NHS Wales

The NHS delivers services through seven Health Boards and three NHS Trusts in Wales.

• Primary care services are provided by general practitioners (GPs) and other health care professionals in health centres and surgeries across Wales.
• Secondary care is delivered through hospital and ambulance services.
• Tertiary care is provided by hospitals which treat particular types of illness such as cancer.
• Community care services are usually provided in partnership with local social services, and delivered to patients in their own homes.

Health services in Wales take account of the fact that Wales has:

• High rates of cancer and heart disease
• A high proportion of elderly people
• A mix of rural, urban and valleys areas. 

In this section, you can find out more about what's being done to improve health services, monitor performance and tackle major health conditions.

For further information about the NHS in Wales, please visit the Health in Wales website (external link).