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NHS, social care, mental health, public health.
Welsh Labour commits to a £4 billion hospital-building programme, a 48-hour primary care guarantee, and reforms to mental health, dentistry, women's health, and cancer services. Social care will be developed progressively towards a National Care and Support Service, with legally enforceable fair pay for the social care workforce.
A £4 billion Hospitals of the Future Fund will build state-of-the-art new hospitals, including replacing Wrexham Maelor Hospital and University Hospital Wales, and a major hospital development in West Wales.
Anyone with a pressing primary care-related health need will be guaranteed to be seen by a member of the primary care team within 48 hours. More care will move closer to home with new community diagnostic services and extended pharmacy-based care.
A long-term workforce plan will be developed to recruit, train, and retain the staff the NHS needs. Access to medical education will be widened using The Open University's flexible and blended model.
More dental appointments will be made available through a new contract. The dental workforce Wales needs will be trained and plans for a new dental school will be backed.
The Women's Health Plan will be continued, with women's health hubs in every part of Wales and targeted action to improve services and support for endometriosis and incontinence.
Long waits for treatment will continue to be cut and the 26-week waiting time target will be met over the course of the Senedd, supported by more appointments, tests, and operations including at the new North Wales Surgical Centre and Llantrisant Health Park.
Long waits for neurodevelopmental assessments will be ended for both children and adults.
Mental healthcare will be transformed to provide easy-to-access, same-day services so everyone can get the right support when they need it. Community-based mental health support for mothers-to-be and new mothers will also be invested in.
A national, targeted lung cancer screening programme will launch in 2027. A young cancer travel fund will be established to support families with the cost of travelling to treatment for children and young people with cancer.
A new Rural Health Plan will be developed to ensure people living in rural Wales have access to high-quality healthcare.
Young people's health will be protected by restricting the sale of energy drinks to under-16s. Action to create healthier food environments will also be explored, including using planning rules to limit hot takeaways near schools and playgrounds.
A long-term plan to drive improvements in end-of-life care and ensure high-quality services are available to all will be developed. The party is committed to fair funding for hospices.
The special procedures licensing regime will be expanded to include Botox and cosmetic fillers, giving people greater confidence that procedures are safe.
The next steps in a phased plan to create a National Care and Support Service for Wales will be taken, building on work already completed, with an ambition to create a system free at the point of need.
Fair pay agreements for people working in both adult and children's social care will be made legally enforceable, guaranteeing fair reward across the sector.
A Social Care Academy will be established to help train the care workforce, properly recognising skills and boosting perceptions of a career in care.
Technology-enabled care, including wearable fall-detection devices and home sensors, will be made nationally available for people aged over 80 to keep them safe at home.
45,000 home adaptations will be delivered annually to help people continue living independently and improve their quality of life.
Support for unpaid carers will be increased, with 16,000 short breaks provided per year.
Improvements in support for people with dementia will be delivered through a new Dementia Strategy for Wales.
Welsh Conservatives will declare a health emergency on day one, reopen closed wards, urgently increase hospital bed capacity, and clear the waiting time backlog by the end of the Senedd term, while building new hospitals, establishing 24/7 mental health crisis centres, and creating an independent commission to address long-term social care funding.
A health emergency will be declared on day one to focus all government machinery on the NHS crisis. Closed wards in community hospitals will be immediately reopened to support step-down and rehabilitation care closer to home.
The NHS waiting time backlog will be cleared so that by the end of the Senedd term no one has an unacceptable wait for treatment, supported by an urgent review of hospital bed capacity.
Spending on health and social care will be increased in real terms in each and every year of the next Senedd term.
A 21st Century Hospitals Fund will be established to build new hospitals and modernise the hospital and primary care estate across Wales.
Four new Community Hospitals with Minor Injuries Units will be built, including a hospital in Rhyl with 30 beds, to improve local access to care.
A network of Surgical Hubs and Diagnostic Centres, open 7 days per week across Wales, will be developed to increase capacity, reduce waiting times for tests and treatment, and reduce repeat hospital appointments.
