24th September 2024
Prepare for winter: vaccinations and self-care to stay well
Simple steps to stay well and reduce demand on the NHS. As we head into autumn and winter, the Welsh Government is reminding everyone a few simple actions can help…
24th September 2024
Bionema wins King’s Award for Enterprise for its greener way to tackle crop pests
The King’s Awards for Enterprise announced back in May that their prestigious Innovation category award had been won by Bionema Group Ltd, a spin-out company from Swansea University. This award…
24th September 2024
Oral Statement: The National Framework for the Commissioning of Care and Support in Wales
Dawn Bowden MS, Minister for Children and Social Care On 24 September 2024, an oral statement was made in the Senedd: The National Framework for the Commissioning of Care and Support in…
23rd September 2024
Tackling healthcare challenges in Wales: Preparing NHS Estates for the future
Matt Ace, Regional Director, Wales, Hydrock, now Stantec, looks at the importance of modernising healthcare estates to ensure optimal patient care and staff wellbeing. The NHS in Wales, like the…
23rd September 2024
Tell the HRA about your older studies
The Health Research Authority (HRA) will be getting in touch with study sponsors in the coming weeks to establish whether studies from before 2018 have been completed. There are a…
23rd September 2024
PhD placement scheme: Administrative Data Research (ADR) Wales social care theme
Social Care Wales is offering a PhD placement opportunity as part of their leadership role on the social care theme for the ADR Wales programme of work. ADR Wales is part of the…
23rd September 2024
LimestoneGrey: R&D Tax Credit Deadline
LimestoneGrey has previously highlighted the new pre-notification requirement and the associated rules for R&D tax credits for Medi Wales members. However, with essential deadlines now approaching, we wanted to take…
19th September 2024
Written Statement: The Health Services (Provider Selection Regime) (Wales) Regulations 2024
Jeremy Miles MS, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care The draft Health Services (Provider Selection Regime) (Wales) Regulations 2024 laid before the Senedd on 13 August have been withdrawn….
19th September 2024
Cabinet Secretary response to latest NHS Wales performance data: July and August 2024
Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care Jeremy Miles, said: High-quality, life-saving and life-changing care is provided every day by hard-working NHS staff throughout Wales in the face of continued…
19th September 2024
The AI Commission for Health and Social Care endorses the algorithmic transparency recording standard (ATRS)
ATRS is a standardised way of recording and sharing information about how the public sector uses algorithmic tools. The algorithmic transparency recording standard (ATRS) Algorithmic and AI tools are increasingly being…
18th September 2024
Your lived experiences are valuable to research
There are researchers out there waiting to hear your story.” – Rachel Hazlewood, 54, from Cardiff. Rachel is an autistic person living with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) who uses her lived experience to…
16th September 2024
Welsh researchers participate in world-leading research on self-cleaning period products in rural Nepal
Researchers at the Centre for Trials Research (CTR) and Wales Centre for Primary and Emergency Care Research (PRIME Centre Wales), both funded by Health and Care Research Wales, are leading an international study in…
16th September 2024
St John Ambulance Cymru marks Falls Awareness Week by announcing new Rapid Response Service in West Wales
St John Ambulance Cymru has secured a contract to provide a new Welfare and Falls Rapid Response service in the Pembrokeshire area, which will see staff responding to incidents to…
12th September 2024
MediWales Member Named as a Finalist in the OBN Awards
One of MediWales’ members, Ambrose Healthcare, has recently been named as a finalist in the OBN Awards 2024 for the Best Start-Up Biotech Company. The OBN Awards celebrate exceptional innovation,…
12th September 2024
Research to inform Welsh Government plans for NHS dental reform
A research study has identified six key priorities for improving NHS dental care in Wales by asking the Welsh public what they think services should look like. Conducted by the Health…
12th September 2024
New clinical trial aims to improve long term immune response to Flu vaccine
Older people across Wales are being asked to join a clinical trial to determine whether taking a simple wheatgerm food supplement can improve the long term immune response to the…
11th September 2024
UK’s largest health research programme launches in Wales
Our Future Health, the UK’s largest health research programme, is opening clinics across Wales from 24 September, offering over 70,000 appointments across Wales over the next year. The first Welsh clinics…
11th September 2024
Written Statement: A new Government delivering for Wales
Eluned Morgan MS, First Minister I am today pleased to announce the new Welsh Government Cabinet. The changes I am announcing today offer stability, draw on experience, and bring our…
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…
6th 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…