1st October 2024
Rapid Diagnosis Clinic
Did you know, approximately 55% of patients with cancer do not present with a ‘red flag’ however often experience vague symptoms such as unintentional weight loss, loss of appetite, fatigue,…
27th September 2024
New Research Facility to Expand Decarbonisation R&D in Wales
The first decarbonisation hub of its kind in the UK is set to unlock the potential to carry out research into more sustainable, cost-efficient and healthy homes. The innovative new…
25th September 2024
“Becoming part of something bigger”: Health and Care Research Wales Faculty celebrates two years
The Health and Care Research Wales Faculty is celebrating two years this September. Established in 2022, the Faculty aims to build a collective health and social care researcher community. Total investment into…
25th September 2024
Cwm Taf Morgannwg Staff to Turn the Peaks Pink for Organ Donation Week
This year’s Organ Donation Week, which is being celebrated from 23rd – 29th September, marks the 30th anniversary of the NHS Organ Donor Register. On Friday 27 September, a 100-strong team…
25th September 2024
Medtech Startup Closes £550,000 Investment for Breakthrough Wound Dressing Technology
A medtech startup has secured a £150,000 investment from British Design Fund as part of a £550,000 seed funding round that will support the development of its novel wound dressing…
24th September 2024
Prepare for winter: vaccinations and self-care to stay well
Simple steps to stay well and reduce demand on the NHS. As we head into autumn and winter, the Welsh Government is reminding everyone a few simple actions can help…
24th September 2024
Bionema wins King’s Award for Enterprise for its greener way to tackle crop pests
The King’s Awards for Enterprise announced back in May that their prestigious Innovation category award had been won by Bionema Group Ltd, a spin-out company from Swansea University. This award…
23rd September 2024
Tackling healthcare challenges in Wales: Preparing NHS Estates for the future
Matt Ace, Regional Director, Wales, Hydrock, now Stantec, looks at the importance of modernising healthcare estates to ensure optimal patient care and staff wellbeing. The NHS in Wales, like the…
23rd September 2024
Tell the HRA about your older studies
The Health Research Authority (HRA) will be getting in touch with study sponsors in the coming weeks to establish whether studies from before 2018 have been completed. There are a…
23rd September 2024
PhD placement scheme: Administrative Data Research (ADR) Wales social care theme
Social Care Wales is offering a PhD placement opportunity as part of their leadership role on the social care theme for the ADR Wales programme of work. ADR Wales is part of the…
23rd September 2024
LimestoneGrey: R&D Tax Credit Deadline
LimestoneGrey has previously highlighted the new pre-notification requirement and the associated rules for R&D tax credits for Medi Wales members. However, with essential deadlines now approaching, we wanted to take…
19th September 2024
Written Statement: The Health Services (Provider Selection Regime) (Wales) Regulations 2024
Jeremy Miles MS, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care The draft Health Services (Provider Selection Regime) (Wales) Regulations 2024 laid before the Senedd on 13 August have been withdrawn….
19th September 2024
Cabinet Secretary response to latest NHS Wales performance data: July and August 2024
Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care Jeremy Miles, said: High-quality, life-saving and life-changing care is provided every day by hard-working NHS staff throughout Wales in the face of continued…
19th September 2024
The AI Commission for Health and Social Care endorses the algorithmic transparency recording standard (ATRS)
ATRS is a standardised way of recording and sharing information about how the public sector uses algorithmic tools. The algorithmic transparency recording standard (ATRS) Algorithmic and AI tools are increasingly being…
18th September 2024
Your lived experiences are valuable to research
There are researchers out there waiting to hear your story.” – Rachel Hazlewood, 54, from Cardiff. Rachel is an autistic person living with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) who uses her lived experience to…
16th September 2024
Welsh researchers participate in world-leading research on self-cleaning period products in rural Nepal
Researchers at the Centre for Trials Research (CTR) and Wales Centre for Primary and Emergency Care Research (PRIME Centre Wales), both funded by Health and Care Research Wales, are leading an international study in…
16th September 2024
St John Ambulance Cymru marks Falls Awareness Week by announcing new Rapid Response Service in West Wales
St John Ambulance Cymru has secured a contract to provide a new Welfare and Falls Rapid Response service in the Pembrokeshire area, which will see staff responding to incidents to…
12th September 2024
MediWales Member Named as a Finalist in the OBN Awards
One of MediWales’ members, Ambrose Healthcare, has recently been named as a finalist in the OBN Awards 2024 for the Best Start-Up Biotech Company. The OBN Awards celebrate exceptional innovation,…
12th September 2024
Research to inform Welsh Government plans for NHS dental reform
A research study has identified six key priorities for improving NHS dental care in Wales by asking the Welsh public what they think services should look like. Conducted by the Health…
12th September 2024
New clinical trial aims to improve long term immune response to Flu vaccine
Older people across Wales are being asked to join a clinical trial to determine whether taking a simple wheatgerm food supplement can improve the long term immune response to the…