9th August 2022
New study to support people living with long Covid opened in Wales
A new study looking into the management of long Covid has opened in Wales. The Long Covid Personalised Self-management support co-design and Evaluation (LISTEN) study will evaluate the effectiveness of...
Read more9th August 2022
Wales Healthcare Authority supporting demand for Bilingual Learning
An authority that plays a leading role in the education, training, development and shaping of the healthcare workforce in Wales has begun offering bilingual apprenticeships to its employees. Health Education...
Read more9th August 2022
New study to support people living with long Covid opened in Wales
A new study looking into the management of long Covid has opened in Wales. The Long Covid Personalised Self-management support co-design and Evaluation (LISTEN) study will evaluate the effectiveness of...
Read more7th August 2022
Nominations open for prestigious Welsh research prize awards
Nominations are open for the Health and Care Research Wales Awards 2022, which will celebrate the achievements of the research community in Wales over the past 12 months. Following the...
Read more4th August 2022
Sales Growth And “Robust” Profits At ConvaTec
Medical products and technologies business Convatec Group has reported strong first half sales growth and a “robust” profit performance despite a challenging trading environment. Total group revenue in the six...
Read more3rd August 2022
Health and Care Research Wales aims to invest up to £3m into a new Welsh Adult Social Care Research Centre
Health and Care Research Wales has opened a funding call looking for a Higher Education Institute (HEI) to create and co-fund a new Centre for Adult Social Care Research. Adult social care...
Read more3rd August 2022
Health Organisations Urge Defibrillator Owners to Keep Registering Their Devices
Emergency services and charities are urging businesses across Wales which own defibrillators to register their devices on a groundbreaking national database called The Circuit in a big push to bring...
Read more2nd August 2022
Move to yearly dental check-ups to improve access to NHS dentistry in Wales
IN an attempt to improve NHS dentistry in Wales, most adults will now only need to see their dentist once a year. The new Chief Dental Officer for Wales Andrew...
Read more2nd August 2022
Health Minister announces pay rise for NHS Wales staff
The Health Minister Eluned Morgan has accepted the recommendations of NHS pay review bodies and has announced a pay rise for NHS staff in Wales. For the lowest paid staff...
Read more2nd August 2022
CPR Global Tech Teams up with Swansea University for Innovative Digital Healthcare Project
Innovate UK Knowledge Transfer Partnership will evaluate the potentially transformative impact of wearable health devices on the health and social care sector in Wales A Swansea tech firm has teamed...
Read more29th July 2022
Precision medicine challenge winners announced
Precision medicine takes a more personal approach than traditional health and social care and uses information such as genetics and lifestyle to inform advanced, targeted, and tailored treatments. It can help...
Read more28th July 2022
Welsh Government consultation on the draft innovation strategy for Wales is now live
The Welsh Government consultation on the draft innovation strategy for Wales is now live. The consultation will be open for a period of 10 weeks. There are 3 ways to...
Read more26th July 2022
USW Tech Experts Helping to Develop Virtual Reality ‘Mediverse’ for Training Medics
Medical training business Goggleminds has come up with the idea – which continues the notion of the ‘metaverse’ – as it develops virtual reality technology for training medics and students....
Read more25th July 2022
Health Technology Wales guidance on laryngeal biopsy
Health Technology Wales has published guidance on laryngeal biopsy for people with suspected head and neck cancer in outpatient settings. Laryngeal biopsy uses a small instrument to remove a sample...
Read more21st July 2022
Taking a Wales-wide approach to deliver research
When you’re faced with the reality of having only hours and days to set up and deliver urgent public health research, collaboration is essential. The global pandemic has taught us...
Read more20th July 2022
CPR Global Tech teams up with Swansea University for innovative digital healthcare project
Innovate UK Knowledge Transfer Partnership will evaluate the potentially transformative impact of wearable health devices on the health and social care sector in Wales A Swansea tech firm has teamed...
Read more20th July 2022
Funding Call: DASA have opened four themed competitions
DASA currently have four themed competitions open (three of which are brand new) – The Veterans Health Care Innovation Fund – DASA have £2.7m of funding available on behalf of...
Read more20th July 2022
Consultation on an new integrated innovation strategy for Wales – now live
Welsh Government have launched a consultation on a new integrated innovation strategy for Wales. On Wednesday 20 July 2022, the consultation on the integrated innovation strategy for Wales was launched....
Read more20th July 2022
Innovation stories: Developing a rapid diagnostic tool testing for Covid-19 and beyond
A partnership project setup between Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board (CTMUHB), the University of South Wales, and Llusern Scientific, to rapidly diagnose a range of illnesses from Covid-19 to...
Read more19th July 2022
First accredited Clinical Research Practitioner in Wales
Research delivery staff are crucial to the transformation of treatment and care in the NHS through research. Various allied health care professionals work in research delivery roles and Research Officers and Clinical...
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