19th December 2022
The challenges of research with adults with impaired capacity to consent
Help address the challenges of research with adults who are unable to provide consent Research is essential in order to improve the treatment and care for people with conditions that...
Read more16th December 2022
Hundreds of extra community beds to help people leave hospital quicker this winter
Health Minister Eluned Morgan and WLGA leader Andrew Morgan have announced more than 500 extra step-down beds and community care packages for Wales this winter, to help people get care...
Read more16th December 2022
BMA Cymru Wales Release the Findings of their NHS Pressures Portal
The doctor’s union BMA Cymru Wales has released the findings of their NHS pressures portal, a place where doctors from across Wales have shared accounts of the state of their...
Read more15th December 2022
Health Technology Wales celebrates its 5th anniversary
Health Technology Wales has celebrated its 5th anniversary with a virtual event featuring speakers from across the health, social care, and innovation sectors in Wales. The organisation was founded by...
Read more13th December 2022
MediWales Innovation Awards 2022
Welsh health technology and life science sectors celebrates successful innovation The winners have been announced for the seventeenth annual MediWales Awards, celebrating outstanding achievements across the Welsh life science and...
Read more13th December 2022
Social care workers in Wales to receive real living wage uplift
The Welsh Government will publish its draft Budget later today, including funding to ensure social care workers continue to receive the real living wage. Finance Minister Rebecca Evans will announce...
Read more9th December 2022
Four wins for Cardiff and Vale UHB at the Advancing Healthcare Awards 2022
Staff from Cardiff and Vale University Health Board have been recognised for their important and innovative work at this year’s Advancing Healthcare Awards. The ceremony, held on 18th November at...
Read more8th December 2022
More gene testing to speed up cancer detection in Wales
Thousands more people in Wales will benefit from faster diagnosis of cancers and rare disease thanks to a new plan to increase the use of gene testing. Health Minister Eluned...
Read more8th December 2022
Major boost for patients as ‘ambitious’ £20m Day Surgery Unit prepares to open its doors
Hywel Dda University Health Board is pleased to announce the opening of our brand new £20m Day Surgery Unit at Llanelli’s Prince Philip Hospital, in a major boost to our...
Read more7th December 2022
Study to support people living with long Covid
The Long Covid Personalised Self-management support co-design and Evaluation (LISTEN) study will evaluate the effectiveness of a new self-management support programme, co-designed by people living with long Covid. Participants will...
Read more7th December 2022
Health and Care Research Wales Faculty: “one of the most important initiatives Health and Care Research Wales has set up”
September 2022 saw the first meeting of the newly established Health and Care Research Wales Faculty, who gathered to learn about plans for the new initiative and to help shape...
Read more7th December 2022
New Cardiff Ambulance Station Officially Opens
The Welsh Ambulance Services new £8m Cardiff station has officially opened. The Welsh Government-funded facility in Pontprennau will be the new home of both emergency and non-emergency crews who were...
Read more7th December 2022
£30 Million Fund to Advance Life-changing Cancer Therapeutics
Innovate UK is launching a new £30 million fund to advance life-changing cancer therapeutics delivered through the Biomedical Catalyst (BMC) programme. Advancing cancer treatment This initiative aims to unleash business-led innovation...
Read more6th December 2022
Development Bank of Wales Shows “Encouraging” Performance in First Half of Financial Year
The Development Bank of Wales saw a positive first half to the 2022/23 financial year, with £55 million invested across 280 different investments, with around 240 Welsh businesses supported. Between April and...
Read more2nd December 2022
First ever summit will ensure young people with experience of care have their voices heard
The first ever summit for children and young people in care and care leavers in Wales will take place today (Saturday 3rd December). The Exploring Radical Reform Summit, at the...
Read more1st December 2022
GS Verde Group CEO Named Great British Entrepreneur of the Year
The GS Verde Group are delighted to share that CEO and Co-Founder Nigel Greenaway has been named Disruptor of the Year at the Great British Entrepreneur Awards for Wales. The awards, held...
Read more1st December 2022
Major boost for patients as ‘ambitious’ £20m Day Surgery Unit prepares to open its doors
Hywel Dda University Health Board is pleased to announce the opening of our brand new £20m Day Surgery Unit at Llanelli’s Prince Philip Hospital, in a major boost to our...
Read more1st December 2022
HTW guidance: Topical oxygen therapy (NATROX)
A treatment for people with diabetic foot ulcers has been recommended for routine adoption in Wales by Health Technology Wales. Continuous topical oxygen therapy (TOT) can be used to treat...
Read more1st December 2022
New study to help save infants’ lives launches at UHW Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospital
A new study called HARMONIE will investigate the efficiency of a new treatment against the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV). RSV is extremely common in babies and children and can be...
Read more1st December 2022
New study to help save infants’ lives launches at UHW Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospital
A new study called HARMONIE will investigate the efficiency of a new treatment against the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV). RSV is extremely common in babies and children and can be...
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