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Register for our Arts Therapies Event 19 - 23 April 2021
HEIW highlights its key equality achievements
HEIW sponsoring the smarter working award at this year's HPMAs
"This will be nothing like the rest of my dentistry career": Being a dental trainee during the Covid-19 pandemic
Over £730k invested to expand nursing placements within care homes
Congratulations to Professor Push Mangat, Medical Director at HEIW
An agenda for digital inclusion
Education and Training standards for Pharmacists
NHS Wales Bursary Scheme - More information coming soon
Application for Equivalence Funding for the NHS Wales Healthcare Scientific Workforce
Healthcare Science Week blog: Dr Samantha Telfer - Clinical Scientist in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Public bodies release their plans for creating a more equal Wales
Shaping the future of the mental health workforce in Wales
Blog: Helen Thomas, Assistant Director of Leadership and Succession, HEIW
Updated statement on Welsh language comments
Annual Clinical Scientist Trainee Programme is now open for applications
Update on Welsh Language comments
Guest Blog – Sarah Schumm, Clinical Fellow, Optometry
HEIW ahead of the curve on pharmacy education reform
International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2021
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