Case Studies

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.

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. 

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.

Mikoshi have developed a psychological intervention-based video game that incorporates acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) skills.

SenseIV is a multidisciplinary team developing wearable technology for healthcare to empower patients and staff in the use of peripheral intravenous therapy.

By joining together primary and secondary health care, and maximising the use of digital advancements, a series of eye care reform initiatives led by Cardiff and Vale University Health Board (Cardiff and Vale UHB) are helping to reduce waiting times and improve outcomes for patients with urgent eye conditions.

An innovative digital pilot project launched by the pharmacy team at Wrexham Maelor hospital is helping to identify life threatening kidney conditions and save patient lives. 

Accelerate is supporting a multi-disciplinary, and cross-speciality, undergraduate and postgraduate online virtual environment (Wales’ Virtual Hospital)

Agile Kinetic and Cardiff University Musculoskeletal Biomechanics Research Facility have combined to develop and validate a pose estimation medical device for remote measurement of patient joint angles

Accelerate is supporting the delivery of this project through Cardiff University’s academic and clinical expertise, alongside the provision of project management and support for a research associate. HexTransforma Healthcare are contributing their industrial expertise in digital healthcare innovation and will bring their experience in developing commercially viable solutions.

ATiC worked with Pembrokeshire-based Gwylan UK to evaluate and develop Sleeping Lions, a product which aims to help children manage their mental and physical health. This is achieved by performing exercises which help them increase their mindfulness, reduce their breathing rate, connect to their bodies, and calm themselves down.

Denton RPA are a Cardiff-based physiotherapy service provider who use digital tech solutions to help empower patients and clinicians to achieve better outcomes. Using re.flex’s 3D motion sensors, Denton RPA provides a unique remote rehabilitation experience for preventative, pre, and post-op patients.

As one of five successful Digital Solutions Fund (DSF) bids, and to provide support to NHS staff across Wales, DNA Definitive rapidly piloted a digital learning solution for trauma response management.

Osteoarthritis affects nearly 9 million people in the UK; the knee being a commonly affected joint. This project proposes to address this problem, by introducing a bespoke surgical planning tool.

Venous thromboembolic diseases (VTE) are caused by a thrombus (blood clot) occurring in a vein. Patients are assessed for their VTE risk when they enter a hospital.

Virtual reality (VR) enables users to interact with a 3D virtual world, in a safe, real-time environment. It is increasingly being used in the field of healthcare, to enhance the experiences of both patients and staff.

The Digital Solutions Fund (DSF) is a Welsh Government-funded programme coordinated by the Digital Health Ecosystem Wales (DHEW) to support the COVID-19 response. Connect Health was the first project to run. PhysioNow, the digital musculoskeletal triage and self-assessment tool, piloted in two Health Boards (Hywel Dda and Cwm Taf Morgannwg) in autumn 2020.

In a bid coordinated by DHEW, Public Health Wales, in partnership with the NHS Wales Informatics Service, Swansea University and Social Care Wales were selected as one of five of The Health Foundation Networked Data Labs to be established in the UK in 2020. This case study looks at the journey taken by the partners to secure the £400k funding. 

Swansea University's Healthcare Technology Centre has announced a research collaboration with sensor and medical diagnostic company Zimmer and Peacock, which could bring jobs to Swansea. 

DHEW worked with the Royal Glamorgan Hospital to run a pilot testing RFID tracking. Passive tags were been placed on bladder scanners, wheelchairs and rental beds throughout the hospital, along with software to provide staff with real time information on where equipment is.

A Meeting of Creative Minds: How Partnership is Driving VR Adoption in Healthcare

The COVID-19 crisis has highlighted the need to be able react to two issues; the repurposing of equipment shelved in stores, deemed out of order due to lack of parts from suppliers, and, opportunities to prototype innovative ideas.

Through the person-centred design thinking process, Velindre, in conjunction with Pfizer Oncology and IBM Watson, have developed the world’s first artificial intelligence enabled virtual assistant trained in oncology to proof of concept.

This project saw NHS Wales Informatics Service (NWIS), Value Based Health Care (VBHC), Patients Know Best (PKB) and Dr Doctor (DrDr) collaborate to improve the process around the collection and storage of PROMs data.

Accelerate partners, ATiC, are working with The Mullany Fund to educate students about user experience research in the life sciences sector.

Rescape Innovation Ltd are pioneering the use of Virtual Reality (VR) in healthcare to reduce pain, anxiety and improve the patient journey

Taking inspiration from traditional whiteboards used to keep track of patients on the ward, the interactive ‘e-whiteboards’ have made a huge impact already.

Glucose Republic is combining biology and software to help people eat and live better through the means of tracking and monitoring how blood glucose responds to different nutrition in real-time circumstances.

Accelerate programme is helping to develop high-tech dementia aid

The ATiC team assisted with mobile eye-tracking in an experiment with Kimberley’s parents who are both living with dementia. Can we better support adults to live independently?

Digital Health Ecosystem Wales (DHEW), a collaboration between NHS Wales Informatics Service (NWIS) and Life Sciences Hub Wales, has collaborated with Welsh health technology startup Concentric Health on a project to develop and understand the potential for APIs within the healthcare system in Wales. 

Digital Health Ecosystem Wales (DHEW) and Technology Enabled Care (TEC) Cymru join forces to bring you a brand-new website helping support and accelerate innovation in digital health technology in Wales.

All GP practices in Wales can now access a new system, which allows people to have online appointments with their doctor and other healthcare professionals.

Following the roll-out of digital appointments for GP surgery’s across Wales, a further £2.8m has been invested to extend the scheme to all of secondary and community care.

Patients in Wales could soon see virtual reality become an everyday part of their medical treatment plans, thanks to ground-breaking research and development by a Welsh tech company.

Health & Her is a Welsh-based SME that has developed an online female health platform for women going through menopause.