Labour's programme of hospital closures and downgrades will be stopped, including securing the future of stroke services at Bronglais Hospital and emergency surgery at Withybush Hospital.
A guarantee will be introduced so patients do not have to wait longer than 7 days for a GP appointment.
It will be ensured that everyone in Wales can access an annual check-up with an NHS dentist to improve access and prevent the deterioration of dental health.
Tuition fees will be refunded for doctors, dentists, and nurses who work for the Welsh NHS for five years post-qualification, as a recruitment and retention incentive.
A Cancer Treatments Fund and a Rare Disease Fund will be created so doctors can use the most innovative, life-saving treatments for cancer and rare diseases in Wales.
A national prostate cancer screening programme will be introduced for Wales.
New national delivery plans for Wales' four biggest killers — cancer, heart disease, stroke, and dementia — will be developed and published within 12 months of entering government.
Spending on mental health and wellbeing services will be increased in real terms in each and every year of the Senedd term.
A number of mental health crisis centres, open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, will be established across Wales to provide timely access to care and support.
The capacity of mental health services for children and young people (CAMHS) will be increased to prevent placements far from families. A dedicated mother and baby unit for severe post-natal mental health challenges will be established in North Wales.
The capital limit for those accessing residential care will be increased to £75,000 to ensure people do not lose their life savings in care costs.
An Independent Commission will be established to consider long-term, sustainable funding solutions for social care in Wales.
A right to respite for carers will be introduced, along with free access to training and support, and a Young Carers Card scheme providing free bus travel and grants.
An NHS Ombudsman for Wales will be appointed to protect whistleblowers and drive learning from complaints. A new single health and social care inspectorate, independent of Welsh Government, will replace the existing Health and Care Improvement Wales body.
An independent inquiry into failures at the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board will be initiated to ensure accountability and drive improvement.
An independent judge-led public inquiry into the Welsh Government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic will be commissioned to ensure proper scrutiny and that lessons are learnt.
Charges for missed NHS appointments will be piloted to promote patient responsibility and minimise waste.
The recommendations of the Independent Pay Review Panel on NHS pay in Wales will be implemented in full.
Plaid Cymru prioritises cutting the approximately 600,000-person NHS waiting list through surgical hubs, new salaried GPs, and ring-fenced planned care resources, while simultaneously shifting focus towards prevention, integrated health and social care, and improved governance of chronically underperforming health boards.
Up to 100 new salaried GPs will be recruited with a focus on improving out-of-hours access to primary care, alleviating pressure on A&E departments and other frontline hospital services.
Implementing recommendations from the Royal College of Surgeons, 10 new surgical hubs will be established dedicated to high-volume procedures such as hip and knee replacements, hernia operations and cataract removals, developing into centres of excellence for orthopaedics and ophthalmology.
Investment in digitisation and telehealth services will increase access to GP and related health services through remote and online appointments as part of the wider waiting list reduction plan.
The number of beds on Welsh hospital wards will be increased following successive years of reductions, directly tackling corridor care and relieving pressure on inpatient services.
Legislation will be brought forward to embed collaboration between health boards, guaranteeing that patients' timely access to particular treatments is consistent wherever they live in Wales.
A specific plan will be developed as a matter of urgency to address ongoing mismanagement at Betsi Cadwaladr, examining all options for reform to deliver better health and care services in North Wales.
A new 10-year digital strategy will promote innovation and the strategic use of AI and other emerging technologies in the NHS — reducing administrative burden on healthcare professionals, speeding up screening, improving diagnostics, and assisting in the development of personalised treatment plans.
The GP funding model will be reviewed and reformed to ensure fair and consistent funding across all practices, and a capital grant fund will be established to support GP surgeries with increasing overheads and running costs.
A new ministerial post with responsibility for promoting physical and mental health and well-being across all areas of Welsh Government policy will be created, with a targeted focus on chronic conditions such as obesity and Type 2 diabetes.
