Health and social care strategy

Guidance and services

• National clinical framework: a learning health and care system
  Guidance on how to plan and provide local and national clinical services.
• Minimum Unit Pricing for alcohol: detailed guidance
  Full guidance for retailers and local authorities on how to calculate, implement and enforce the law on alcohol pricing.
• Intimate piercing: information for young people under 18
  Advice for young people under 18 and their parents or guardians on the law on intimate piercing.
• Publication of the quality and safety framework (WHC/2021/022)
  We have published the Quality and Safety Framework for NHS staff.
• Standardisation of nursing core risk assessment documents (WHC/2019/026)
  Guidance for health boards and trusts on standardising documents used for patient assessments.
• Independent review of the health protection system in Wales online survey: privacy notice
  Privacy notice for Independent review of the health protection system in Wales online survey.
• Single Unified Safeguarding Review (SUSR): draft statutory guidance
  The draft statutory SUSR guidance outlines changes to the way safeguarding reviews will be undertaken in Wales.
• HIV action plan for Wales 2023 to 2026
  One of our Programme for Government commitments was to develop an HIV action plan for Wales.

Policy and background Includes strategy, reports, projects and assessments.

• Special procedures (acupuncture, piercing, electrolysis and tattooing): implementation update
  Report
  Monthly update on a new licensing scheme for people who offer special procedures.
• A healthier Wales: long term plan for health and social care
  Policy and strategy
  How we will ensure that people stay healthy and independent for as long as possible.
• Chief health professionals
  Policy and strategy
  Our chief health professionals are leaders in their profession and provide expert advice.
• Transforming and modernising planned care and reducing NHS waiting lists
  Policy and strategy
  Our programme for transforming and modernising planned care in Wales and reducing waiting lists.
• Winter respiratory vaccination updates 2022 to 2023
  Collection
  Fortnightly respiratory vaccination programme updates, these includes the numbers vaccinated with each vaccine.
• NHS Wales eye health care: future approach for optometry services
  Policy and strategy
  How we expect NHS Wales to deliver eye health care services over the next decade.
• Improving health and social care (COVID-19 looking forward)
  Policy and strategy
  How we will build better, fairer and more equal health and social care services to deal with the long-term impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Winter respiratory vaccination strategy: autumn and winter 2022 to 2023
  Policy and strategy
  How we will protect those who are most vulnerable from COVID-19 and influenza.
• Substance misuse delivery plan: 2019 to 2022
  Policy and strategy
  How we will continue to reduce the harms associated with substance misuse during and following the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Six goals for urgent and emergency care: policy handbook for 2021 to 2026
  Policy and strategy
  Our priorities for urgent and emergency care to ensure that patients get the right care, in the right place, first time.
• Outpatient services strategy and action plan 2020 to 2023
  Policy and strategy
  Our strategy for modernising and transforming the delivery of outpatient services.
• Chief Medical Officer's annual reports and data
  Collection
  An overview of the health and wellbeing of the Welsh population.
• NHS Quality and Safety Framework
  Policy and strategy
  This framework describes what quality looks like. It explains what needs to be in place to be sure of high quality health and care services at all times.
• Maternity services strategy (2019 to 2024)
  Policy and strategy
  What we will do to ensure safe and high quality care for mothers and babies during pregnancy, childbirth and following birth.
• Code of Practice on the delivery of autism services
  Policy and strategy
  The range and quality of autism services that local authorities, health boards and trusts should provide in their local areas.
• Digital health and social care strategy
  Policy and strategy
  How we will use technology and greater access to information to improve health and wellbeing.
• Health and Social Care (Quality and Engagement)
  Collection
  A summary and explanation of the law to improve quality and public engagement in health and social care.
• NHS Wales decarbonisation strategic delivery plan
  Policy and strategy
  Our plan for reducing the environmental impact of the NHS and addressing climate change.
• Health Weight: Healthy Wales obesity strategy
  Collection
  What we are doing to support people to make healthier choices and lead more active lives.
• Strategy for unpaid carers
