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Annual Report 2024-2025
We have published our Annual Report for 2024-2025, offering a clear and independent assessment of healthcare services across Wales.
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Joint Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Strategy
Together with Care Inspectorate Wales, we have published a joint strategy focusing on equality, diversity, and inclusion

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Healthcare Inspectorate Wales calls for safe, dignified, and effective health care

Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW) has today published its Annual Report for 2024–2025, offering a clear and independent assessment of healthcare services across Wales. The report draws attention to a system under sustained pressure, where dedicated staff continue to deliver good care in difficult conditions, but where risks to patient safety persist, and improvement is not always sustained.

Published: 16 October 2025
Birth Centre praised for individualised care and strong leadership, with areas for improvement identified

Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW) has published a report following an unannounced inspection of maternity services at Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr Birth Centre in Ystrad Mynach, managed by Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.

Published: 19 September 2025
Help Shape HIW’s Strategy 2026-2030 - Consultation Now Open

Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW) has launched a public consultation on its draft Strategy for 2026-2030.

Published: 8 September 2025
Insights from Our Inspections: Key Themes in GP Practices

Following our assurance work in 2024-25, we inspected 30 GP practices and reported on a number of issues across Wales. In some circumstances we have needed to ask the practices to take immediate action to reduce risks to patient safety.

Published: 28 August 2025
Positive Culture and Inclusive Maternity Care Praised at Glangwili, with Areas for Improvement

Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW) has published a report following an unannounced inspection of maternity services at Glangwili General Hospital in Carmarthen, managed by Hywel Dda University Health Board.

Published: 14 August 2025
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