£1.7m Swansea healthcare vision a blueprint for the future
Health Secretary Vaughan Gething, has announced £1.7m funding for a Cwmtawe project to develop new models of health and social care. The Welsh Government says the funding comes from the £100m Transformation Fund to support key actions from its long term plan for health and social care, A Healthier Wales. The Cwmtawe Cluster project, developed … Continue reading £1.7m Swansea healthcare vision a blueprint for the future
£180m for seamless health and social care in Wales
Ministers have announced plans to deliver a seamless health and social care system, which supports people to live healthy and independent lives, will receive a £180m funding boost next year. The Welsh Government says Health and Social Services Secretary, Vaughan Gething and Minister for Children, Older People and Social Care, Huw Irranca-Davies have set out … Continue reading £180m for seamless health and social care in Wales
Welsh Government sees loneliness as public health threat
Action needs to be taken to tackle loneliness and social isolation, which already impacts one in five people in Wales and is fast becoming a significant public health issue, according to Minister for Children, Older People and Social Care, Huw Irranca-Davies. The Welsh Government has launched a national conversation on what can be done to … Continue reading Welsh Government sees loneliness as public health threat
Morgan Academy ready to share findings on healthcare
Academics at a top think tank are seeking talks with Welsh Health Secretary Vaughan Gething to discuss the future of health and social care in Wales. Over the past twelve months the Morgan Academy based at Swansea University hosted a series of debates covering issues ranging from cyber security and affordable social care to recruitment … Continue reading Morgan Academy ready to share findings on healthcare
Glyn Hewinson to lead Bovine TB Centre of Excellence
A new Centre of Excellence for Bovine Tuberculosis for Wales will open at Aberystwyth University later this year, bringing international expertise together with the aim of eradicating the cattle disease. The Welsh Government reports Professor Glyn Hewinson, a world renowned expert on bovine tuberculosis, will lead the centre’s work. Glyn Hewinson is Lead Scientist for … Continue reading Glyn Hewinson to lead Bovine TB Centre of Excellence
£33m for new Welsh healthcare products and services
A financial injection, announced by the Welsh Government, has the potential to improve healthcare, grow the economy and create high quality jobs. Cardiff University reports £24m will come jointly from the European Regional Development Fund and the Welsh Government. Over three years it will support ACCELERATE, the Welsh Health Innovation and Technology Accelerator, bringing together … Continue reading £33m for new Welsh healthcare products and services
£2.5m to tackle respiratory disease in Wales
Health Secretary, Vaughan Gething, has announced £2.5m of funding to develop new ways to prevent and treat respiratory disease. The Welsh Government says the money will be used to create a Respiratory Innovation Centre, bringing together health professionals, academic and business people to more quickly develop, test and implement innovative methods to tackle respiratory illness. … Continue reading £2.5m to tackle respiratory disease in Wales
Uber-style app for NHS patients could come to the Valleys
Two schemes were put forward as part of a digital vision for the Valleys at the latest taskforce meeting in the Dulais Valley earlier this week. One of the priorities in Our Valleys, Our Future, the delivery plan for the Ministerial Taskforce for the South Wales Valleys, is to develop a digital vision for the … Continue reading Uber-style app for NHS patients could come to the Valleys
Wales joins the 100,000 Genomes Project
Wales has joined the 100,000 Genomes Project, the Welsh Government announced today. The 100,000 Genomes Project seeks to transform patient care, encourage genomic discovery and drive a thriving genomics sector. In an agreement between Cardiff and Vale University Health Board (CVUHB), Cardiff University and Genomics England, four hundred and twenty whole genome sequences (WGS) have … Continue reading Wales joins the 100,000 Genomes Project
Using data to tackle disease
Swansea University is to become one of six substantive sites of the newly formed Health Data Research UK (HDR UK), in a strategic partnership with Queen’s University Belfast. The six sites in the HDR project will share an initial investment of £30m for the next five years. Swansea University reports its involvement stems from its … Continue reading Using data to tackle disease
