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Thursday 12 May 2022, is International Day of the Nurse.

To mark the occasion, we are supporting the Royal College of Nursing Foundation and UK and Ireland Chief Nursing Officers’ Here For Life | Yma Am Fywyd campaign, which celebrates the diverse roles, responsibilities and incredible achievements of nurses and midwives, in both clinical and non-clinical settings across the UK.

Health Minister Eluned Morgan has confirmed the extension of the NHS Wales Bursary Scheme for eligible healthcare students starting their studies in 2023-24.

Simon Cassidy, Head of Placement Experience and Improvement at HEIW has received a Chief Nursing Office Wales Excellence Award. 

Our colleagues recently volunteered on the frontline to support the vaccine roll out effort. They share their experiences with us here.

We are thrilled to announce Kathryn Marshall, HEIW’s Head of Dental Workforce Development, has been awarded the inaugural Honorary Fellowship for her exceptional contributions to dentistry.

We have recruited three Regional Care Home Education Facilitators (CHEFs), who are working to:

Our Pharmacy team has launched a new campaign, designed to promote self-reflection amongst pharmacy professionals on competence regarding cultural equity.

Emma Garland, our Information Governance Manager, recently volunteered her administration experience in Aneurin Bevan University Health Board mass vaccination centre.

Thursday 7 April is World Health Day. So, we’ve compiled some of our favourite quick wins that you can do to improve healthcare for the people of Wales.

As Welsh Government’s Development Partner for Health Apprenticeship Frameworks, HEIW has been leading on the development of a new Level 4 Perioperative Support Apprenticeship Framework. 

STP Programme now OPEN!

Today, we come together as a nation to reflect and remember those who have sadly lost their lives to the pandemic and support those who are grieving the death of a loved one - our thoughts and deepest sympathies are with you.

Invitation to take part

The TrainWorkLive attraction campaign, which supports recruitment into NHS Wales, has now been running for five years.

I am the new Allied Health Professions Person Centred Rehabilitation Lead with Health Education Improvement Wales (HEIW).

HEIW are proud to announce that they have signed the Armed Forces Covenant, which demonstrates our commitment to support employees who are reservists and veterans.

We’d like to officially welcome Prof. John Gammon as the newest Independent Member of HEIW’s board.