Day of celebration reveals scale of NHS Wales' round-the-clock care

Real-time insights will be shared by health boards across Wales to celebrate the breadth of care and thousands of dedicated staff across the NHS.

'24 Hours in NHS Wales' will showcase the diverse range of healthcare being delivered simultaneously across GP surgeries, hospitals, pharmacies and community services throughout a single day.

The social media campaign, to run on Friday 7 March, will reveal that in just 24 hours:

• GP practices handle 98,000 calls and provide 75,000 appointments
• Pharmacies dispense more than 231,000 prescriptions
• 3,000 people attend emergency departments
• Community nurses make 7,000 home visits

• 6,000 NHS dental treatments provided

• 75 babies are born
• Ambulance services answer 1,200 emergency 999 calls

The campaign will feature real-time content across social media channels, sharing stories from patients and healthcare professionals throughout the day.

Cabinet Secretary for Health Jeremy Miles said:

"From emergency care to routine check-ups, this campaign shows how NHS Wales touches thousands of lives of people throughout Wales every single day. NHS staff care for people when they need it most."

Chief Executive for NHS Wales Judith Paget said:

"These new figures demonstrate the extraordinary scale of healthcare delivery across Wales. Every number represents a person receiving care and shows the vital role our NHS plays in caring for everyone whenever and wherever they need it."

Notes to editors

• Campaign content will be shared across NHS Wales and Welsh Government social media channels using #NHS24Cymru

Full list of one day in NHS Wales statistics

• 75,000 GP appointments
• 98,000 calls answered by GP practices
• More than 231,000 items prescribed by GPs and dispensed by pharmacies
• 952 consultations in community pharmacies as part of the Choose Pharmacy/Common Ailments Scheme
• 6,000 courses of NHS dental treatment provided
• 2,000 sight tests paid for by the NHS
• 23 low vision assessments undertaken
• 7,000 community nursing visits
• 535 Healthy Child Wales programme contacts
• 1,800 vaccinations given
• 2,200 calls answered by NHS 111
• 75 babies are born
• 9,900 hospital outpatient appointments  
• 1,200 999 calls to the ambulance service received 
• 3,000 people go to an emergency department
• 1,300 people are admitted for planned treatment   
• 1,100 people are admitted to hospital as an emergency 
• 99 people will die, 24 from circulatory disease