Transforming Patient Care through Visual Ward Communication Taking inspiration from traditional whiteboards used to keep track of patients on the ward, the interactive ‘e-whiteboards’ have made a huge impact already. NHS Patient
Accelerate programme is helping to develop high-tech dementia aid Accelerate programme is helping to develop high-tech dementia aid Industry Patient
PPE experts ensure NHS Wales’ equipment is fit for purpose As the Covid-19 pandemic sparked unprecedented global demand and competition for personal protective equipment (PPE), a Denbighshire-based protective equipment specialist has leveraged its international supply chains to ensure Wales has access to sources of essential equipment. Industry NHS Patient
Digital Health Ecosystem Wales and Concentric Health Collaboration 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. Industry NHS Patient
Global Collaboration Establishes Wales’ National Covid-19 Testing Laboratory An advanced laboratory dedicated to leading Wales’ national Covid-19 testing has been established in Cardiff, thanks to collaboration between Public Health Wales and one of the world’s leading diagnostics companies. Industry NHS Patient
Accelerate partners collaborate on new life saving ventilator Until now, ventilator designs could either be one or the other, but not both. Industry NHS Patient
Wales-based manufacturer to produce Covid-19 antibody tests Ortho Clinical Diagnostics (Ortho), a global leader of in vitro diagnostics, has announced that production of their Covid-19 antibody tests is underway at its state-of-the-art facility in Pencoed, near Bridgend in South Wales. Industry NHS Patient
New portal launched for business offers of support to NHS Wales in fight against Coronavirus Life Sciences Hub Wales has developed an online portal to enable industry to upload offers of support for the health and social care sectors for consideration by NHS Wales. NHS Patient
Virtual doctor appointments rolled out across 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. NHS Patient
Rapid expansion of Video Consultation Service into Secondary and Community Care 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. Patient
2020 could see Welsh virtual reality prescribed on the NHS 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. Industry Patient
Community Pharmacy Patient Inhaler Review Service Joint Working Project Community Pharmacy Patient Inhaler Review Service Joint Working Project Industry NHS Patient
£50,000 funding awarded at the 2019 Cancer Innovation Challenge This two-day event, which was attended by over 100 delegates, including representatives from the life sciences industry from across the UK and clinicians from across NHS Wales. Industry NHS Patient
Cancer Industry Forum – Wales open for business! On Friday 4 October, industry colleagues from across the UK attended an event in Cardiff hosted by the Cancer Implementation Group and Life Sciences Hub Wales. Industry NHS Patient
Pioneering programme to accelerate health innovation now open for applications A pioneering programme that speeds up the translation of ideas into new products and services to improve health and care, is now open for applications. Industry NHS Patient
Content has video Bond Digital Health Ian Bond who is a COPD patient and an advocate of ‘self management’, has developed a digital platform with his colleague Dave Taylor that has enabled him to monitor his own condition and obtain evidence-led care from his GP and specialists. Industry NHS Patient