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State-of-the-art surgical robots are now helping to treat colorectal and gynaecological cancer patients in Wales as part of the new National Robotic Assisted Surgery Programme.

A cross-sector collaboration assessing and identifying the impact of remote monitoring technology on patient, care and clinical outcomes has been nominated in the ‘Digitising Patient Care Award’ category at the HSJ Awards and ‘Virtual or Remote Care Initiative of the Year’ category at the HSJ Patient Safety Awards. 

Tune in to the latest episode of our Healthy Thinking podcast where we ask what the future of NHS Wales looks like following the initial Covid-19 response and how innovation can help us tackle the backlog. 

Our latest Healthy Thinking Podcast episode explores the exciting potential of a new technology-enabled community support system in West Wales. 

The latest episode of our Healthy Thinking podcast has landed, which explores the potential of artificial intelligence technologies for addressing important health challenges.  

Should our medical data be shared widely with doctors, patients and medical researchers if it benefits ourselves and others? The third episode of our Healthy Thinking podcast series explores the important ethical questions surrounding big data in healthcare.

Join us on 16 June to discuss and explore how we can prioritise precision medicine innovation in Wales to deliver transformation. 

A SIMPLE blood test that detects bowel cancer earlier - and improves the chances of survival for thousands of patients is one step closer to being available on the NHS, after showing excellent results in a primary care trial.

Respiratory Innovation Wales (RIW) in collaboration with Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board, Hywel Da University Health Board, Life Sciences Hub Wales, Masimo and Fujitsu, have brought together a mobile unit to address the shortfall within community services and provide increased access to respiratory diagnostics.