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
App developed at Morriston Hospital could transform pressure ulcer care
An award winning team at Morriston Hospital in Swansea has created an app that could transform the care of patients with pressure ulcers (Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board, 2017). It may eventually be available to people at home with, or at risk of developing, pressure ulcers, as well as the health professionals caring for … Continue reading App developed at Morriston Hospital could transform pressure ulcer care
Swansea University’s smart bandages to be trialled “within 12 months”
Swansea University scientists have said bandages which can detect how a wound is healing and send messages back to doctors could be trialled within the next twelve months (BBC News, 2017). The bandages would use real time 5G technology to monitor what treatment is needed and also keep track of a patient’s activity levels. The … Continue reading Swansea University’s smart bandages to be trialled “within 12 months”
Welsh Government to provide £7.3m in funding for health technology projects
Wales’ Health Secretary, Vaughan Gething, has agreed to fund eleven innovative projects through the Efficiency Through Technology Fund following the 2016 open call (Welsh Government, 2017). The Efficiency Through Technology Fund (ETTF) supports health and social care projects that use innovative technology to improve the efficiency of healthcare services. Projects that have secured funding include … Continue reading Welsh Government to provide £7.3m in funding for health technology projects
How to prevent tooth decay in children
A Cardiff University-led study has found applying fluoride varnish to children’s teeth is just as effective at preventing tooth decay as the alternative method of sealing teeth, and could save the NHS money (Cardiff University, 2017). The “Seal or Varnish?” study, in collaboration with Cardiff and Vale University Health Board Community Dental Service, treated just … Continue reading How to prevent tooth decay in children
Clinical trial to target head and neck cancer
Detailed imaging techniques will be used to help doctors target head and neck cancers more effectively in a £720,000 clinical trial (MediWales, 2017). The trial aims to improve the treatment and survival rates at Cardiff’s Velindre Cancer Centre and Swansea’s Singleton Hospital. The 3D scanning pinpoints the exact site of a tumour and maps the … Continue reading Clinical trial to target head and neck cancer
App to help people with brain injuries live independently
A new app has been developed to help people with acquired brain injuries in Wales live independently by assisting them with everyday tasks such as cooking and making hot drinks (MediWales, 2017). MASCOT is being put together by SymlConnect Ltd, with support from Wrexham Glyndwr University, after Betsi Cadwaldr University Health Board identified a need … Continue reading App to help people with brain injuries live independently
First person in Wales undergoes pioneering robotic surgery
Denise Casey, who has epilepsy, has become the first person in Wales to undergo pioneering robotic surgery (BBC News, 2017). The robot, built by Renishaw in Rhondda Cynon Taff, implanted probes into the woman’s brain. Denise Casey, of Skewen, Neath Port Talbot, was diagnosed with epilepsy at the age of thirty one and has had … Continue reading First person in Wales undergoes pioneering robotic surgery
Launch of Wales Institute of Digital Information
The University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) and the NHS Wales Informatics Service (NWIS) have joined forces to create the Wales Institute of Digital Information (WIDI) (University of Wales Trinity Saint David, 2017). Through WIDI, NWIS will have access to the talent of students and graduates by providing part-time employment opportunities, work placements and … Continue reading Launch of Wales Institute of Digital Information
