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Rachel Lewis, recently appointed into the new role of Chief Allied Health Professions Information Officer at DHCW was delighted to present a Digital Innovation Award at the recent Advancing Healthcare Cymru Awards, held in Cardiff.  

Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW) was delighted to sponsor one of the awards at this year’s RCN Wales Nurse of the Year Awards 2025.   The awards, held in November, are an annual celebration that honours nurses across Wales who go above and beyond to improve patient care and advance the profession.

Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW) is championing a vision that places digital innovation at the heart of patient care and service delivery.

Patients and donors accessing specialist cancer and blood services in Wales are set to benefit from a new digital prescribing service called ePMA.

The Wales Accord on the Sharing of Personal Information (WASPI) marked its 20th anniversary with a landmark conference celebrating two decades of pioneering collaboration, innovation and public service transformation.

On Monday 10 November the Welsh Accord on the Sharing of Personal Information (WASPI) hosted the Collaboration, Culture and Celebration conference and awards ceremony to celebrate the 20^th anniversary of the framework.

More than 100 GP practices in Wales are now using the Electronic Prescription Service, which makes the prescribing process easier and safer for patients and healthcare staff. 

Digital Health and Care Wales launches new Solutions Exchange to support data and analytics professionals 

Winners announced at the event included the Brighter Days project (first place), Care Intel Flintshire (People’s Choice), Zoe Hicks (Individual Contribution), Sophie Cattalini (Distinction), and Columbus Ohaeri (Spirit of ALP).

The system used to record and administer the process of vaccinations in Wales for illnesses including Covid-19 and flu, has been upgraded.

Upgrades to Colposcopy admin systems have improved services for patients with better quality information being recorded. Images are now saved automatically to electronic patient records, using one system – the Welsh Clinical Portal (WCP), rather than two separate systems.

The electronic Coloposcopy Clinical Record records extensive clinical detail and incorporates health promotion information, giving clinicians and decision makers more in-depth data to support plans of care.  Having clinical images within the record also means multi-disciplinary teams (MDT) of clinicians can review all the relevant information together, supporting decision making.

DHCW's Senior Clinical Informatics Lead Dr Geraldine McCaffrey MRPharmS has been appointed as the new Director for Wales at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS).

Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW) presented two sessions at the National Eisteddfod Wrecsam.

The DHCW Cyber Security team, led by Mark Edwards, have all become corporate members of The Chartered Institute of Information Security (CIISec).  CIISec is the cyber and information security institution for the cyber professional community.

FHIR (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources) is a key part of the National Data Resource, providing a secure international standard that allows health and care systems in Wales to share information accurately and efficiently, reducing duplication, improving workflows, and ultimately supporting better patient care.

Patients are benefitting from a new digital prescribing system as paper charts at the bedside are replaced at the largest hospital in Wales.

Patients across Wales who use medical devices and equipment given on prescription are benefitting from a more secure and efficient service, following a significant step forward in the roll out of innovative software.