18th February 2025
Audit Wales Calls for Collective Action on NHS Workforce Challenges
The NHS in Wales is still experiencing challenges with recruitment and retention and a reliance on expensive agency staff to plug gaps in the workforce. Progress is being hampered…
17th February 2025
Additional funding to help those through difficult times
An extra £3m is being invested in bereavement services across Wales to help ensure everyone can access the support they need, when they need it. The Minister for Mental Health…
15th February 2025
£5.25m Welsh Government funding to benefit unpaid carers
Unpaid carers in Wales will continue to receive additional support to take well-earned breaks from their caring role, Minister for Children and Social Care, Dawn Bowden has said. The Minister…
14th February 2025
Health and Care Research Wales and British Heart Foundation in major £3m joint funding deal for cardiovascular research
Health and Care Research Wales and British Heart Foundation (BHF) have announced a significant £3m agreement to support cardiovascular research in Wales through funding for the National Cardiovascular Research Network…
14th February 2025
Innovative apprenticeship scheme boosting social care workforce
For National Apprenticeships Week, the Minister for Children and Social Care met with former apprentices to hear how an innovative scheme helped them qualify as social workers. Rhondda Cynon Taf…
14th February 2025
Minister sets out vision for ethical use of AI in health and care in Wales
The Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing has outlined ambitious plans to establish Wales as a trailblazer in the safe and ethical use of artificial intelligence (AI). Speaking at the…
13th February 2025
Local dental practices receive Gold Award for sustainability
Hywel Dda University Health Board would like to congratulate local Dental Practices- Aman Dental Practice and Cardigan Dental Practice, for achieving the Gold Award from the Greener Primary Care Wales…
13th February 2025
Finding an NHS dentist in Wales easier with new digital portal
A new digital service to help make it easier to find an NHS dentist is being been rolled out across Wales. The Dental Access Portal provides a central platform for…
12th February 2025
Patients get their lives back as new dialysis unit opens in Bridgend
The opening of a state-of-the-art dialysis unit in Bridgend has not only given patients their lives back but is kinder to the environment too. Until now, town residents have had…
12th February 2025
Social prescribers help build connections in community to improve wellbeing
With the weather being colder and the evenings darker, the amount of time spent indoors at this time of year inevitably increases. For some people, the winter months can bring…
12th February 2025
£13.7 million to transform services and cut ADHD and autism waiting times
A further £13.7 million will be invested to improve neurodivergence services and reduce waiting times for autism and ADHD assessments across Wales. Demand for neurodivergence services has rapidly grown in…
12th February 2025
Powys dementia nurse honoured by His Majesty King Charles
The Lead Nurse for Dementia for Powys Teaching Health Board has been presented with her British Empire Medal at a ceremony in Newtown. Heather Wenban was presented with the honour…
11th February 2025
New standards to improve maternity and neonatal care in Wales
The Health Secretary will today set out new standards and expectations for high-quality and safe maternity and neonatal services. Health boards will be expected to give mothers-to-be the full choice…
11th February 2025
World Cancer Day: Minister meets first Welsh patient to receive investigational vaccine against colorectal cancer
To mark World Cancer Day on Tuesday 4 February, Cabinet Secretary for Health Jeremy Miles MS visited Velindre Cancer Centre in Cardiff to meet Lesley Jenkins, the first patient in…
11th February 2025
Career dedicated to mental health and suicide prevention
Ann John has built a remarkable career dedicated to improving mental health and preventing suicide. She is a professor in Public Health and Psychiatry at the Swansea University Medical School and has been…
10th February 2025
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board Leads the Way in Wales with Innovative Speedboat Device to Tackle Colon Cancer
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board (ABUHB) has become the first in Wales to pilot the groundbreaking Speedboat Submucosal Dissection (SSD) technology, transforming the treatment pathway for patients with complex colorectal…
10th February 2025
New UK Accelerator Fund Launched: Up to £10,000 for Women’s Cancer Care
Women’s cancer care is a vital priority in the UK, with an urgent need for innovative solutions to improve treatment, diagnosis, and patient experiences. To address this challenge, the Life…
7th February 2025
£28 million to repair hospital roof and reopen wards
Health Secretary, Jeremy Miles, has confirmed almost £28 million to repair the damaged Princess of Wales Hospital roof and re-open wards at the hospital. Services, theatres and wards at the…
7th February 2025
Health board becomes first in Wales to implement technology to tackle colon cancer – developed by Welsh med-tech company
A health board has become the first in Wales to implement a technology to treat Colon cancer, developed by Welsh med-tech company Creo Medical. Aneurin Bevan University Health Board (ABUHB)…
6th February 2025
Medical device business secures multimillion-pound funding from BGF and Development Bank of Wales
A South Wales-based medical device business has secured multimillion-pound funding from BGF and Development Bank of Wales. The funding will enable Chepstow-based IQ Endoscopes to accelerate the roll-out of its sustainable single-use endoscopy…