21st March 2024
Innovate UK: Global Business Innovation Programme MedTech and Diagnostics, Singapore 2024
What: Global Business Innovation Programme MedTech and Diagnostics Where: Singapore When: 1st – 5th July 2024 Programme Summary & Why Singapore Delivered by Innovate UK, this engaging programme consists of…
21st March 2024
Welsh Labour Leader Visits Creo’s Design and Manufacturing Facilities in Chepstow
Creo Medical Group plc, the medical device company focused on the emerging field of minimally invasive surgical endoscopy for pre-cancer and cancer patients, welcomed Welsh Labour leader Vaughan Gething and colleagues…
20th March 2024
Life changing mobility technology helps Ebbw Vale football coach amputee join in again
49-year-old Martin Padfield, an amputee of 24 years, can join in with his son’s football team again thanks to Welsh Government funded specialist Microprocessor Controlled Prosthetic knees. Martin is one…
19th March 2024
Written Statement: Rebalancing Care and Support
Julie Morgan MS, Deputy Minister for Social Services In November 2023, I informed Members, in an oral statement about the outcome of the Rebalancing Care and Support programme consultation. I published a written…
19th March 2024
Written Statement: Chair to Hywel Dda and Swansea Bay University Health Boards
Eluned Morgan MS, Minister for Health and Social Services Following an open public appointment process and in accordance with the Governance Code on Public Appointments, I am delighted to announce…
19th March 2024
Written Statement: Prevention of future deaths reports in Wales
Eluned Morgan MS, Minister for Health and Social Services The Coroners and Justice Act 2009 allows a coroner to issue a Regulation 28 Prevention of Future Deaths (PFD) Report to…
19th March 2024
Written Statement: Establishing the Joint Committee for Swansea Bay and Hywel Dda
Eluned Morgan, Minister for Health and Social Services In Wales we expect health boards work together to deliver services for their populations. I want to ensure that Hywel Dda University…
19th March 2024
PTHB digital therapy team backs Government’s mental health vision
NHS Wales’ online cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) team has welcomed the Welsh Government’s commitment to digital therapies and early intervention as outlined in its new Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy….
17th March 2024
Two years of shared commitment to public involvement in research
Sunday 10 March 2024 marked two years since Health and Care Research Wales, alongside other funders, regulators and research organisations, signed up to a new shared commitment to improve vital public involvement…
17th March 2024
“If staff are happy, patients are happy!” – Virtual reality therapy helps NHS staff to maintain emotional wellness
Researchers at Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board are exploring whether virtual reality (VR) therapy could be beneficial in helping staff improve and maintain their emotional wellbeing. Staff can access…
15th March 2024
Written Statement: Quality Statement for Care in Emergency Departments
Eluned Morgan MS, Minister for Health and Social Services Today, I am publishing the Quality Statement for Care in Emergency Departments (ED) which sets out the outcomes and standards people should expect…
15th March 2024
New expectations of health boards to improve experience, speed up access and reduce emissions in emergency departments
Evidence-based approaches to speed up assessment times, reducing the time people wait to be admitted to hospital and a focus on sustainability are some of the ways new quality standards…
11th March 2024
Hywel Dda Nutrition and Dietetics service named top nutritional screeners in Wales
For the third year running, Hywel Dda University Health Board’s Nutrition and Dietetics service has received high praise for its data collection for Malnutrition Awareness Week in November. Malnutrition is a…
11th March 2024
Medilink UK appointed exclusive UK partner by Messe Düsseldorf
Medilink UK, the largest representative body in the UK for life science companies has been chosen as the exclusive UK partner by Messe Düsseldorf for MEDICA 2024 in Germany, one…
8th March 2024
New clinical lead to help drive improvements in women’s health
On International Women’s Day, Health Minister Eluned Morgan welcomes the appointment of a new clinical lead for women’s health, who will help drive improvements in women’s health services across Wales….
7th March 2024
Medical Research Council – launch of board and panel observers and associates schemes
Medical Research Council (MRC) Board and Panel Observer Scheme This scheme supersedes the MRC’s previous board observer scheme and provides researchers transitioning to independence with the opportunity to observe an MRC board…
6th March 2024
Public Health Research Prioritisation Committee – membership opportunities
The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) is looking to recruit to a number vacancies on the Prioritisation Committee (PC). Senior representatives from UK local government and public…
28th February 2024
Centre for Trials Research joins major UK-wide bowel imaging study to improve cancer diagnosis
Cardiff University’s Centre for Trials Research, funded by Health and Care Research Wales, will work with partners from across the UK on a major national study to evaluate new bowel imaging technology. Led…
28th February 2024
Written Statement: Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board Special Measures – one year progress report
Eluned Morgan MS, Minister for Health and Social Services On 27 February 2023, I placed Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board into special measures as a result of serious concerns about board effectiveness,…
28th February 2024
TrakCel to expand largest commercial CGT integrated partner network to meet industry’s growing needs
TrakCel expects to increase its pool of integrated CGT partners – already the largest available – by over 40 percent in 2024 The growing ecosystem supports the OCELLOS cellular orchestration…