5th October 2023
Key changes to costing commercial research
As part of work to improve the set-up of commercial studies and in response to the Lord O’Shaughnessy’s review of commercial clinical trials in the UK, some aspects of the way…
3rd October 2023
Advanced nurse practitioner wins research scholarship for ‘inspiring’ work at Colwyn Bay medical centre
An advanced nurse practitioner (ANP) has won a coveted national scholarship award after furthering research at her medical centre. Lucie Parry, based at West End Medical Centre in Colwyn Bay,…
29th September 2023
Written Statement: Reform of primary care ophthalmic services
Eluned Morgan MS, Minister for Health and Social Services On 24 April 2023, I published a written statement launching a consultation about the reform of primary care ophthalmic services in Wales. The…
27th September 2023
Health Board Commits to Doing Whatever it Takes to Help Patients Leave Hospital
When a patient is well enough to return home, hospital is not the best place for their recovery. Yet, due to difficulties with discharging patients back into the community, more…
27th September 2023
Shaping the Future of Health and Care in Wales with the Bevan Commission
Wales’ leading independent health and social care think tank, the Bevan Commission, have launched a ‘conversation with the public’ about the future of health and care in Wales. This recognises…
27th September 2023
Bevan Commission Supports 17 Successful Innovation Projects in Planned Care
Building upon the Bevan Commission’s Exemplar Programme, the Welsh Government has granted funds to enable the Bevan Commission support 17 pioneering planned care innovation projects in Wales. These projects, supported…
27th September 2023
New Integrated Funding Scheme now live
Health and Care Research Wales is pleased to announce the launch of the new Integrated Funding Scheme. In keeping with the actions set out in the Health and Care Research Wales…
26th September 2023
Prominent Leaders from Healthcare and Technology Join Life Sciences Hub Wales’ Board
Life Sciences Hub Wales, an organisation dedicated to helping cross-sector partners drive innovation to the frontline of health and social care, has appointed three distinguished leaders from across healthcare and…
26th September 2023
Innovation Puts Welsh MedTech Firm on Strong Growth Trajectory
Creo Medical, an innovative business in South Wales has reported a sharp rise in revenues for the first half of its financial year, following a strong trading period and the…
26th September 2023
“Antibiotics or cranberry juice?” – A study to support the wellbeing of women with recurrent urinary tract infections
Research funded by Health and Care Research Wales is looking to produce a decision aid to help women with recurrent urinary tract infections make informed decisions about their treatment options….
22nd September 2023
Welsh Innovators Invited to Apply for £10 Million Project to Accelerate Patient Access to Medical Technologies
Welsh innovators are being urged to apply for a scheme backed by £10million of funding that aims to accelerate the development of technologies for the NHS. The Innovative Devices Access…
21st September 2023
Welsh Government response to latest NHS Wales performance data: July and August 2023
The Welsh Government has responded to the latest NHS Performance data published today (September 21st). A Welsh Government spokesperson said: Our hard-working NHS staff continue to operate amid high and…
21st September 2023
Life Sciences Hub Wales make board appointments
Cardiff Bay-based Life Sciences Hub Wales has appointed three distinguished leaders from across healthcare and technology to join its board. Peter Bannister, Malcolm Lowe-Lauri and Neil Mesher bring their expertise and…
21st September 2023
i4i is now open to the whole UK
The NIHR Invention for Innovation (i4i) Programme is a translational research funding scheme aimed at medical devices, in vitro diagnostic devices and digital health technologies addressing an existing or emerging health…
20th September 2023
NHS Wales to build a culture of speaking up
New guidance will help NHS Wales to build a culture in which ‘Speaking Up’, is supported safely and all concerns are listened to. Today 20th September 2023, the Welsh Government…
20th September 2023
UK patients set to have faster access to innovative medical technologies via new pathway
The Innovative Devices Access Pathway (IDAP) pilot was launched today by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), Health Technology Wales (HTW), the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency…
19th September 2023
PhD student investigates the health of Welsh cystic fibrosis carriers to pave the way for future researchers
To mark Jeans for Genes Week 2023 (18-24 September), Robert Maddison, a researcher funded by Health and Care Research Wales Faculty, discusses his study into the health of carriers of…
18th September 2023
Research into pathway for older people with vision impairment to navigate support and services
A Welsh study, funded by Health and Care Research Wales in collaboration with Cardiff University, is exploring how to improve lives of people living with vision impairment. Around 1.5 million people in the…
18th September 2023
Family shares Andrea’s story to encourage people to register donation decision
This Organ Donation Week (18 – 24 September 2023) NHS Blood and Transplant and Hywel Dda University Health Board are calling on people to register their donation decision and talk…
18th September 2023
Metastatic breast cancer campaigner meets Health Minister to discuss improvement in services
Campaigner Tassia Haines has been praised by the Health Minister, Eluned Morgan, for her efforts to improve services for metastatic breast cancer in Wales. Tassia, who has incurable breast cancer,…