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A brand new, state-of-the-art clinical practice suite has been opened by Swansea University at Singleton Hospital following investment from Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW).

Simon Cassidy, Programme Manager Education at HEIW, recently spoke to the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) about the ‘Once for Wales 2020’ national approach to implementing the new UK Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) standards for education (2018).

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Health Education and Improvement Wales are delighted to announce the support for two new Welsh medical trainees to join the clinical academic training programme, providing the two individuals with an opportunity to pursue a PhD. The two trainees will take up places in the September 2019 cohort, namely Dr Bnar Talabani and Dr Dmitri Sastin. 

NHS students, trainees and staff in Wales have benefitted from brand new IT equipment thanks to £50k funding from Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW). 

A new initiative aimed at recognising people’s spiritual needs is to be incorporated into the training of all nurses and midwives working within the Welsh healthcare system.

We are delighted that Mr Rajnesh Nirula, one of our Associate Deans, was awarded a British Medical Association Medal at the BMA Annual Representative meeting in Belfast on Tuesday 25 July 2019.

The first edition of the Wales Health Student Forum newsletter.

This week marks the one year anniversary of the Welsh Government plan for Health and Social care - ‘A Healthier Wales’.

An innovative training tool developed in Wales and designed to help dental practices maximise teamwork has gained UK-wide recognition.

A joint initiative aimed at broadening the expertise of care home managers in the Newport area when it comes to administering vital medication to residents has been hailed as “hugely successful.

Ground-breaking new programmes mean Welsh trainee pharmacy technicians will have the opportunity to train across three pharmacy settings - hospital, community pharmacy and primary care – for the first time.  

Healthcare support workers who live or work in isolated parts of Wales are set to benefit from a ground-breaking initiative aimed at broadening their education and training, one that will also make Wales a healthier place to live.

This year’s Student Nursing Times Awards was a reason to be cheerful for Wales, with three of those shortlisted – including Kate Young of Bangor University – emerging triumphant

The shortlist for the prestigious Student Nursing Times Awards 2019 contains no less than 11 Welsh nurses, mentors, educators, universities and organisations spread across its 21 categories, more than ever before. They include the School of Care Sciences at the University of South Wales, shortlisted in the Partnership of the Year category.

The shortlist for the prestigious Student Nursing Times Awards 2019 contains no less than 11 Welsh nurses, mentors, educators, universities and organisations spread across its 21 categories, more than ever before. They include the Specialist Community Public Health Nursing Team at Cardiff University, shortlisted in the Nurse Education Provider of the Year (Post-registration) category.

The shortlist for the prestigious Student Nursing Times Awards 2019 contains no less than 11 Welsh nurses, mentors, educators, universities and organisations spread across its 21 categories, more than ever before. They include Stephen Prydderch, shortlisted in the Educator of the Year category.

The latest issue of Once for Wales 2020, an overview of work towards implementation of new Nursing and Midwifery Council Standards for nursing and midwifery education, as produced by Simon Cassidy, Programme Manager (Education), Health Education and Improvement Wales.