HEIW Highlights - 11 February 2026

Everything we do at Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) is driven by one goal: ensuring Wales has a confident, capable and supported health and care workforce. From leadership and learning to recruitment and retention, our recent activity shows how we’re turning priorities into practical action.

Here are some recent highlights from across HEIW:

Registration Now Open: HEIW Expert Leadership Series 2026 – Inclusive Leadership

Join us for two virtual sessions designed to help NHS Wales leaders build fair, compassionate workplaces.

Kelly Grainger | Neuroinclusion in Leadership
26 Feb 2026
Register now via Gwella: https://nhswalesleadershipportal.heiw.wales/events/3f7e202d-07f3-45a8-a472-f24c209e1669/overview
 

Lee Spencer | Not Defined by Disability
19 March 2026
Register now via Gwella: https://nhswalesleadershipportal.heiw.wales/events/41867da3-af2f-46dc-9d03-9c4b77cbe935/overview

Peer support in Wales
This update highlights progress in strengthening mental health peer support, showing how lived experience can make a real difference to patient care and support delivery of the mental health strategy. Read more: https://heiw.nhs.wales/updates/news/shaping-the-lived-and-living-experience-peer-support-offer-for-wales/

Calling all nursing and perinatal staff! Join us for the official launch of the Improving Retention Together Action Kit webinar.

Discover new tools and resources to support compassionate cultures and working environments where colleagues feel valued and choose to stay.

• 13/03/2026 1400-1500

• 24/03/2026 1500-1600    Book here forms.office.

Now live: Phase 2 of the Supervision Hub – whatever your role, supervision matters – it helps people do their jobs better. This is a central place to learn about and make supervision even stronger. Whatever your role, supervision matters to you. https://nhswalesleadershipportal.heiw.wales/supervision

Less Than Full Time applications open Calling doctors and dentists in training - our Less Than Full Time (LTFT) application window is open 1–28 February

Find out more and apply at:
https://heiw.nhs.wales/support/ltft/
https://heiw.nhs.wales/support/ltft/application-forms/

Applications are open for Dental Foundation Training Welsh Enhanced Recruitment Offer (DFT WERO). Our local recruitment initiative offering enhanced support and incentives for trainees who complete dental foundation training in specific rural dental practices. Find out more and apply here https://www.oriel.nhs.uk/Web/PermaLink/Vacancy/509B7A6B

Applications are also open - until 27/02/26 for Academic Dental Foundation Training in Wales! For more information and person specification, please visit; please visit

Help shape the future of optometry in Wales We’re seeking optometry practices across Wales to host and supervise Independent Prescribing (IP) trainees. Please email HEIW.Optometryatp@wales.nhs.uk for further information. See more

An evaluation of Y Ty Dysgu – have your say! We require users and stakeholder experiences to help shape improvements to Y Ty Dysgu our national e-learning platform. Our survey is open until 27 February 2026 forms.office

Looking ahead in eye care HEIW Eye Care Conference 18 March 2026, Newport. A chance to hear from Charlotte Cooper-Troth on Artificial Intelligence in Eye Care” 3 CPD points available. Spaces are limited book now!! https://ytydysgu.heiw.wales/

Supporting practice-based learning Hear from our student nurses about their placement experience at HEIW, where they build key skills alongside those they learn on practice-based placement. Read more: Read more