Under Plaid Cymru, the NHS in Wales will always be free to access at the point of need and free prescriptions will be protected.
The next steps towards creating a fully integrated Health and Care Service will be taken, requiring stronger collaboration between health and social care, standardised national social care guidelines through the new National Office for Care and Support, and working towards social care being provided free at the point of use.
Working with local authorities and care providers, the Real Living Wage will become the minimum wage rate for social care workers across Wales.
All reasonable steps will be taken, in partnership with local authorities, to ensure that Carer's Needs Assessments are completed within 28 days and that carers can access their entitlement to respite.
A new Cancer Plan for Wales will prioritise prevention, introduce enhanced screening including expansion of 'ThinkCancer!' training for GPs, bring forward plans for a new Rapid Diagnosis Centre in Powys, and legislate for a 'Right to be Forgotten' protecting cancer survivors from higher insurance premiums or mortgage difficulties.
A national target for initial dementia diagnosis within 12 weeks will be introduced, with monthly publication of waiting-time data and annual progress reporting.
Education on suicide prevention will be expanded and a dedicated task force established to tackle increasing suicides in Wales, with a particular focus on men.
The mental health ringfence within the Welsh Budget will be protected, and integrated collaborative partnership between statutory and third sectors for mental health provision will be embedded, alongside promoting a 'no wrong door' model making self-referral easier.
The contract for NHS dentistry will be re-examined, and a new duty will be introduced for health boards to assess local dentistry needs and take all reasonable steps to secure sufficient dental staffing levels to meet them. The proposal by Bangor and Aberystwyth Universities for a new Dental School will be supported.
A review of Wales's Covid response, its legacies and lessons for the future will be established within the first year of the next Senedd term, with a targeted focus on Wales-specific matters and questions not covered by the UK-wide inquiry.
The Welsh Liberal Democrats propose a dual strategy of fixing the front door to the NHS through expanded primary and community care and the back door through reformed social care, backed by a conditional 1p rise in the Welsh Rate of Income Tax if Westminster fails to act on funding and taxation.
Up to 5,000 new or refurbished nursing-care placements, built to modern standards and designed around independence, dignity, and person-centred care, will be created to free up hospital beds and bring down waiting lists.
Additional training of GPs and Allied Health Professionals will be funded to end current shortages and give everyone quicker access to local health services.
A guarantee will be introduced that 100% of patients start cancer treatment within 62 days from urgent referral, as part of a National Cancer Plan for Wales, to boost survival rates.
Everyone needing urgent and emergency dental care will be guaranteed access to an NHS dentist, ending DIY dentistry and dental deserts.
Mental health will be treated with the same importance as physical health. Early access to support will be improved and chronic underfunding of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) addressed.
A preventative programme giving people five more healthy years of life will be introduced for those aged over 40, catching problems early before they become serious.
Unacceptable delays for border communities will be ended through shared data, fairer funding, clear accountability between Welsh and English NHS officials, and by making the England/Wales Cross-border Healthcare Services Statement and Principles a legally binding document.
NHS data collection will be improved to ensure comparable data between health boards, identifying inequalities in delivery and informing actions to achieve person-centred, holistic care.
A workforce strategy centred on safe staffing will be delivered, improving data to inform commissioning of the right education and training places.
A capital investment programme to repair, replace, and upgrade Wales' ageing hospital buildings will begin, including at Cardiff's University Hospital of Wales and Haverfordwest's Withybush Hospital.
Rural access to services inequality will be addressed by developing rural diagnostic and day surgery hubs, prioritising all phases of the North Powys Wellbeing Programme and developing similar business cases where applicable.
If Westminster fails to reform Wales' funding formula and fails to tax banks and large social media companies effectively, the Welsh Rate of Income Tax will be raised by 1p in the pound for an emergency period to fund urgent social care investment.
Local authorities will be supported to adopt a strengths-based approach to care delivery with a stronger focus on early intervention, including action to reduce frailty, lower dementia risk, prevent falls, and tackle social isolation before problems escalate.
