29th October 2024
Imspex Diagnostics Limited welcomes David Wilson to its board as Non-Executive Director
Imspex is pleased to announce the appointment of David Wilson to its board of directors as a Non-Executive Director. David brings over 30 years of international experience in the in-vitro…
25th October 2024
Models of Knowledge Mobilisation in Social Care Settings: A rapid review
Who is this Rapid Review for? This Rapid Review was conducted on request from Social Care Wales to understand what forms of knowledge mobilisation have been implemented in social care…
24th October 2024
Cabinet Secretary response to latest NHS Wales performance data: August and September 2024
Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care Jeremy Miles, said: We have made tackling long waiting times our priority and today I’m announcing an extra £28m to help health boards…
24th October 2024
£28m to help cut long hospital waiting times
Health Secretary Jeremy Miles is today (Thursday 24th October) announcing £28m to help the NHS cut the longest waiting times. The funding will pay for more evening and weekend appointments…
23rd October 2024
New rapid TB diagnosis detector to be developed
Welsh researchers have been awarded funding of almost £1.2 million to develop a new detector for tuberculosis in humans and animals that can report a result in one hour. The…
18th October 2024
Written Statement: Improving Access to Palliative and End-of-Life Care
Jeremy Miles MS, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care Good palliative and end-of-life care can make a real difference to the quality of life for people with a life-limiting…
16th October 2024
Life Sciences Hub Wales Benefits 50,000 Patients in 2023-24
The work of Life Sciences Hub Wales has impacted more than 50,000 patients over the past year as well as creating jobs and contributing to the economy. The hub –…
14th October 2024
Llusern Scientific successfully secures £1.7m in Equity Funding
The Development Bank of Wales has taken an equity stake in Cardiff-based Llusern Scientific as part of a substantial six-figure funding round that is helping the University of South Wales…
14th October 2024
Women’s health at the forefront as Health and Care Research Wales holds ninth annual conference
Women’s health took centre stage today (Thursday October 10th) at the ninth annual Health and Care Research Wales conference, with speakers and topics highlighting the vital part individuals and delivery…
10th October 2024
‘Employers have a responsibility to support the mental health of those who work for them,’ says Minister
Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing, Sarah Murphy, has stressed the importance of mental health in the workplace during a visit to an employer leading the way with supporting their…
9th October 2024
Celebrating a milestone for robotic surgery in North Wales
Surgical teams and theatre staff at Ysbyty Gwynedd have now performed more than 140 robotically assisted surgeries – bringing faster and less painful recovery for patients. CMR’s Surgical Versius Robot…
7th October 2024
Bowel screening age lowered to 50 in Wales
Thousands more people will automatically receive at-home bowel screening tests to help save more lives. Bowel cancer is one of the most common types of cancer, with more than 2,000…
3rd October 2024
Quarter of a billion-pound investment into community care keeping people well at home and preventing hospital admissions
More than a quarter of a billion pounds of Welsh Government investment has helped older people be cared for in their own homes and avoided thousands of unnecessary hospital stays….
3rd October 2024
New medical school a “game-changer” for doctor recruitment in North Wales
First Minister Eluned Morgan and Health Secretary Jeremy Miles have officially opened the North Wales Medical School. The first direct intake of medical students have started at Bangor University this…
1st October 2024
Rapid Diagnosis Clinic
Did you know, approximately 55% of patients with cancer do not present with a ‘red flag’ however often experience vague symptoms such as unintentional weight loss, loss of appetite, fatigue,…
1st October 2024
Novel waterbirth study wins excellence in midwifery research award
A groundbreaking study on the safety of waterbirths, funded by Health and Care Research Wales and led by our Specialty Lead for Reproductive Health, Professor Julia Sanders, has been awarded the…
1st October 2024
Senior Research Leaders Scheme 2025-2028
Health and Care Research Wales is pleased to announce the call for applications to the Senior Research Leaders Scheme 2025-2028 will open on 14 November. Health and Care Research Wales’…
1st October 2024
UK’s first-ever norovirus mRNA vaccine trial launched in Wales
Wales’ Chief Medical Officer, Professor Sir Frank Atherton, has hailed the vital role that Welsh researchers and participants are playing in a groundbreaking new clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy…
1st October 2024
Written Statement: Performance and Productivity Ministerial Advisory Group
Jeremy Miles MS, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care I am today announcing the appointment of an external Ministerial Advisory Group on NHS Performance and Productivity, which will provide…
1st October 2024
Written Statement: Launch of the Single Unified Safeguarding Review
Dawn Bowden, Minister for Children and Social Care Today, I am pleased to be launching the Single Unified Safeguarding Review (SUSR) in Wales which is the result of substantial cross-sector…