West Wales pioneer celebrated at Wales’ first cancer awards
June 2022 Moondance Cancer Initiative has recognised an individual from West Wales for their outstanding achievements in cancer services at Wales’ first cancer awards. Dr…
ISO 13485 Quality Management
May 2022 Medical device manufacturing is one of the most regulated sectors in which significant quality systems and product requirements must be satisfied. The regulatory requirements…
Partnering to deliver research and innovation opportunities
Hywel Dda University Health Board (UHB) and Swansea University will work together to help improve the health and well-being of communities in the three counties…
Pioneering sensor technology aims to improve hospital efficiencies and patient outcomes in Wales
A cross-sector partnership is delivering an important service evaluation on the NGPOD testing device, which may help to improve outcomes for patients who need nasogastric…
Innovation Time Awards: AI Assisted Prostate Cancer Diagnosis
“Post-COVID, where the radiology workforce is coming under immense pressure, the need for AI diagnostic assistance could not be greater.” – Prof Chris Hopkins, Consultant…
Welsh health technology and life science sectors celebrates successful innovation
December 2021 The winners have been announced for the sixteenth annual MediWales Awards, celebrating outstanding achievements across the Welsh life science and health technology sectors….
New affiliation to deliver research and innovation opportunities
Initiatives to improve the health and well-being of people in Wales are in progress thanks to a new collaboration between Hywel Dda University Health Board (UHB) and The…
Hywel Dda UHB awarded £200,000 by Moondance Cancer Initiative
The Moondance Cancer Initiative has awarded just over £400,000 to seven innovative projects across north and west Wales to improve cancer services. Teams in Hywel…
New service evaluation to examine effect of NuroKor bioelectric technology on patient waiting lists
An innovative, new clinical project to examine the effects of the use of bioelectrical technology for pain management in patients waiting for knee replacement surgery,…
State-of-the-art cardiac patient monitoring for Withybush Hospital
September 2021 An ambitious 18-month project to bring cardiac monitoring at Withybush Hospital in Pembrokeshire into the 21st century has been completed. Sixty-five state-of-the-art networked cardiac…
UWTSD and HDUHB’s collaborative partnership will support the delivery of a healthier mid and west Wales
New research and innovation opportunities to support the delivery of a healthier mid and west Wales were unveiled on September 13 2021 through a collaborative…
TriTech Institute launch with £80,000 Health and Social Care Technology Challenge
The TriTech Institute Health and Social Care Technology Challenge is a free, online event bringing health and social care professionals and academics together with digital…
Professor of Practice honour for Hywel Dda UHB’s Chris Hopkins
The University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) has appointed Chris Hopkins, Head of Clinical Engineering at Hywel Dda University Health Board, and a Consultant Clinical…
UVC air sterilisation devices as a strategy to reduce airborne transmission risk
Professor Chris Hopkins has conducted a study, in collaboration with co-authors, to understand whether UVC air sterilisation devices are an effective strategy to reduce airborne…