5th June 2025
M-SParc and Life Sciences Hub Wales Forge Strategic Partnership to drive Innovation in Health and Life Sciences
M-SParc and Life Sciences Hub Wales are proud to announce a new and exciting partnership, to accelerate innovation in health and social care in Wales. This new collaboration will connect...
Read more4th June 2025
Health and Care Research Wales announces appointments of Wales Specialty Leads in three specialty areas
Health and Care Research Wales is pleased to announce the appointments of four Wales Specialty Leads in three specialty areas: cardiovascular, palliative care and public health. Cardiovascular – Dr Daniel...
Read more3rd June 2025
Bronglais thrombosis prevention team wins top national award
Hywel Dda University Health Board’s Bronglais Hospital in Aberystwyth has won a prestigious national award in recognition of work by teams across all departments in lowering the risk of thrombosis...
Read more3rd June 2025
Smart technology to help people stay at home
Cutting-edge smart technology is helping to transform care options for older people, helping them to stay in their own homes for longer. The technology includes voice-activated devices and smart speakers,...
Read more3rd June 2025
Smart technology to help people stay at home
Cutting-edge smart technology is helping to transform care options for older people, helping them to stay in their own homes for longer. The technology includes voice-activated devices and smart speakers,...
Read more3rd June 2025
Medilink UK National Awards Winners Announced
The prestigious national Medilink UK National Awards 2025 will celebrate the achievements of some of the most innovative life sciences organisations in the UK, at the iconic London Institute for...
Read more2nd June 2025
Public voices in research: celebrating public involvement during Volunteers’ Week
Volunteers’ Week is a national celebration of the millions of people across the UK who give their time to help others. It’s a time to say thank you – to...
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Study leads to new testing guidelines for adults with diabetes in Wales
To mark Diabetes Awareness Week (9-15 June), Health and Care Research Wales is celebrating the success of an internationally-acclaimed research study led by Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, which has...
Read more30th May 2025
“I wanted to see the impact research could have on a larger scale” – Dr Thomas Purchase on helping parents be heard
Dr Thomas Purchase, a GP and a Health and Care Research Wales National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Doctoral Fellow, is inviting parents, guardians and caregivers to help shape his research,...
Read more30th May 2025
SAIL Databank praised for role in award-winning research
SAIL Databank, funded by Health and Care Research Wales, has been praised for its support and involvement in research carried out by the Population Data Science (PDS) team at Swansea...
Read more30th May 2025
Swansea-led project could transform clot treatment
Researchers are developing a cutting-edge blood test that measures clot formation and breakdown from a single sample, which has the potential to improve patient treatment and reduce pressure on the...
Read more30th May 2025
ATiC and TriTech Complete Project with CanSense to Advance Early Cancer Detection Test
The University of Wales Trinity Saint David’s (UWTSD) Assistive Technologies Innovation Centre (ATiC), based at our Swansea Waterfront campus, and its partner, Hywel Dda University Health Board’s TriTech Institute, have...
Read more29th May 2025
Award-winning TRACHEShub App launches to support tracheostomy care across Wales
On Sunday 11th May, children with tracheostomies and their families from across South Wales came together for an afternoon of face painting, balloon modelling and the launch of the new...
Read more23rd May 2025
New Research on Long-Covid Offers Hope for Patients Living with Condition
A new clinical study from Cardiff Metropolitan University – in collaboration with Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board (CTMUHB) – has highlighted new biomedical insights into long-Covid. The researchers say...
Read more22nd May 2025
Lifetime achievement award for Advanced Nurse Practitioner Andrea
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board’s Andrea Croft, an Anticoagulation Advanced Nurse Practitioner, has been awarded the lifetime achievement award at this year’s Thrombosis UK VTE Awards. The VTE (Venous...
Read more22nd May 2025
Longest waits for NHS treatment fall by two-thirds in 4 months
Long waits for treatments in Wales have fallen by two-thirds in the last 4 months. The latest figures show by the end of March 2025, waiting times of more than...
Read more20th May 2025
International Clinical Trials Day 2025: Life-extending breast cancer treatment available on NHS thanks to Welsh research
This International Clinical Trials Day (20 May 2025), we are sharing the story of Farhana Badat, whose involvement in a groundbreaking clinical trial, led by Velindre Cancer Centre in Cardiff and...
Read more20th May 2025
International Clinical Trials Day 2025: Welsh teams leading advances in health and care research
To mark International Clinical Trials Day 2025, we’re highlighting the outstanding work of research teams across Wales and celebrating the vital contribution they are making in advancing health and care...
Read more19th May 2025
Update to the commercial agreements for participating NHS and HSC organisations
The commercial agreements and guidance published in December 2023 have been updated by the Four Nations Contracts Leads following feedback from commercial sponsors, CROs and NHS Trusts. The following suite...
Read more16th May 2025
Europe-wide gene therapy trial being delivered in Cardiff
A groundbreaking Europe-wide gene therapy trial, delivered in Wales by the Advanced Neurotherapies Centre, funded by Health and Care Research Wales, could potentially stop the progression of frontotemporal dementia (FTD)...
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