World first using 3D printing to reconstruct jaws
A surgical team at Morriston Hospital in Swansea have become world leaders in using 3D printing to reconstruct jaws affected by cancer. Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board (ABMU) has reported that the team have pioneered a technique combining traditional bone grafts with 3D printed titanium implants that are anatomically accurate for individual people. Debbie … Continue reading World first using 3D printing to reconstruct jaws
Welsh Government announces funding for digital health
The Welsh Government has reported that Health Secretary Vaughan Gething has announced over £5.5m for digital priorities within the Welsh NHS. The funding will be targeted at improving access to information and introducing new ways of delivering care with digital technologies set out in the 2015 Informed Health and Care strategy. Welsh Government has worked … Continue reading Welsh Government announces funding for digital health
People with dementia benefit from goal-oriented therapy
Bangor University has reported that ninety people who are living with dementia and their carers from across North Wales have contributed to new research findings which have shown that personalised cognitive rehabilitation therapy can help people with early stage dementia to significantly improve their ability to engage in important everyday activities and tasks (Bangor University, … Continue reading People with dementia benefit from goal-oriented therapy
Woman rebuilds people’s faces by designing and 3D printing state of the art implants
A new digital job created at Morriston Hospital in Swansea is thought to be the first of its kind in the NHS (WalesOnline, 2017). Health board bosses say Heather Goodrum is the first person to be appointed to the role of biomedical 3D technician at any NHS hospital carrying out maxillofacial surgery, the treatment of … Continue reading Woman rebuilds people’s faces by designing and 3D printing state of the art implants
Welsh Government to invest £21m in high quality NHS research
More than £21m will be invested by the Welsh Government during the next year in high quality NHS Wales research to help develop the treatments of tomorrow (Welsh Government, 2017). The Health Secretary Vaughan Gething made the announcement during a visit to the Clinical Research and Innovation Centre at Aneurin Bevan University Health Board. The … Continue reading Welsh Government to invest £21m in high quality NHS research
Welsh Ambulance Service moves its researchers to new base at Swansea University Medical School
The Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust (WAST) has moved its research and innovation offices to the Institute of Life Sciences at Swansea University Medical School, further strengthening the links between the two teams (Swansea University, 2017). WAST has many national and international research and innovation partners, but its longstanding relationships with Swansea University have given … Continue reading Welsh Ambulance Service moves its researchers to new base at Swansea University Medical School
Swansea schoolgirl puts pressure ulcer app to the test
A schoolgirl with spina bifida has helped experts at Morriston Hospital in Swansea put an innovative new app to the test (Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board, 2017). The app was created by PUPIS, Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Heath Board’s multidisciplinary Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Intervention Service, with Welsh Government funding. It may eventually be … Continue reading Swansea schoolgirl puts pressure ulcer app to the test
Work starts on Llanelli Wellness and Life Science Village
Work has officially started at Delta Lakes in Llanelli ready for the £200m Wellness and Life Science Village (MediWales, 2017). Initial ground works are now underway to support the “once in a lifetime” future development of the Llanelli Waterside Joint Venture land. Alun Griffiths (Contractors) Ltd has been appointed to carry out the site preparation … Continue reading Work starts on Llanelli Wellness and Life Science Village
Plans for a new wellness centre in Swansea city centre
Swansea Council, in partnership with Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board (ABMU), has commissioned specialist healthcare advisors, IBI Group, to work on the feasibility of a new city centre wellness centre that aims to address future trends in healthcare (ARCH, 2017). In a move to place as much emphasis on people’s wellbeing as on healthcare, … Continue reading Plans for a new wellness centre in Swansea city centre
Bangor University computer games to research to help treat Parkinson’s disease
Research into how computer games stimulate the brain could be used to help treat Parkinson’s disease (BBC News, 2017). The study looked at the effects of touch screen “spatial reasoning games” on the part of the brain used to control movement. Early research involving sixteen people with Parkinson’s disease showed it could help stimulate impaired … Continue reading Bangor University computer games to research to help treat Parkinson’s disease
