/2019/042 regarding annual quality statements

1 August 2023 Guidance
NHS framework for research and development (WHC/2023/026)

31 July 2023 Guidance
Suspected cancer pathway: guidelines (WHC/2024/07)

9 April 2024 Guidance
Changes to shingles vaccinations (WHC/2023/024)

2 January 2025 Guidance
The National Influenza Immunisation Programme 2023 to 24 (WHC/2023/023)

22 June 2023 Guidance
Armed Forces Covenant healthcare priorities (WHC/2023/022)

22 June 2023 Guidance
Consent for examination or treatment: update (WHC/2023/021)

8 August 2023 Guidance
In support of prevention of suicide and self-harm (WHC/2023/019)

9 June 2023 Guidance
Introduction of HL7 FHIR as a foundational standard in all NHS Wales Bodies (WHC/2023/018)

14 June 2023 Guidance
Patient safety incident reporting and management (WHC/2023/017)

15 May 2023 Guidance
HPV immunisation programme update (WHC/2023/016)

12 May 2023 Guidance
COVID-19 vaccination observation periods/ vaccination following recovery from COVID-19 (WHC/2023/015) (expired)

25 July 2025 Guidance
Health and Care Quality Standards 2023 (WHC/2023/013)

17 May 2023 Guidance
NHS Wales financial monitoring returns, 2023 to 2024 (WHC/2023/012)

2 May 2023 Guidance
Guidance on preventing self-harm (WHC/2023/11)

27 April 2023 Guidance
Certification of vision impairment (WHC/2023/010)

7 July 2023 Guidance
COVID-19 vaccination of children aged 6 months to 4 years in a clinical risk group (WHC/2023/09) (expired)

25 July 2025 Guidance
Advice on tissue and cell donation (WHC/2023/008)

25 September 2023 Guidance
Patient testing framework, updated guidance (WHC/2023/07)

31 March 2023 Guidance
Commencement of the Health and Social Care (Quality and Engagement) (Wales) Act 2020 (WHC/2023/06)

5 April 2023 Guidance
COVID-19 spring booster 2023 (WHC/2023/04)

8 March 2023 Guidance
Early developmental impairment or intellectual disability (WHC/2023/03)

4 April 2023 Guidance
Faecal immunochemical testing (FIT) in symptomatic colorectal cancer referral (WHC/2023/02)

31 January 2023 Guidance
Eliminating hepatitis (B and C) as a public health threat: actions for 2022 to 2023 and 2023 to 2024 (WHC/2023/001)

16 January 2023 Guidance

Circulars 2022

Influenza (flu) vaccination programme deployment ‘mop up’ 2022 to 2023 (WHC/2022/035)

22 December 2022 Guidance
Health board allocations: 2023 to 2024 (WHC/2022/034)

15 February 2023 Guidance
Further extending the use of Blueteq in secondary care (WHC/2022/032)

24 March 2023 Guidance
Reimbursable vaccines and eligible cohorts for the 2023 to 2024 NHS seasonal influenza (flu) vaccination programme (WHC/2022/031)

8 December 2022 Guidance
Follow-up advice on the polio catch-up programme for children under 5 years old (WHC/2022/029)

22 November 2022 Guidance
Urgent polio catch-up programme for children under 5 years old (WHC/2022/027)

24 October 2022 Guidance
Approach for respiratory viruses: technical guidance for healthcare planning (WHC 2022/026)

11 October 2022 Guidance
All Wales guidance for prescribing intervals (WHC/2022/025)

16 December 2022 Guidance
Changes to the vaccine for the HPV immunisation programme (WHC/2022/023)

9 September 2022 Guidance
The role of the Community Dental Service (WHC/2022/022)

22 August 2022 Guidance
National optimal pathways for cancer (WHC/2022/021)

28 July 2022 Guidance
Never events: policy and incident list July 2022 (WHC/2022/020)

22 July 2022 Guidance
NHS Wales non specialised paediatric orthopaedic services (WHC/2022/19)

21 June 2022 Guidance
Wales rare diseases action plan 2022 to 2026 (WHC/2022/017)

16 June 2022 Guidance
Changes to the vaccine for the HPV immunisation programme (WHC/2022/015)

1 June 2022 Guidance
Healthcare associated infections and antimicrobial resistance improvement goals (WHC/2022/014)

1 March 2022 Guidance
Health boards, special health authorities and trusts financial monitoring guidance 2022 to 2023 (WHC 2022/013)

