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Map of the seven local health boards; Betsi Cadwaladr (north), Hywel Dda (west), Powys (mid), Swansea Bay (south-west), Cwm Taf (south-central), Aneurin Bevan (south-east), Cardiff and Vale (southernmost). Healthcare in Wales is mainly provided by the Welsh public health service, NHS Wales. NHS Wales provides healthcare to all permanent ...
The Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing (Welsh: Y Gweinidog Iechyd Meddwl a Llesiant) is a minister of the Welsh Government, accountable to the cabinet secretary for health and social care. Established as a cabinet position in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Wales , it was moved to a junior position in 2021.
Mental health in the United Kingdom involves state, private and community sector intervention in mental health issues. One of the first countries to build asylums , the United Kingdom was also one of the first countries to turn away from them as the primary mode of treatment for the mentally ill.
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The Llais was first established in 2022 as part of the Health and Social Care (Quality and Engagement) (Wales) Act 2020 [2] to promote patients' interests to the NHS Wales and social care in Wales. In 2023, the Welsh Government was criticised for not establishing a patient safety commissioner as had been the case in England and Scotland: the ...
As health is a devolved power, from the UK Government, it is the responsibility of the Minister for Health and Social Services for Wales and the Welsh Government, which are responsible for the running of the National Health Service in Wales, all aspects of public health and health protection in Wales, the Food Standards Agency in Wales, post-graduate medical education and any charges for NHS ...
Mental Health Act 1959; Mental Health Act 1983; In re F (Mental Patient: Sterilisation) (1990) 2 AC 1 , paragraph 1:- "... no court now has jurisdiction either by statute or derived from the Crown as parens patriae to give or withhold consent to such an operation in the case of an adult as it would in wardship proceedings in the case of a minor."
Health in the United Kingdom refers to the overall health of the population of the United Kingdom.This includes overall trends such as life expectancy and mortality rates, mental health of the population and the suicide rate, smoking rates, alcohol consumption, prevalence of diseases within the population and obesity in the United Kingdom.