6th April 2020
Urgent Call for People to Support the NHS, Retailers and Manufacturers
The coronavirus outbreak has sparked an urgent call for people to help essential services like the NHS and food retailers meet the intense demands upon them. Recruitment agencies have answered…
6th April 2020
Virtual Doctor Appointments Rolled out Across Wales
All GP practices in Wales can now access a new system, which allows people to have online appointments with their doctor and other healthcare professionals. Working together, the Welsh Government…
6th April 2020
Medical students to join NHS workforce to battle coronavirus
Final year medical students from Swansea University will be joining NHS staff in the fight against Covid-19. The General Medical Council is offering early provisional registration to students who wish…
6th April 2020
University’s high-tech help to share vital health information
Innovation experts at Swansea University are playing a key role in improving the way hospitals use information about patients. Staff from the Healthcare Technology Centre (HTC) are helping to develop…
2nd April 2020
Health Technology Wales offers research support in response to COVID-19
Health Technology Wales (HTW) is working with partners in health and social care to support the response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.1st April 2020
Development Bank Launches £100m Covid-19 Wales Business Loan Scheme
The Development Bank of Wales have launched a £100 million fund to support businesses in Wales affected by the Covid-19 outbreak. Business News Wales MD Mark Powney spoke with Giles…
1st April 2020
£20M of Support for Cardiff Businesses Distributed In Four Days
Support worth £20m has been distributed to Cardiff businesses in grant aid in the past four days as part of a council Covid-19 rescue package. Some 1,300 companies applied for…
1st April 2020
Restructure Underway At Midatech Pharma
Cardiff-based Midatech Pharma is implementing a strategic review of its operations, with the biotechnology company appointing a new chief executive and outlining plans to close a Spanish facility. The business,…
1st April 2020
Life Sciences Hub Bringing Businesses Together To Tackle Virus
Life Sciences Hub Wales is starting a nationwide drive to bring companies together and combat Covid-19. Having already received interest from hundreds of businesses and professionals, the group is hoping…
31st March 2020
Additional £500m Fund Announced to Support More Welsh Firms
The Welsh Government has announced a new £500m fund to provide extra support to the Welsh economy, businesses and charities experiencing a sharp drop in trading as a result of…
30th March 2020
Students get set to support frontline NHS colleagues during virus crisis
Midwifery and paramedic students from Swansea University will be lending their support to frontline NHS colleagues in the fight to against the coronavirus pandemic. The entire third year of the…
30th March 2020
European Commission draws up plans to postpone MDR implementation
The European Commission has announced its intention to postpone the implementation of the new Medical Device Regulation (MDR) following the Coronavirus outbreak. The new regulation was due to come into…
30th March 2020
Automated Coronavirus symptom checker to go live
Inhealthcare has developed an automated symptom checker for the daily screening of thousands of people for signs of coronavirus before their routine outpatient appointments. The system goes live this week….
30th March 2020
Dyson ventilators: MHRA and NHS clinicians involved throughout process
The new CoVent ventilator designed by Dyson and TTP had outside experts from Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and the NHS involved throughout the design process. The UK…
30th March 2020
Students step in to offer childcare to vital health workers
A group of Swansea University students have come up with a practical way of helping NHS staff during the coronavirus pandemic. The Graduate Entry Medicine (GEM) students have stepped in…
30th March 2020
UK Pledges £544 Million to Find Coronavirus Vaccine
The UK government has pledged an additional £210 million of support to accelerate work to find a coronavirus vaccine, in an announcement following a virtual summit of G20 leaders. The…
30th March 2020
Urgent Call for People to Support the NHS, Retailers and Manufacturers
The coronavirus outbreak has sparked an urgent call for people to help essential services like the NHS and food retailers meet the intense demands upon them. Recruitment agencies have answered…
27th March 2020
COVID-19: Call for Rapid Sanitising Technology for Ambulances
Do you have an innovative or novel approach to get ambulances cleaner quicker to help combat Coronavirus? The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) is looking for rapid sanitising technology to…
25th March 2020
Covid-19 – Verde Corporate Finance: Understanding CBILS, the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme
The below update is published by Craig Blackmore, Director of Verde Corporate Finance, part of the GS-Verde Group, to ensure business are aware of the latest measures being put in place by the Government to support small businesses.25th March 2020