A Royal College of Care Workers will be supported, raising professional recognition, standards, and providing clear routes for progression within the care sector.
Greater leadership will be shown in closing the gap between unpaid carers' rights in Welsh law and reality on the ground to ensure more carers receive the support they are legally entitled to.
The Regional Integration Fund will be extended by a further year to allow projects to move to core funding models, and a replacement scheme will be implemented to support development of a preventative care approach integrating health, social care, and the third sector.
A new statutory duty will be placed on the NHS and local authorities to prepare transition plans for all individuals known to services who will receive long-term disability support from age 14, ensuring clear funded pathways are in place when they turn 18.
The Wales Green Party proposes a fundamental shift from treating illness to preventing it, centred on a long-term workforce plan, community-based care, reduction of health inequalities, and systemic reforms to mental health, cancer, women's health, and social care, with Wales declared a 'Marmot nation' making health equity a national mission.
Wales will be made a 'Marmot nation', making health equity a national mission by improving the social conditions that shape people's lives — housing, income, education, discrimination, and employment — so that everyone has a fair chance to live a healthy life.
The 20mph speed limit in built-up areas will be retained to reduce serious injuries, save lives, and ease pressure on the NHS.
The right to healthy food will be enshrined in law, harmful food environments will be regulated, and public procurement will be used to support Welsh farmers and deliver fresh, nutritious food in public services. Obesity will be treated as a public health challenge, not a personal failing.
A workforce plan for NHS Wales and social care will be delivered, tackling shortages, improving continuity of care, and supporting multidisciplinary working. It will take a 20–30 year view aligned with the Well-being of Future Generations Act, covering rising levels of dementia, diabetes, respiratory disease, and other chronic conditions.
Funding for GP and dental services will be increased, funding formulas will be reformed to reflect community need, national GP access targets will be set, and NHS dentistry will be expanded.
Local health and wellbeing hubs will bring together services including physiotherapy, podiatry, occupational therapy, screening, wellbeing advice, health visiting, community midwifery, and minor injury care, connected to reablement and step-up, step-down services to reduce hospital pressure.
The first 1,000 days will be prioritised through stronger perinatal care, postnatal mental health support, skilled breastfeeding support, comprehensive postpartum care, play-based early years provision, nutritious school meals, daily movement, and safe outdoor play.
A Youth Mental Health Plan will be implemented, expanding school-based support and creating early intervention pathways for the 'missing middle' who fall between universal services and specialist CAMHS. A no wrong door approach will be guaranteed for children and young people.
Local, not-for-profit, and community-led social care provision will be expanded, with commissioning reformed so smaller community organisations are not squeezed out. Pay parity, workforce wellbeing, and safe conditions across social care will be improved.
Building on the Health and Social Care (Wales) Act 2025, public, charitable, and community care options will be expanded so every child can access safe, stable, and local care. Placement stability will be improved, particularly for LGBTQIA children, and the party will campaign for care experience to become a protected characteristic under equality law.
Funding for Welsh hospices will be protected, recognising their vital role in delivering compassionate, person-centred end-of-life care.
The National Neurodivergence Improvement Programme will be extended beyond 2027, with increased investment in early intervention, improved diagnostic capacity, expanded multidisciplinary pathways, and strengthened coordination between primary care, community services, and specialists.
A fully funded National Cancer Strategy will focus on prevention, earlier diagnosis, fairness, and person-centred care. It will include a national lung cancer screening programme, the Single Cancer Pathway target, rehabilitation, psychological support, and survivorship care. Lung cancer inequality will be made a national priority.
An inclusive, rights-based approach to women's health will be delivered, including endometriosis centres in every health board, improved menopause support in healthcare and workplaces, access to reproductive and gynaecological care, and continued free period products in schools and colleges.
Being cared for in a chair for more than 24 hours will be made a Never Event, with transparent corridor care reporting required. Hospital bed reductions will be paused, senior clinical decision-making at weekends increased, and same-day emergency care and assessment units rapidly expanded.
