10th September 2024
“We are committed to providing compassionate support for all those affected by suicide when they need it,” vows Minister
Mental Health Minister Sarah Murphy has pledged to ensure compassionate support services are available for all those affected by suicide and bereavement when they need it. To mark World Suicide...
Read more6th September 2024
Written Statement: Update about progress made under special measures at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Mark Drakeford MS, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care Members have been provided with regular updates since Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board was placed in special measures in February 2023. We have...
Read more6th September 2024
Swansea Bay University Health Board showcases best of Research and Development
Swansea Bay’s Research and Development (R&D) showcase has returned for the first time since before the pandemic. The day-long event, held in Morriston Hospital’s Education Centre on Tuesday (3 September)...
Read more6th September 2024
Director of Health and Care Research Wales welcomes new report on value of industry clinical trials to the UK
Our Director, Professor Kieran Walshe, has welcomed a report commissioned by the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) this week highlighting the multibillion pound contribution of industry clinical trials to...
Read more5th September 2024
How Welsh researchers are helping to shape domestic and global policy to keep young people safe from sexual exploitation
Welsh researchers funded by Health and Care Research Wales are redefining how care professionals and practitioners identify and assess young people at risk of sexual exploitation, helping to shape global...
Read more4th September 2024
Welsh Health Boards Breach Financial Break-Even Duty Under Mounting Pressures
The audit of the NHS bodies’ 2023-24 accounts is now complete, and the Auditor General has determined that the 12 recently published accounts accurately reflect the financial positions of these...
Read more4th September 2024
Funding Opportunity: The Sustainable Medicines Manufacturing Innovation Programme
The Sustainable Medicines Manufacturing Innovation Programme (SMMIP) is being hosted by Innovate UK in collaboration with the Department of Health and Social Care. There are two key funding calls that...
Read more3rd September 2024
Life Sciences Hub Wales makes appointment to board of directors
Life Sciences Hub Wales has made an appointment to its board of directors. Dr Meinir Jones arrives following a public appointments process completed in June 2024, approved by the cabinet...
Read more3rd September 2024
Welsh researchers uncover link between patients with resolved asthma and respiratory tract infections
Researchers at Wales Centre for Primary and Emergency Care Research (PRIME Centre Wales), funded by Health and Care Research Wales, have discovered that primary care patients with a history of resolved asthma face...
Read more30th August 2024
“Empowering our midwives”: consultant midwife Shelly Higgins on the importance of pioneering research
Shelly Higgins is a consultant midwife in Powys Teaching Health Board and the NHS Wales Executive (Maternity and Neonatal Network). Following in the footsteps of her grandmother, she has worked in...
Read more28th August 2024
Welsh research leader receives honorary professorship
Dr Nigel Rees, Assistant Director of Research and Innovation at the Welsh Ambulance Services University NHS Trust (WAST), has been awarded an honorary professorship at the University of Warwick Medical...
Read more28th August 2024
UK launches £400 million investment programme to boost clinical trials and supercharge life sciences
World-first public-private collaboration launched to kickstart economic growth and build an NHS fit for the future. Up to £400 million of investment will support faster patient access to cutting-edge treatments,...
Read more27th August 2024
Health and Care Research Wales Specialty Lead joins new group aimed at strengthening collaborations between clinical trials units and Chief Investigators
A Health and Care Research Wales Specialty Lead has been appointed to a new working group aimed at building stronger relationships and collaborations between Clinical Trials Units and the Chief...
Read more22nd August 2024
From foster care to keynote speaker: Welsh researcher showcases her work on a global stage
A Welsh researcher with the CASCADE partnership, funded by Health and Care Research Wales, delivered a keynote address at a prestigious global forum in Sweden this week. Lorna Stabler (pictured...
Read more21st August 2024
Research helps support young parents in Neath Port Talbot
Neath Port Talbot Council has approved new standards of support for young parents who are in or about to leave care. The good-practice charter is based on a five-year study...
Read more16th August 2024
Senior researchers can apply to become NIHR Sub-Committee Chair
The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) are pleased to announce an exciting opportunity to participate in NIHR Programme Grants for Applied Research and Programme Development Grants assessment committees as a Sub-Committee...
Read more14th August 2024
Putting care homes on the map: seven new homes join the ENRICH Cymru network
ENabling Research In Care Homes (ENRICH Cymru) is a pan-Wales research network of care homes which supports the delivery and facilitation of high-quality research across the country tackling current issues...
Read more12th August 2024
Half a million people sign up to Be Part of Research
Over half a million people from across the UK have now signed up to a flagship new ‘research matchmaking service’, called Be Part of Research. The free online service matches people...
Read more8th August 2024
From bones analysis to children safeguarding – “My work gives me a great sense of purpose!”
Dr Verity Bennett, a Research Associate at the Children’s Social Care Research and Development Centre (CASCADE) at Cardiff University, is developing projects that aim to use artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning...
Read more31st July 2024
From nursing to research: How Victoria Shepherd became one of the top research leaders in Wales
Dr Victoria Shepherd is a Senior Research Fellow at Cardiff University’s Centre for Trials Research, where she leads research aimed at improving the inclusivity in clinical trials, particularly for adults who...
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