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…adapt and innovate throughout. We want to continue this momentum, with the new academies looking at new ways to improve patient experiences and outcomes, while also increasing innovation and sustainability in our health and care services.” Director of the Value-Based Health and Care (VBHC) Academy, Professor Hamish Laing, said: “I am proud to lead the VBHC Academy, part of the ambitious Welsh Government ILA programme, which will play a crucial rol…
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…lief marks a significant shift in the landscape of R&D tax incentives. The new merged scheme, coming into effect for accounting periods starting on or after 1 April 2024, streamlines the previously separate SME and RDEC reliefs into a singular, more accessible framework. The R&D intensive SME relief, designed specifically for SMEs that allocate a substantial portion of their expenses towards R&D activities, will run simultaneously. This relief was…
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…find better ways of working, including through opportunities for staff to combine research with practice and clinical roles. “This dedicated faculty will aim to encourage a research culture within health organisations by creating an environment where professionals are encouraged to deliver research, develop their own research and for some, go on to pursue a research-based career.” Chief Executive at Social Care Wales, Sue Evans, said: “We’ve seen…
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…ticipant information materials Who: all applicants and sponsors submitting new research applications When: new applications submitted on or after 01 December 2023 Implementation of the Quality Standards and Design and Review Principles The participant information Quality Standards and Design and Review Principles were launched in September 2023 to improve information given to people who are invited to take part in research. Since then, to allow ap…
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…participant information materials Who: applicants and sponsors submitting new research applications, which include participant information materials When: available for use from September 2023, mandatory for submission from December 2023 What are the Quality Standards and Design and Review Principles? The HRA has launched the new Quality Standards and Design and Review Principles to improve the information given to people who are invited to take…
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…es at the University of Bristol and Chair of the Medical Schools Council Research Committee. Of its launch, Professor Norman said: “We are really excited to be able to launch CATCH, our new online clinical academic careers resource. This is the result of an extensive consultation with clinical researchers and educators across the UK. Our hope is that it will showcase the vast array of career options in clinical academia, across many professional d…
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…people. Like the businesses we work with, we see our employees as long term investments so it is always rewarding to see well-deserved promotions as colleagues progress. We’re also delighted to have welcomed 27 new colleagues to the team this year, all of whom share our commitment to making it easier for businesses to get the finance they need to start up, strengthen and grow.”…
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…ished to grow and strengthen the UK’s capabilities, as well as encouraging companies to deploy new technologies, build new factories and harness new advances, including bioprocessing, data and using greener manufacturing processes. To date, the UK government has invested over £300 million into manufacturing a successful vaccine, and through the work of the Vaccine Taskforce, established in April 2020, facilities across the UK are working at pace t…
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…ld be based at the former Batleys cash and carry in Radyr. It comes as the latest figures reveal that the Cardiff area is the slowest are to vaccinate compared to the rest of Wales. The building on Longwood Drive would be involved in “the use of the building as clean rooms for the processing of a range of products that go into vaccine manufacturing”. The facility would be operated by Cytiva who make and provide “critical consumables” for the UK an…
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…uster randomised controlled design. This design allows several drugs to be tested in parallel and then for new drugs to be added once the first candidates have been shown to be beneficial or have no useful effect. Treatment will be given alongside the ongoing vaccination programme. Health and Care Research Wales Speciality Lead and Clinical Senior Lecturer in Geriatric and Stroke Medicine at Cardiff University, Jonathan Hewitt, said: “As we’ve see…