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Planning, developing, shaping, educating & training the health workforce of today & tomorrow.

To view our Welsh language page, visit: facebook.com/AaGIC.GIG

10/09/2025

🚨 Save the Date! 🚨

Join NHS England and partners for the Four Nations AI in Healthcare Education Conference 🧑‍⚕️🤖📚

🗓 12 November 2025
🕙 10:00–16:00
📍 Online (Microsoft Teams Town Hall)
This free, virtual event brings together educators, trainers, learners, and the wider healthcare education workforce from across the UK 🌍

🔎 Explore the responsible use of AI in healthcare education with themes including:
✨ Enhancing teaching capabilities
✨ Curriculum & assessment transformation
✨ Continuous professional development
✨ Responsible AI for quality learning
✨ Risks, challenges & ethics

Don’t miss this opportunity to hear diverse voices, share insights, and shape the future of AI-enhanced learning in healthcare.
👉 Full details: https://heiw.nhs.wales/news/four-nations-responsible-ai-in-healthcare-education-conference/

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09/09/2025

📣Registrations Now Open 📣

The NHS Wales Induction Programme for Board Members is a unified, all-Wales induction designed for both Executive and Non-Executive Board Members. The programme fosters a unitary approach to onboarding and leadership development, ensuring a consistent and comprehensive introduction to NHS Wales.

💻Delivered virtually over two days, the programme provides:
• A structured overview of NHS Wales
• Insights into governance, policy, and system priorities
• Opportunities to connect with peers across the system

🗓Upcoming programme dates:

• 14–15 October 2025
• 24–25 March 2026

We invite newly appointed Board Members to register and benefit from this national programme, designed to build confidence and strengthen leadership capacity across NHS Wales.

Register now to secure your place:

https://nhswalesleadershipportal.heiw.wales/executive/board-induction

09/09/2025

HEIW and the National Imaging Academy Wales (NIAW) have launched Wales’ first accredited Adult Peripheral Venous Cannulation course for Radiology Clinical Support Workers! 💉

Developed in response to NHS Wales service needs, this Agored Cymru Level 3 course equips staff with the skills to safely perform cannulation, reducing waiting times and improving patient care.

HEIW supported NIAW to become an accredited centre and helped develop, implement, and quality assure the course. The pilot cohort received glowing feedback, with 100% of delegates finding the training engaging.

Cohort Two is now underway and will run until 2026, with HEIW gradually stepping back as NIAW takes the lead.

This collaboration is a brilliant example of how HEIW and NIAW are delivering modern, responsive education that strengthens NHS Wales services. 🙌

Read more on the success of this partnership > https://heiw.nhs.wales/news/wales-first-accredited-cannulation-course/

08/09/2025

🌟 Retention progress in NHS Wales! 🌟

Discover how the NHS Wales Retention Programme Community of Practice, led by Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW), is transforming staff retention through innovation, compassion, and collaboration. With over 900 leavers avoided and national turnover rates dropping, this is a story of people, partnership, and positive change at the heart of Welsh healthcare.

Find out how a shared vision is making NHS Wales a place where staff thrive, and patients benefit from continuity of care. Read the full article to see how we’re building a brighter, more sustainable future for our workforce and communities.

Read the article here 👉 https://heiw.nhs.wales/news/improving-retention-together-in-nhs-wales/

05/09/2025

🎓 Help Shape the Future of NHS Education in Wales!
HEIW is creating the first-ever NHS Wales Education Strategy and we need your input! 💬

Are you a student, healthcare worker, educator or just passionate about the NHS? Share your ideas, experiences or suggestions by 4 November 2025 to help us build a stronger, fairer and future-ready NHS workforce. 💙

We want your thoughts on:
✅ Education quality
✅ Curriculum & training
✅ Inclusion & equity
✅ Digital tools & AI
✅ Support for educators

📧 Send your input: HEIW.EducationStrategy@wales.nhs.uk
🔗 Learn more: https://heiw.nhs.wales/our-work/education-strategy/call-for-evidence-shaping-our-education-strategy/
🗓️ Deadline: 4 November 2025

Every case study, suggestion or opinion helps. Let’s shape the future together. 👥

05/09/2025

We’re proud to celebrate Briall, a student nurse and the first student to submit her entire practise portfolio and documents, entirely in Welsh at Swansea University.

https://heiw.nhs.wales/news/shaping-bilingual-education-healthcare/

Through much dedication and passion for her first language, Briall has shown how using Welsh in healthcare builds trust, improves communication and enhances patient care.💙

Delivering excellent education and training to support the delivery of quality patient care is a priority for HEIW and Briall’s story is a testament to this. It’s opened possibilities for future student nurses to follow in her steps to help develop a skilled and bilingual workforce.

