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

A cancer treatment that can completely destroy cancer cells without affecting healthy cells could soon be a possibility, thanks to research led by Cardiff University. Cardiff University reports the team of researchers has successfully “trained” a respiratory virus to recognise ovarian cancer and completely destroy it without infecting other cells. The reprogrammed virus could also … Continue reading Virus trained to destroy cancer cells

A group of adult nursing students at the University of South Wales have come up with an idea that could help hospital staff monitor a patient’s fluid intake. The University of South Wales reports they are proposing hospitals could look at introducing jugs with yellow lids, rather than the traditional blue lids, for patients who … Continue reading Nursing students’ simple idea to improve fluid intake

A £13.5m Welsh Government, EU and Swansea University backed project that is helping to develop innovative health and wellbeing solutions has been formally launched and celebrated today. The Agor IP project brings together academics, clinicians and businesses to pioneer research into cutting edge technologies and drive commercial success. The Welsh Government reports today’s launch event … Continue reading Agor IP formally launched today

Health Secretary Vaughan Gething has announced the appointment of Mark Polin as the new Chair of Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB). The Welsh Government reports Mark Polin is currently the Chief Constable of North Wales Police and has had fourteen years executive experience in a number of highly demanding roles. He has worked in … Continue reading Mark Polin appointed chair of Betsi Cadwaladr UHB

Multi-million pound plans for a wellness and life science village being supported by Swansea University in Llanelli have taken a major step forward. Swansea University reports an outline planning application has now been submitted to Carmarthenshire Council for the project at Delta Lakes, which includes new sport and leisure facilities, along with state of the … Continue reading Wellness and life science village takes major step forward

A recently formed health consortium, jointly led by the Welsh Blood Service (on behalf of NHS Wales) and the National Institute for Health Research Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, has been awarded £7.3m of UK Government funding to ensure more people benefit from a new generation of breakthrough therapies. Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board reports … Continue reading £7.3m award brings advanced medical therapies to Wales

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

Peter Maggs, a seventy old year old grandfather from Abergavenny, has become the first person in Wales to have his chest wall rebuilt with a 3D printed prosthesis following the removal of a large tumour. Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board reports Peter Maggs had three ribs and half his breastbone removed during the day … Continue reading Surgeons use 3D printed implant to rebuild chest wall

Health chiefs want to spend nearly £500m putting people’s confidential medical history onto a connected NHS medical system, a new report by Wales’ top financial watchdog has revealed. WalesOnline reports the Auditor General for Wales detailed the difficulties that were preventing health services scrapping traditional paper health records. It revealed that despite millions having already … Continue reading £500m to put people’s medical history online