HEIW Highlights - 19 December 2025
Every week at Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW), our teams are working behind the scenes to strengthen the health and care workforce across Wales. By investing in education, innovation and collaboration, we’re helping to build a workforce ready to meet today’s challenges and tomorrow’s needs.
Take a look at some of this week’s highlights:
What does inclusive leadership mean to you? Launching in January: the HEIW Expert Leadership Series 2026 - Inclusive Leadership Session for Senior Leaders Read more
Help Shape the Future of Optometry in Wales! HEIW is looking for optometry practices across Wales to host and supervise Independent Prescribing (IP) trainees. If you have an IP optometrist with 2+ years’ prescribing experience, join our network of HEIW Advanced Training Practices. Contact: HEIW.optometryatp@wales.nhs.uk
Are you a people professional in NHS Wales, working across people and organisational development, learning and development, people analytics or workforce planning? The NHS Wales People Professions Map is now available to help you continuously develop, thrive and make a positive difference in your role Read more
We have published the latest NHS Wales workforce trends report giving insights as 31 March 2025. Read more
Welsh Dental Educational Supervisor Approval Process (DESAP) news! HEIW annual Dental Foundation Training Educational Supervisor Approval Process opens 20 January 2026 – 20 February 2026. Read more
We’re thrilled to announce the launch of ‘Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Trauma-Informed Practice in Wales’, a new e-learning course for healthcare professionals across Wales. Read more
New 2026 Endoscopy training dates confirmed! HEIW & the Endoscopy Academy of Wales are delighted to confirm our 2026 training programme, supporting endoscopists, nurses, managers and endoscopy workers across Wales. 🔗 Read more
Caring for communities across Wales? GatewayC is here to support you with free online cancer education, designed for busy clinical healthcare professionals working in primary care throughout Wales. Start exploring today: www.gatewayc.org.uk
Are you part of the urgent primary care team? We’ve created a new signposting resource, designed to provide GPs, nurses, pharmacists and allied health professionals with centralised access to practical, evidence-based tools and guidance that can be used to help assess and efficiently respond to patient mental health concerns. Read more
Introducing HALI: Empowering Wales’ Healthcare Workforce with AI. We are proud to unveil HALI – the Healthcare AI Learning Interface - a groundbreaking AI chatbot mentor designed to build confidence, knowledge and digital capability across NHS Wales. Access HALI via Y Ty Dysgu: https://ytydysgu.heiw.wales/