Case Studies

A small group of patients from Bridgend have been working with their local health and social care teams to test devices that can help people manage their medicines better at home. 

The Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) is transforming how prescriptions are managed in Wales. EPS means prescriptions can be sent electronically, directly from a GP to a pharmacy.

Facing the increasing pressures on elective surgical services, Swansea Bay and Hywel Dda University Health Boards have taken a proactive and clinically led approach to exploring innovation. 

YOURmeds is an innovative digital device that reminds users when and how to take their medication, sharing data with connected pharmacy and telecare teams, allowing them to offer greater support when needed.

A Swansea University-led initiative aims to improve heart failure care across Wales by uniting researchers, healthcare professionals, patients, and policymakers. The project evaluates practices, gathers insights, and identifies research gaps.

Swansea University, Tritech Institute, Llesiant Delta Wellbeing, and Pentre Awel are, together, offering health and life-sciences businesses, charities, social enterprises, and entrepreneurs in Carmarthenshire the opportunity to develop their products processes and services through a range of funded support.

Pioneering wound care technology is transforming patient experience across Swansea Bay, allowing patients to have wounds assessed and monitored from the comfort of their own home.

This partnership project sought to understand the benefits and challenges of introducing a transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) service to help people with drug-resistant depression in Wales.

A project to trial a medication device and associated wraparound care is helping people in Bridgend remain independent

An AI-powered pain assessment app is giving a voice to residents in care homes who can’t verbalise their pain

The All-Wales Robotic Assisted Surgery Programme is revolutionising access to cutting-edge robotic-assisted surgery for cancer patients throughout Wales. 

People who are overweight or living with obesity in Cwm Taf Morgannwg now have access to a new weight management support service to help them improve their health and wellbeing.

Following significant investment in delivering a medical device replacement programme, Hywel Dda University Health Board sought to identify and assess the benefits of implementing new and replacement medical devices.

Autism health passports are a tool for autistic people to record their communication and sensory needs, which are then passed on to their healthcare provider.

Research to develop a quick, painless, and drug-free treatment option for patients living with chronic acne.

Ceryx Medical has integrated scientific advances on the link between electrical signalling in the heart - that governs the susceptibility to arrhythmia - and respiratory rhythm generation in the brainstem to develop a revolutionary medical device.