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…
6th September 2024
Swansea Bay University Health Board showcases best of Research and Development
Swansea Bay’s Research and Development (R&D) showcase has returned for the first time since before the pandemic. The day-long event, held in Morriston Hospital’s Education Centre on Tuesday (3 September)…
6th September 2024
Director of Health and Care Research Wales welcomes new report on value of industry clinical trials to the UK
Our Director, Professor Kieran Walshe, has welcomed a report commissioned by the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) this week highlighting the multibillion pound contribution of industry clinical trials to…
5th September 2024
How Welsh researchers are helping to shape domestic and global policy to keep young people safe from sexual exploitation
Welsh researchers funded by Health and Care Research Wales are redefining how care professionals and practitioners identify and assess young people at risk of sexual exploitation, helping to shape global…
4th September 2024
Welsh Health Boards Breach Financial Break-Even Duty Under Mounting Pressures
The audit of the NHS bodies’ 2023-24 accounts is now complete, and the Auditor General has determined that the 12 recently published accounts accurately reflect the financial positions of these…
4th September 2024
Funding Opportunity: The Sustainable Medicines Manufacturing Innovation Programme
The Sustainable Medicines Manufacturing Innovation Programme (SMMIP) is being hosted by Innovate UK in collaboration with the Department of Health and Social Care. There are two key funding calls that…
3rd September 2024
Life Sciences Hub Wales makes appointment to board of directors
Life Sciences Hub Wales has made an appointment to its board of directors. Dr Meinir Jones arrives following a public appointments process completed in June 2024, approved by the cabinet…
3rd September 2024
Welsh researchers uncover link between patients with resolved asthma and respiratory tract infections
Researchers at Wales Centre for Primary and Emergency Care Research (PRIME Centre Wales), funded by Health and Care Research Wales, have discovered that primary care patients with a history of resolved asthma face…
30th August 2024
“Empowering our midwives”: consultant midwife Shelly Higgins on the importance of pioneering research
Shelly Higgins is a consultant midwife in Powys Teaching Health Board and the NHS Wales Executive (Maternity and Neonatal Network). Following in the footsteps of her grandmother, she has worked in…
28th August 2024
Welsh research leader receives honorary professorship
Dr Nigel Rees, Assistant Director of Research and Innovation at the Welsh Ambulance Services University NHS Trust (WAST), has been awarded an honorary professorship at the University of Warwick Medical…