17th October 2023 Finance Minister Rebecca Evans has today announced a package of financial measures to help protect Wales’ public services, NHS and transport. Following months of intensive cross-government work, the Welsh Government has developed a …
13th October 2023 Health and social care researchers from across Wales have been celebrated at the Health and Care Research Wales Awards 2023. The awards, presented at Health and Care Research Wales’ conference on 12 October, recognised Wales’ innovative …
13th October 2023 Chief Nursing Officer for Wales (CNO), Sue Tranka, commences her third year in post and recognises the importance in supporting efforts to enhance the wellbeing of the professions through physical, emotional, work-life balance and …
Minister for Health and Social Services, Eluned Morgan MS, praised the crucial role of good research in improving health and social care services and outcomes in Wales ahead of Health and Care Research Wales’ annual conference. The conference theme was “ …
12th October 2023 The Deputy Minister for Social Services Julie Morgan has praised Wales’ dedicated social care workforce at the Association of Directors of Social Services Cymru national conference. Reflecting on her nearly five years as the Welsh …
12th October 2023 Powys County Council and partners Aberystwyth University have been selected as one of 10 teams taking part in an exciting new £2m innovative technology care programme. Managed by the Health Foundation, the Tech for Better Care programme …
11th October 2023 Cardiff, UK, October 11, 2023 – TrakCel, the leading and proven provider of cellular orchestration systems to the global cell and gene therapy (CGT) industry, today announces the re-appointment of one of its co-founders, Dr. Akshay Peer, …
10th October 2023 A Swansea Bay nurse is helping change the way pressure ulcers in specific patients are dealt with throughout Wales to avoid unnecessary pain and harm. Pressure ulcers are areas of damage to the skin and tissue underneath caused by …
10th October 2023 BMA Cymru Wales will ballot junior doctors in Wales for strike action from the 6th November. The decision to open the ballot comes following the Welsh Government’s failure to make any effort to restore junior doctors’ pay, which has left …
10th October 2023 Despite increasing to record levels, the NHS workforce in Wales continues to face challenges with recruitment and retention, sickness absence and a heavy reliance on temporary staff. Our data briefing highlights these challenges alongside …
9th October 2023 What: information about new The Health Research Authority (HRA) Quality Standards and Design and Review Principles for participant information materials Who: applicants and sponsors submitting new research applications, which include …
5th October 2023 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 costing is negotiated, through the process known as National …
3rd October 2023 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, has been awarded the Betsi Cadwaladr Foundation …
29th September 2023 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 consultation, which closed on 19 …
27th September 2023 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 than 300 people that no longer need hospital-based care …
27th September 2023 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 the current economic and workforce …
27th September 2023 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 plan, this will replace the previous project-based research …
26th September 2023 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 technology to join its …
26th September 2023 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 quick adoption of its flagship device tackling bowel cancer. …
22nd September 2023 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 Pathway (IDAP) pilot has been launched by the …
