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About the Healthcare Science Programme

The Healthcare Science Programme supports all professions within healthcare science in NHS Wales. It’s a broad and dynamic programme designed to meet diverse needs across all healthcare science professions.

This work is underpinned by the Welsh Government’s Healthcare Science Framework, which sets the direction and purpose for everything we do.

 

Our Strategic Vision

We aim to create:

  • A motivated, engaged and valued healthcare science workforce
  • Capacity, competence and confidence to meet the needs of people in Wales
  • An accessible and attractive career framework – from assistant to consultant and beyond
  • Quality assurance through accredited services
  • Transformation and innovation to deliver resilient, sustainable services for patients

 

Who makes decisions about the programme?

We work closely with the profession, including:

  • The Healthcare Science Network – representing all professional areas
  • Directors of Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) and Health Science
  • Welsh Government’s Chief Healthcare Science Officer
  • Healthcare science professionals across Wales

 

Healthcare Science Programme – Work to Date

Since its initiation in 2018, the Healthcare Science Programme has delivered a wide range of achievements that strengthen healthcare science across NHS Wales. These achievements are organised under the categories set out in the national framework:

 

Future Priorities
  • Expand career development opportunities across all levels
  • Strengthen research capacity and innovation culture
  • Embed quality assurance and accreditation across services
  • Support digital transformation and adoption of new technologies
  • Continue to raise the profile of healthcare science as a vital part of NHS Wales

 

Healthcare Science Cymru Resources

 

Healthcare Science pull up banners are available for loan 
 

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