  Collection
  Improving the recognition of and support to unpaid carers.
• Allied Health Professions (AHP) Framework
  Policy and strategy
  Welsh Therapies Advisory Committee
  How AHPs will work in partnership with people to help them lead longer, healthier and happier lives for as long as possible.
• A healthier Wales: Welsh language impact assessment
  Impact assessment
  An assessment of how our long term plan for health and social care will affect Welsh language standards.
• UK allied health professions public health strategic framework: 2019 to 2024
  Report
  Welsh Therapies Advisory Committee
  Report looking at how we and our partners will make improvements to public health over the next 5 years.
• Public health outcomes framework
  Policy and strategy
  How we will measure and improve the health and wellbeing of the population.
• Suicide and self harm prevention strategy 2015 to 2022
  Policy and strategy
  What we will do to reduce suicide and self harm rates and support people to prevent suicide and self harm.
• Trusted to Care: 1 year review
  Report
  What we have done to improve health care following the Trusted to Care report.
• Intimate piercing
  Collection
  Piercing businesses should display this leaflet and poster about the law on intimate piercing.
• Healthcare science in NHS Wales
  Policy and strategy
  How we will use the healthcare science workforce to improve our health service.
• Review of learning disabilities nursing
  Report
  How we will improve expert nursing to help people with a learning disability.
• Healthcare for Gypsies and Travellers: outcomes
  Report
  How we measured the success of our policy to improve the health of Gypsies and Travellers.
• Imaging services for disease diagnosis
  Policy and strategy
  How we will improve the use and availability of imaging services to investigate diseases.
• All Wales research and development delivery funding model: integrated impact assessment
  Impact assessment
  We assessed how this funding model would impact on a number of areas.
• A healthier Wales: equality impact assessment
  Impact assessment
  An assessment of how our long term plan for health and social care will affect equality of opportunity.
• A healthier Wales: children's rights impact assessment
  Impact assessment
  An assessment of how our long term plan for health and social care will affect children's rights.
• Impact assessment: Health and social care COVID-19 looking forward
  Impact assessment
  Assessing the impact of improving health and social care on equality of opportunity.
• Public Health (Minimum Price for Alcohol) (Wales) Act 2018: summary integrated impact assessment
  Impact assessment
  A summary of how minimum unit pricing of alcohol will affect a number of areas.
• Public Health (Minimum Price for Alcohol) (Wales) Act 2018: health impact assessment
  Impact assessment
  An assessment of how people’s health may be affected by the Act.
• Transforming and modernising planned care and reducing waiting lists: integrated impact assessment
  Impact assessment
  We assessed how our programme for transforming planned care affects several areas.
• Transforming and modernising planned care and reducing waiting lists: children's rights assessment
  Impact assessment
  We assessed how our programme for transforming planned care in Wales affects children's rights.
• Health protection Part 2A orders 2010 to 2021
  Report
  A summary report on orders requested by local authorities to protect public health.
• Directions to Local Health Boards and NHS Trusts in Wales (2009 No.10)
  Legislation
  The National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006 & the Directions to local health boards and NHS trusts in Wales 2009.
• National Survey for Wales: NHS and social care
  Collection
  Information about health and social care services.
• Supporting our ageing society
  Collection
  What we will do to use the potential of today's older people and support our ageing society.
• Report of the Independent Review of the Health Protection System in Wales
  Report
  This independent report assesses the strengths of our public health protection system in Wales.
• National Survey for Wales: population health
  Collection
  Information on people's health status, illnesses, and health-related lifestyles.
• Independent Review of the Health Protection System in Wales: implementation plan
  Report
  Identifies the actions required to address the review's recommendations.
• All-Wales Menopause Task and Finish Group, Final Report, January 2023
  Report
  Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board , Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, Hywel Dda University Health Board, Powys Teaching Health Board, Swansea Bay University Health Board, Welsh Medical Committee
  The final report and recommendations from the All-Wales Menopause Task and Finish Group.