25th March 2021
ESRC and Health Foundation set up new £15m centre to use evidence to improve adult social care in Wales and rest of UK
A brand new national centre for adult social care will set out to put evidence from across the UK into practice to promote and maintain people’s independence and wellbeing. The…
25th March 2021
UK Government sets out bold vision for the future of clinical research delivery
Strengthen the UK’s renowned research expertise as a world-leader in designing and delivering research Ambitious vision to unlock the true potential of research putting patients and NHS at its heart…
25th March 2021
NIHR launches second £20 million Long COVID funding call
The NIHR has launched a second call for research proposals on helping and supporting people with Long COVID. This call will fund up to £20 million of research on treatments,…
24th March 2021
£40M Infrastructure Investment For Rutherford Health
Rutherford Health, a healthcare group focused on the provision of cancer care, has agreed an infrastructure investment with Equitix Investment Management for £40m. The investment is backed by the freehold transfer of the…
24th March 2021
North Wales Patients to Access NHS Differently in Future Because of Covid
More than half of people in North Wales will access NHS services differently in future because of the COVID-19 pandemic. A study by YouGov has revealed 40% of people in…
24th March 2021
Welsh company unmasks solution to global PPE waste problem
A South Wales company has developed an innovative way to recycle single use personal protective equipment (PPE) in a bid to tackle the mountain of waste being produced as a…
23rd March 2021
Covid NHS recovery plan announced for ‘exhausted’ staff
A £100m recovery plan to help the NHS recover from the pandemic has been announced by the Welsh government. The plan details the impact of Covid-19 on the NHS and…
22nd March 2021
Three New Academies Set to Develop Wales’ Future Healthcare Leaders
Three new academies designed to help the next generation of leaders within Wales’ health and care services, are set to go live later this year. The new Intensive Learning Academies…
21st March 2021
UK COVID-19 research passes one million participants
More than one million people have now taken part in COVID-19 research across the UK including over 36,000 participants in Wales who have been part of 114 studies under the…
21st March 2021
New Study To Evaluate How Well Shielding Against COVID-19 Works
Shielding vulnerable people has been central to the response to COVID-19, but how well does it work? A Swansea University research team are to examine the evidence, to see what lessons…
21st March 2021
Cwm Taf Morgannwg celebrates opening of landmark Clinical Research Centre
A new Clinical Research Centre designed to enhance Cwm Taf Morgannwg UHB’s research work and give patients access to new therapies, treatments and therapeutics has opened at the Royal Glamorgan…
17th March 2021
New pledge to support life science innovation in Wales and Ireland
Life science experts from Swansea University are looking forward to playing a key role in plans to forge even closer links between Wales and Ireland. Celtic Advanced Life Sciences Network…
16th March 2021
Intensive learning academies launched to help Wales’ health and care system meet the challenges of tomorrow
Three new academies designed to help the next generation of leaders within Wales’ health and care services, are set to go live later this year. The new Intensive Learning…
16th March 2021
Warning over effects of pandemic on young people’s mental health
Triggers for self-harm and poor mental health are aggravated by pandemic restrictions, according to experts. They have now issued a stark warning about the effects of the pandemic on the…
16th March 2021
University prepares to welcome first pharmacy students to high-tech new facilities
Work has begun to create £2.1 million state-of-the-art facilities for Swansea University’s new pharmacy courses. The University’s Medical School will welcome the first intake of students on its four-year MPharm…
16th March 2021
New COVID-19 social care study possible due to data from Social Care Wales
The study will be the first to look at the risk COVID-19 poses to the care workers who support people at home in Wales. It has been made possible due…
16th March 2021
One year of Welsh research into COVID-19
On 28 February, it was confirmed that the first person in Wales has tested positive for a virus called coronavirus. Just a few weeks later, on 10 March the first…
16th March 2021
Wales continues to pioneer in Value-Based Health Care with landmark charter
Welsh Government, Pfizer, Swansea University and Life Sciences Hub Wales have all signed a ground-breaking charter that reflects their shared beliefs in driving the adoption and delivery of Value-Based Health…
16th March 2021
Global vision see Port Talbot manufacturer set sights on life science market
Having mobilised to assist UK Government efforts to combat Covid-19, a Port Talbot company specialising in the manufacture and global distribution of precision instrumentation, has now become the UK’s first…
15th March 2021
Study finds health and wellbeing is a priority for primary school pupils and staff after lockdown
Research into the impact of school closures during the pandemic has found health and wellbeing is a priority for pupils and staff in Wales who are returning to the classroom…