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On Wednesday 26^th October, a joint scrutiny session into Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW) and digital transformation across NHS Wales will take place at the Senedd.

Marilyn Bryan-Jones, recently appointment as an Independent Board Member at DHCW, has won an award at the Black History Wales National Community Awards for Wales 2022 for her contributions to race equality and inclusion.

The DHCW procurement team have been announced as finalists in the Go Awards Wales, celebrating procurement achievements from across Wales’ public, private and third sector organisations.

The new NHS Wales Microsoft Centre of Excellence (CoE) created an emergency operating model for NHS 111 Wales, after one of its supplier’s IT systems had to be shut down following a UK-wide cyber attack.

The Bowel Screening Information Management System (BSIMS) developed and supported by Digital Health and Care Wales is being used in the expansion of the Bowel screening programme to people aged 55, 56 and 57.

Last week we co-hosted with Cwmpas and the Wales Council for Voluntary Action a digital summit which explored how the public sector working with and through the voluntary sector can much better deliver inclusion in digital innovation.

DHCW has signed a Digital Inclusion Charter at a first Digital Summit event held to bring together health, care and the voluntary sectors to collaborate on how digital tools can support and enable inclusion in Wales.

Ifan Evans, Executive Director of Strategy, DHCW, and Stuart Morris, Director of Digital, Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board will be leading a #WellbeingforWales webinar on the topic of digital transformation.

DHCW has been announced as a finalist in the Mental Health and Wellbeing Wales Awards.

The DHCW Service Management team have been announced as finalists in the team of the year category at the Professional Service Management Awards 2022.

Marilyn Bryan-Jones and Alistair Klaas Neill GM will take up positions as Independent Members (IMs) on the Digital Health and Care Wales’ Board from September 2022.

It is with the deepest sorrow that all of us at Digital Health and Care Wales pay tribute to HM Queen Elizabeth II and a life dedicated to our nation for 70 years.

Digital Health and Care Wales has been shortlisted for two 2022 UK IT Industry Awards by the BCS.  

Digital Health and Care Wales is hosting a virtual recruitment open day on Friday 16 September 2022 to recruit technical leads and developers for NHS Wales’ national Microsoft 365 Centre of Excellence.

Patients in Wales in need of specialist dental care will continue to track their referrals through the NHS Wales Dental Referral Management Service following a new contract between Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW) and the referral system provider RMS Ltd. 

Digital Health and Care Wales is pleased to announce the appointment of Sam Hall into the position of Director of Primary, Community Care and Mental Health Digital Services.

DHCW’s Integrated Medium Term Plan (IMPT) for 2022 – 2025 sets out our main priorities for the next three years. 

The University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) and Digital Health and Care Wales are working together to promote and deliver a culture of embracing change via a new qualification that will upskill and empower staff