26th July 2024
New Older People’s Commissioner announced
The First Minister has announced the appointment of Rhian Bowen-Davies as the new Older People’s Commissioner for Wales. Rhian is recognised as an expert chair of Domestic Homicide Reviews involving…
25th July 2024
Welsh patients to benefit from increased access to pioneering clinical trials for cancer treatments
A global biotechnology company behind the world’s first approved mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine will support in bolstering the clinical trial infrastructure in Wales with the aim to give cancer patients greater…
25th July 2024
An unexpected journey into research leadership: Social Care Researcher Development Advisor Dr Martin Elliott
From social work to research leadership. Dr Martin Elliott, Health and Care Research Wales Faculty Researcher Development Advisor (RDA) and Senior Research Fellow in CASCADE at Cardiff University, started his career as a social…
24th July 2024
Written Statement: Update on the Health Protection System in Wales Review
Eluned Morgan MS, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care In February 2023, I published an independent review of the Health Protection System in Wales, which was positive about the way…
24th July 2024
Swansea Bay leads world-first breath test trial for early pancreatic cancer detection
A groundbreaking breath test trial aimed at the early detection of pancreatic cancer is underway, led by Swansea Bay’s research and development teams, funded by Health and Care Research Wales….
23rd July 2024
Retired dentist advocating lifesaving lessons for future dentists
A retired dentist is using his lived experience of cancer to help educate dental students and illustrate the vital role dentists play in spotting early signs of the disease. Four…
23rd July 2024
Health and care research from across Wales showcased at the Senedd
More than 25 research organisations came together for an event in Cardiff Bay this week hosted by the Senedd’s Cross Party Group on medical research. The Group brings together Members of…
23rd July 2024
Don’t miss out on new SBRI healthcare funding opportunities
SBRI Healthcare provides a mechanism to signal the challenges that the NHS and the wider system face and invites entrepreneurs to deploy innovative solutions to deliver improved outcomes of care…
2nd July 2024
Wales as a ‘Petri Dish’ for Life Sciences Firms
Wales creates a ‘great petri dish’ for growing early-stage life sciences companies and could lead the way. Dr Luke Burke, co-founder and CEO of Swansea-based Corryn Biotechnologies, says he believes…
1st July 2024
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board appoints new Executive Medical, Life Science and Precision Medicine Director
We are delighted to formally announce the appointment of Dr David Fluck as the new Executive Medical Director. Following a robust process, David was chosen unanimously by the panel as…
27th June 2024
Partnership working announced with Centre for Research Equity
Health and Care Research Wales is developing a partnership with the Centre for Research Equity as part of its wider programme to increase diversity and inclusion in research. Led by…
27th June 2024
New Swansea Bay cancer research centre boosts Wales’ oncology capabilities
Our National Director of Support and Delivery, Dr Nicola Williams, has hailed the launch of a new clinical suite at Swansea’s Singleton Hospital which will carry out a range of oncology…
27th June 2024
Faculty: How clinician Helen Munro is shaping women’s health policies in Wales
Meet Dr Helen Munro, an esteemed consultant specialising in sexual and reproductive care, based at Hywel Dda University Health Board, whose research contributions are improving healthcare policy and practice in…
24th June 2024
Hospital tool for identifying unwell children ineffective in general practice
Researchers at the Wales Centre for Primary and Emergency Care Research (PRIME Centre Wales), funded by Health and Care Research Wales, have found that a major clinical tool used in hospitals, is…
20th June 2024
A year on as an ENRICH Cymru Research Facilitator
Leanne Brake started her role as an ENRICH Cymru Research Facilitator in June 2023 and since then, she has helped the team recruit five more care homes to the network, built great…
19th June 2024
Continuing Healthcare in Wales: The Key Issues
The NHS in Wales is currently facing unprecedented challenges, with a surge in red (immediately life-threatening) calls to 999, a significant number of patients who are medically fit for discharge…
14th June 2024
Paperless clinic and kits to reduce medicine waste winners at NHS awards
Healthcare professionals have been awarded for their successes in making NHS services more environmentally friendly at the Welsh Sustainability awards 2024. The Chief Nursing Officer’s Sustainability in Nursing and Midwifery…
12th June 2024
New funding to help pioneering brain tumour research in Wales
A new brain tumour research fund has been set up to bring together academic and clinical leaders to foster a thriving brain tumour research community in Wales. Dr James Powell,…
10th June 2024
Gwent resident urges people to get checked for diabetes after turning his life around amid Type 2 diabetes diagnosis
There are currently 44,000 people living with diabetes in Gwent and many more people at risk of developing diabetes in the future. Type 1 diabetes often presents rapidly over days…
7th June 2024
Biotech Firm Developing ‘Revolutionary’ Diagnostic Tests
A Cardiff biotech firm is at the forefront of an innovative diagnostic test for multiple sclerosis. Immunoserv is performing clinical validation studies which build on the success it achieved with…