22nd December 2022
Welsh Government response to latest NHS Wales performance data
The Welsh Government has responded to the latest NHS Performance data published today (22 December). A Welsh Government spokesperson said: October saw the first decrease in the number of patient…
22nd December 2022
Unique Leading Streak in M&A Rankings Continues for GS Verde
The GS Verde Group has once again secured top spots in the Experian Market IQ report, as the most active M&A financial advisors and second most active legal advisors in Wales. Remaining…
22nd December 2022
Professor Kieran Walshe thanks research staff for “hard work and valuable contributions” in 2022
An end-of-year message from Professor Kieran Walshe, Director of Health and Care Research Wales The end of each year is a good time to reflect, both on the achievements of…
22nd December 2022
Chwarae Teg Appoints New Chief Executive Officer
Lucy Reynolds has been appointed as Chief Executive of Chwarae Teg and will take up her role on 27th February, succeeding Cerys Furlong who recently stepped down from the position…
21st December 2022
Cardiff Medicentre Celebrates 30 Years of Innovation
A biotech and medtech innovation hub in the Welsh capital has reached a milestone third decade of helping to grow some of the UK’s most exciting businesses. Founded in 1992,…
20th December 2022
The Spread and Scale Academy returns to Cardiff in March 2023
The Dragon’s Heart Institute is delighted to announced that The Spread and Scale Academy is returning to Cardiff in March 2023. Designed for teams who are working on solutions to…
20th December 2022
Applications open for third year of Climb leadership programme
The Dragon’s Heart Institute is delighted to welcome applications for the third year of its 10-month long leadership programme, Climb. Climb was launched in 2021 as part of the All-Wales…
19th December 2022
£7m digital system will improve maternity services in Wales
Vital information about the health of pregnant women and their unborn babies will be shared much faster with a new all-Wales digital system for maternity services in Wales, being created…
19th December 2022
Fujifilm Announces Asset Purchase Agreement with Inspirata, Inc. to acquire the company’s Digital Pathology Business
Company to expand robust Enterprise Imaging offering with addition of Inspirata’s Digital Pathology technology and team TOKYO – December 19, 2022 – FUJIFILM Corporation (President and CEO, Representative Director: Teiichi…
19th December 2022
The challenges of research with adults with impaired capacity to consent
Help address the challenges of research with adults who are unable to provide consent Research is essential in order to improve the treatment and care for people with conditions that…
16th December 2022
Hundreds of extra community beds to help people leave hospital quicker this winter
Health Minister Eluned Morgan and WLGA leader Andrew Morgan have announced more than 500 extra step-down beds and community care packages for Wales this winter, to help people get care…
16th December 2022
BMA Cymru Wales Release the Findings of their NHS Pressures Portal
The doctor’s union BMA Cymru Wales has released the findings of their NHS pressures portal, a place where doctors from across Wales have shared accounts of the state of their…
15th December 2022
Health Technology Wales celebrates its 5th anniversary
Health Technology Wales has celebrated its 5th anniversary with a virtual event featuring speakers from across the health, social care, and innovation sectors in Wales. The organisation was founded by…
13th December 2022
MediWales Innovation Awards 2022
Welsh health technology and life science sectors celebrates successful innovation The winners have been announced for the seventeenth annual MediWales Awards, celebrating outstanding achievements across the Welsh life science and…
13th December 2022
Social care workers in Wales to receive real living wage uplift
The Welsh Government will publish its draft Budget later today, including funding to ensure social care workers continue to receive the real living wage. Finance Minister Rebecca Evans will announce…
9th December 2022
Four wins for Cardiff and Vale UHB at the Advancing Healthcare Awards 2022
Staff from Cardiff and Vale University Health Board have been recognised for their important and innovative work at this year’s Advancing Healthcare Awards. The ceremony, held on 18th November at…
8th December 2022
More gene testing to speed up cancer detection in Wales
Thousands more people in Wales will benefit from faster diagnosis of cancers and rare disease thanks to a new plan to increase the use of gene testing. Health Minister Eluned…
8th December 2022
Major boost for patients as ‘ambitious’ £20m Day Surgery Unit prepares to open its doors
Hywel Dda University Health Board is pleased to announce the opening of our brand new £20m Day Surgery Unit at Llanelli’s Prince Philip Hospital, in a major boost to our…
7th December 2022
Study to support people living with long Covid
The Long Covid Personalised Self-management support co-design and Evaluation (LISTEN) study will evaluate the effectiveness of a new self-management support programme, co-designed by people living with long Covid. Participants will…
7th December 2022
Health and Care Research Wales Faculty: “one of the most important initiatives Health and Care Research Wales has set up”
September 2022 saw the first meeting of the newly established Health and Care Research Wales Faculty, who gathered to learn about plans for the new initiative and to help shape…