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Digital Health and Care Wales were proud to be finalists for two awards last night (November 13) at the prestigious annual UK IT Industry Awards.

A new digital dashboard is making it easier for clinicians to gain key insights into spinal procedures across NHS Wales. 

Digital Health and Care Wales and Life Sciences Hub Wales are joining forces to drive healthcare advancements in Wales through digital innovation.

The team behind a campaign to raise awareness among patients and healthcare staff about the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) in Wales has been commended in a prestigious national awards ceremony. 

The National Data Resource (NDR) has launched ALP 2025, offering tailored streams to develop analytics skills, with a focus on AI, machine learning, and the Google Cloud Platform.

The service was launched in Rhyl, in Betsi Cadwaladr UHB, last November and is being rolled out across Wales as quickly and safely as possible.

The Bowel Screening Information Management System developed and supported by Digital Health and Care Wales is supporting the expansion of the Bowel screening programme in Wales to younger ages.

The Analytics Learning Programme (ALP) had its annual awards ceremony celebrating the success of its collaborative analytics projects on October 2, 2024.

The NDR is hosting a stakeholder update on October 24th to discuss recent progress, future plans, and partner collaborations.

A new digital development has enabled a unified view of data held in patient administration systems (PAS) across Wales for the first time.

Big Data event explores collaboration as the key to unlocking data's power in revolutionising public services.

Centralising the process for accessing routine care through an NHS dentist for people across Wales.

DHCW executives named finalists for Digital Leader of the Year category of the 2024 Digital Leaders 100 (DL100) Awards.  

The National Data Resource team is successfully using the Google Transfer Appliance to securely move large amounts of data from Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW) to the Google Cloud Platform (GCP). This project aligns with DHCW's strategy and supports the NDR's goals for enhanced data sharing and analysis.

100,000th prescription item dispensed after being sent electronically from a GP practice to a pharmacy.

A landmark UK policy report setting out recommendations to improve blood cancer care and survival has benefitted from the expertise input of data analysts in DHCW. 

Fran Beadle, Beverley Havard, Anne Watkins, Sian Thomas and Abi Swindail all took part in the event in Manchester. This year’s theme was innovation in applied nursing informatics.

The second phase of a mental health discovery project has identified seven key priorities to improve mental health services in Wales.