MS, Cabinet Secretary for
Health and Social Care: In February 2023, I published
an independent review of the
Health Protection System in Wales, which was positive about
the way we worked to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic and made a
number of recommendations to further strengthen the health
protection system in Wales.
I also published an implementation plan,
which described our plans to address the review's
recommendations. At the time, I committed to publishing an
update on our work in 2024. I am today
publishing a summary of our progress
to April 2024, which recognises the ongoing partnership work
across Wales at a local, regional and national level and the
action we are taking to create a more sustainable health
protection system. It also highlights progress made to deliver
on the National Immunisation
Framework for Wales.
Developing our health protection system is an ongoing process,
and there is still more work to do. The update outlines the next
steps we are taking to strengthen our health protection system
for the future, including developing a Public Health Protection
Framework for Wales.
I would like to thank our partners and stakeholders for their
continued engagement and commitment, as we build on our
achievements and continue to learn and implement lessons from the
pandemic.