A dedicated gender service for young people under 17 will be established, providing access to support and therapy, voice training resources, advice for parents, and dedicated routes to healthcare provision including mental health and physical care. Talking therapies, HRT, and puberty blockers will be made accessible, with NHS Wales guidance developed independently from NHS England.
Reform Wales commits to keeping the NHS free at the point of use while fundamentally restructuring its governance, cutting waiting lists through rapid diagnostic centres and surgical hubs, modernising digital infrastructure, and reasserting ministerial authority over health boards. The party also proposes sex-based policy changes, new men's and women's health frameworks, and a ten-year cancer survival strategy.
A comprehensive emergency action plan will target planned care capacity, including rapid diagnostic centres to tackle diagnostic backlogs, expanded surgical hubs, high-volume elective centres, and prioritised hospital bed capacity. Cross-border treatment will be used where appropriate.
National patient flow standards will be set, discharge planning integrated, and step-down and intermediate care capacity addressed to free acute beds. By the end of the four-year term, corridor care will be classified as a reportable safety incident.
A national electronic patient record system will be delivered to reduce duplication, improve safety, and enable modern pathways, alongside standardised IT systems across health boards with interoperability and cyber security built in. The NHS Wales App will be modernised.
The maintenance backlog will be audited and high-risk safety repairs prioritised. A multi-year capital programme will modernise wards, upgrade theatres and critical care facilities, and improve energy efficiency.
An amended NHS Wales Act will enhance ministerial intervention mechanisms with clear criteria and safeguards for cases of persistent failure. Pay and contracts for health board leadership will be linked to performance.
A comprehensive workforce review will quantify gaps and set trajectories for filling them. Consultant training posts in shortage specialities will be expanded, flexible working models introduced to improve retention, and nursing degree apprenticeships developed.
A fully costed integration framework between health and social care will be developed with clear accountability. Intermediate and step-down care will be expanded, and joint discharge performance metrics introduced to reduce delayed hospital discharge.
The GP funding formula will be reformed to improve equity of resource distribution, reflecting deprivation and rurality. Pharmacy clinical services will be expanded to provide more care in the community and alleviate pressure on GPs.
A new dental school will be established in Bangor for Bangor and Aberystwyth universities, on the basis that training dentists close to where they are needed makes it more likely they will remain in Wales.
The existing NHS dental contract will be replaced so that NHS dental provision is financially viable and retention improves. Targeted recruitment incentives for NHS dentists will be introduced where access is weakest.
A 10-year cancer action plan for Wales will be implemented to improve long-term survival prospects, including investment in modern diagnostic technologies, evidence-led targeted mobile screening, and improved treatment access.
Early intervention mental health services will be expanded to reduce crisis demand and improve long-term outcomes. Specialist inpatient eating disorder provision will be introduced to reduce out-of-area placements.
A Men's Health Improvement Framework will be initiated, focused on improving preventive engagement, mental health outcomes, and early diagnosis through evidence-based pathways and targeted campaigns, addressing that men make up 54% of cancer deaths and 77% of suicide deaths in Wales.
A Women's Health Improvement Framework will be implemented, ensuring better clinical training for sex-specific symptom recognition, improved diagnostic timeliness, maternity outcomes, and menopause support.
A national cardiovascular prevention plan will be implemented with expanded screening in high-risk communities and a stroke awareness campaign. A national dementia framework focused on early diagnosis and support will also be created, with diagnosis and regional performance data published.
A clear Wales-wide standard will be introduced requiring all health boards to freeze suitable brain tumour tissue following surgery, with full informed patient consent, to end the postcode lottery in access to modern cancer treatment.
Additional health visitors will be recruited to end the disparity in health visiting provision between rural and urban areas, improving outcomes for families and children from the antenatal period to age five.
Reform will make government policy based on biological sex, including ending the use of terminology such as 'birthing persons' in the NHS and ending the use of self-identification for access to single-sex wards.