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At the heart of a modern NHS Wales is the ability to understand the whole picture of a person’s care – and that starts with data that’s connected, secure and usable.

Aneurin Bevan UHB and the NDR programme have developed cloud-based dashboards with predictive analytics to help visualise, understand and forecast patient flow, supporting better planning and service delivery across NHS Wales.

Hywel Dda UHB joins other health boards in Wales in taking a significant step forward in delivering electronic prescribing in hospitals.

The NDR connects health and care data across Wales to improve patient care through ethical, secure, and transparent data use. The Building data connections campaign highlights how Wales is creating a more connected, sustainable healthcare system.

Our latest Big Data Matters event brought together over 200 attendees to explore how data is transforming health and care in Wales, with a focus on collaboration, innovation, and real-world impact. Key themes included improving community data, tackling shared challenges like recruitment and data culture, and using tools like hackathons to drive practical solutions.

Blood Cancer UK brought together a multi-disciplinary task force to investigate challenges in UK blood cancer care, with analysts from Digital Health and Care Wales using anonymised Welsh data in the SAIL Databank to support this work. The analysis revealed key insights into survival rates and health inequalities, contributing to the Blood Cancer Action Plan and gaining recognition at leading medical conferences.

Working with Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW), Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board (CTMUHB) and Swansea Bay University Health Board (SBUHB) successfully submitted the National Diabetes Audit (NDA) for secondary care and specialist services for the first time using data from the Diabetes Consultation Note (DCN). 

The 'game-changing' Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) is now available in more than 50% of community pharmacies in Wales. 

Four new national data feeds are now live on the National Data and Analytics Platform (NDAP), improving the speed, quality and efficiency of data sharing across NHS Wales.

Leaders across digital and mental health disciplines have met as part of a collective commitment to digital transformation of mental health services in Wales.

Patients are set to benefit from an exciting digital transformation in Powys, as a significant step forward is taken towards safer and more efficient prescribing and medicines administration in hospitals.

In DHCW, we are proud to acknowledge our strong partnership working ethos and arrangements, this partnership has grown over many years of working together.

In March, representatives from Digital Health and Care Wales took part as speakers at the Rewired 2025 expo. 

NHS dietitians’ ‘Nutrition Skills for Life’ programme is now supported by a Power BI dashboard and two new apps, thanks to the NDR’s Analytics Learning Programme. These tools enhance impact tracking, drive digital transformation, and support healthier communities across Wales.

The Welsh Immunisation System (WIS) has helped almost 27,000 people in Wales get the RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus) vaccine. The system supports healthcare professionals in managing the vaccination process.

Held on 14 January, the first Big Data event of 2025 welcomed a record 177 attendees. Co-hosted by NDR and Life Sciences Hub Wales, it showcased AI-driven analytics, health data insights, and lessons from NHS England’s Analyst X community.

DHCW and the Welsh Blood Service have launched a new preoperative anaemia dashboard to improve patient outcomes by identifying and treating anaemia before major surgery. This innovative tool, live from March 12, 2025, helps healthcare teams track key blood test data, optimise treatment, and enhance surgical care across Wales.

On Monday 10^th March, Digital Health and Care Wales hosted our first internal Women in Tech event at our Cardiff office. The event aimed to showcase and empower our female colleagues working in technical roles across DHCW.