27 April 2022 Guidance
Donation and transplantation plan 2022 to 2026 (WHC/2022/12)

16 June 2022 Guidance
COVID-19 patient testing framework (WHC/2022/011)

22 September 2022 Guidance
Reimbursable vaccines and eligible cohorts for the 2022 to 2023 NHS seasonal influenza (flu) vaccination programme (WHC/2022/010)

29 March 2022 Guidance
Prioritisation of COVID-19 patient episodes by NHS Wales clinical coding departments: WHC/2022/009 (expired)

22 August 2023 Guidance
New records management code of practice for health and care 2022 (WHC/2022/008)

29 July 2022 Guidance
Recording of dementia read codes (WHC/2022/007)

15 February 2022 Guidance
Direct paramedic referral to same day emergency care: All Wales policy (WHC/2022/006)

21 April 2022 Guidance
Welsh Value in Health Centre: data requirements (WHC/2022/005)

24 March 2022 Guidance
Paediatric continence containment products (WHC/2022/004)

31 October 2022 Guidance
Adult continence products (WHC/2022/003)

31 October 2022 Guidance
NHS Wales national clinical audit and outcome review plan annual rolling programme for 2022 to 2023 (WHC/2022/002)

14 June 2022 Guidance

Circulars 2021

Health board allocations: 2022 to 2023 (WHC/2021/034)

9 February 2022 Guidance
Role and provision of oral surgery in Wales (WHC/2021/033)

14 December 2021 Guidance
Role and provision of dental public health in Wales (WHC/2021/032)

16 November 2021 Guidance
NHS Wales Planning Framework 2022 to 2025 (WHC/2021/031)

9 November 2021 Guidance
NHS Wales blood health plan (WHC/2021/027)

27 September 2021 Guidance
Overseas visitors' eligibility to receive free primary care (superseded) (WHC/021/026)

14 July 2025 Guidance
All Wales Carpal tunnel syndrome pathway (WHC 2021/025)

15 September 2021 Guidance
NHS Wales’ contribution towards a net-zero public sector by 2030 (WHC/2021/024)

8 September 2021 Guidance
Care decisions for the last days of life (WHC/2021/023)

23 September 2021 Guidance
Publication of the quality and safety framework (WHC/2021/022)

17 September 2021 Guidance
Introduction of Shingrix® for immunocompromised individuals from September 2021 (WHC/2021/021)

1 September 2021 Guidance
The national influenza immunisation programme 2021 to 2022 (WHC/2021/019)

4 August 2021 Guidance
Protocol for dealing with violence and aggression towards NHS staff (WHC/2021/012)

22 April 2021 Guidance
Health boards and trusts financial monitoring guidance 2021 to 2022 (WHC 2021/011)

23 April 2021 Guidance
Review of standing orders, reservation and delegation of powers (WHC/2021/010)

16 September 2021 Guidance
School entry hearing screening pathway (WHC/2021/009)

25 March 2021 Guidance
Revised national steroid treatment card (WHC/2021/008)

27 May 2021 Guidance
Healthy Child Wales Programme: 6 week post-natal GP physical examination of babies (WHC/2021/007)

11 March 2021 Guidance
Elections to Senedd Cymru May 2021: guidance for NHS Wales (WHC/2021/006)

10 March 2021 Guidance
National Health Service Directions on cross border healthcare and reimbursement of costs of treatment within the EU (WHC/2021/005)

6 April 2021 Guidance
The national influenza immunisation programme 2021 to 2022 (WHC/2021/004)

19 February 2021 Guidance
Senedd Election 2021: letter to NHS health boards and trusts (WHC/2021/003)

11 March 2021 Guidance
Health board and trust champions: assessment of roles (WHC/2021/002)

19 January 2021 Guidance