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Progress and challenge in delivering safe and effective care 2023

English version

Published: 28/11/2023
Last updated: 24/11/2023
Publication code: 011 190

This report outlines the national themes and actions required from the Welsh government to support the implementation of the Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Act 2016. It then looks in detail at the picture in each of the seven health boards in Wales.

This report is also available in Welsh under publication code 011 091. It is the third in a series of reports, and focuses primarily on 2022-2023. 

The 2022 report is available here.

The first report, published in November 2019, is available in Welsh here and in English here.

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