18th May 2022
Written Statement: Update on setting up an NHS Executive for Wales
Eluned Morgan MS, Minister for Health and Social Services This statement updates Members about our plans to establish an NHS Executive to drive improvements in the quality and safety of…
18th May 2022
Revolutionary Blood Test Set to Transform the Early Diagnosis of Bowel Cancer
A SIMPLE blood test that detects bowel cancer earlier – and improves the chances of survival for thousands of patients is one step closer to being available on the NHS,…
18th May 2022
Bowel cancer: Blood test detects most early-stage cancers – trial
A simple blood test could be the key to saving thousands of lives across the world from bowel cancer, according to a charity. The blood test, which uses Raman spectrometry,…
18th May 2022
New open access membership allows researchers to share findings more easily
Health and Care Research Wales has joined 35 other funders to become the newest member of Europe PMC, a life-sciences repository providing open access to more than 40 million articles. Health…
18th May 2022
Written Statement: Update on setting up an NHS Executive for Wales
Eluned Morgan MS, Minister for Health and Social Services This statement updates Members about our plans to establish an NHS Executive to drive improvements in the quality and safety of…
16th May 2022
Innovation Day brings the Midlands Life Science ecosystem together
Midlands life science event calls for shared vision for the region. On Thursday 12 May, over 170 delegates from across the Midlands came together for the region’s leading Life Sciences…
12th May 2022
Meet Wendy – your research nurse
Talented scientists, researchers, doctors, nurses, clinicians and care workers across Wales dedicate their time and effort developing ground-breaking treatments and care for us. Wendy Scrase is one of over 260…
12th May 2022
New Health and Care Research Wales Faculty Director appointed
Professor Monica Busse has been appointed as the Director of the new Health and Care Research Wales Faculty, set up to make sure health and social care researchers have the right…
12th May 2022
Chief Nursing Officer welcomes new international nurses to Wales
On International Nurses Day (May 12), the Chief Nursing Officer for Wales Sue Tranka has met some of the new nurses from across the world who have come to work…
12th May 2022
Bond Digital Health Launches Crowdfunding Campaign with Seedrs
Fast-growing medtech firm Bond Digital Health has launched a crowdfunding campaign to complete a £1.5m funding round. The Cardiff-based company has already secured £1.3m in the round, with £420,000 from…
9th May 2022
Improving emergency care for patients with Acute Kidney Injuries in Wrexham
An innovative digital pilot project launched by the pharmacy team at Wrexham Maelor hospital is helping to identify life threatening kidney conditions and save patient lives. The challenge Over the…
9th May 2022
Working collaboratively to improve eye care for patients across Wales
By joining together primary and secondary health care, and maximising the use of digital advancements, a series of eye care reform initiatives led by Cardiff and Vale University Health Board…
9th May 2022
Mobile respiratory unit helping the NHS backlog
The Covid-19 pandemic has had a devastating effect on respiratory services with NHS Wales. Diagnostic services were limited due to the Aerosol Generating Procedure classification status (AGP) and were further…
9th May 2022
The Welsh researcher behind EastEnders postpartum psychosis storyline
In 2016, viewers watched as EastEnders character Stacey Slater struggled after being diagnosed with bipolar disorder and experienced postpartum psychosis, following the birth of her son. Today, Professor Ian Jones…
9th May 2022
Fifteen Community Health Council members re-appointed to roles across Wales
Health Minister Eluned Morgan has reappointed 15 members to Community Health Councils across Wales. The members will represent North Wales, Hywel Dda, Aneurin Bevan, South Glamorgan, Swansea Bay and Cwm…
6th May 2022
Midwives celebrated in Chief Nursing Officer’s awards
On International Day of the Midwife (5th May), Chief Nursing Officer for Wales Sue Tranka joined with midwifery teams in Cardiff University and Cardiff and Vale University Health Board to…
5th May 2022
First Welsh patient to receive ground-breaking treatment to treat throat cancer
The first Welsh patient has been recruited into a ground-breaking trial to compare two types of radiotherapy for oropharyngeal cancer. The trial called TORPEdO (TOxicity Reduction using Proton bEam therapy…
5th May 2022
Research project into the importance of Welsh language in care homes
PhD student, Angharad Higgins has grown up speaking Welsh and couldn’t imagine her life without it. When working in a local hospital she saw first-hand the challenges of providing care…
4th May 2022
Welsh Diagnostics Company Launches Tests to Transform Human and Animal Health
A diagnostics company based in Wales is bringing two products to market that could transform both human and animal health. iOmics Ltd. is commercialising the outcomes of world-class research from…
3rd May 2022
£2.4m for Projects to Reduce NHS Wales Emissions
Ambitious project ideas to reduce carbon emissions across NHS Wales will be granted a share of £2.4m as part of the Welsh Government’s commitment to tackle climate change. The Health…