Llongyfarchiadau Briall and good luck for your bright future ahead!🎉

04/09/2025

Spotting the signs: New eating disorders training for healthcare professionals:
https://ytydysgu.heiw.wales/?redirectUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fytydysgu.heiw.wales%2Fcourses%2F8f74f00e-4c74-4f7f-b2cf-66784d064f60

In our drive to provide excellent education and training, we are excited to introduce our latest learning opportunity, ‘Introduction to Eating Disorders – Foundation Level 1’, now available on Y Ty Dysgu ✅

This course offers essential insights into eating disorders and is designed for all healthcare professionals. With flexible learning, learners can tailor their journey based on individual goals and experience.
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04/09/2025

We’re excited to introduce the first edition of the Nursing and Midwifery Newsletter - your regular update on the work underway to support, develop and celebrate the nursing and midwifery workforce across Wales.

In this issue, explore:
🔹 Progress on Wales’s first Strategic Nursing Workforce Plan
🔹 The NHS Wales Nursing Career Framework and career pathways
🔹 Innovations in sustainability, leadership and management
🔹 Support for nursing and midwifery retention
🔹 Opportunities to strengthen your Welsh language and digital skills
🔹 Resources to support your health and wellbeing

Be part of the transformation shaping healthcare in Wales.

Read the newsletter to learn more: ➡️ https://heiw.nhs.wales/files/nursing-and-midwifery-newsletter-sept-2025/

02/09/2025

💙 How is healthcare in Wales changing and what does it mean for you?

At HEIW, we’re working to build a stronger NHS Wales. We're focusing on:

✅ More support and opportunities for NHS staff
✅ Care closer to home and preventative healthcare
✅ Better education, training and leadership
✅ Preparing the workforce for new technology and future care needs

All of this ultimately means better care for patients, stronger support for staff and a healthier Wales.

🎥 Our video explains more: https://youtu.be/cvUicGGigbw?si=c7J2mFX_2Nx_ey_o

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, Betsi Cadwaladr, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board, Hywel Dda Health Board, Bwrdd Iechyd Addysgu Powys / Powys Teaching Health Board, Swansea Bay NHS, Velindre Cancer Charity, Public Health Wales, Welsh Government, Welsh Ambulance Services University NHS Trust, Digital Health and Care Wales, Improvement Cymru, Gofal Cymdeithasol Cymru / Social Care Wales, Cymru Iach - A Healthier Wales

01/09/2025

We’re proud to celebrate Christopher Richards, the first associate member (support worker) elected to the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) Council! 👏

Christopher’s journey began with the Level 4 Therapies Assistant Practitioner (TAP) programme, supported by HEIW and piloted with Hywel Dda UHB and University of Wales Trinity Saint David. Since graduating in 2024, he’s become a national voice for support workers, helping shape the future of physiotherapy.

At the CSP Conference, he co-led the “Support Workers for the Future – Grow Your Own” symposium, sharing how research and work-based learning have transformed his career. Now serving a 4-year term on CSP Council, Christopher is influencing policy, leadership, and education across the UK.

The TAP programme is a Once for Wales initiative, bringing together Health Boards across the country to build a confident, future-ready workforce. With three successful cohorts and more on the way, it’s already changing lives by supporting learners into degrees, leadership, and beyond 🎓✨

Read more about Christophers story and the achievements of this programme here https://heiw.nhs.wales/news/christopher-richards-story/

29/08/2025

❓ Interested in what we do❓

As the strategic workforce body for NHS Wales, one of our key responsibilities is to support workforce transformation and improvement across various health professions in NHS Wales.

HEIW CEO, Alex Howells explains more about our functions and strategic priorities in our Integrated Medium Term Plan (IMTP) video: 🔗 https://youtu.be/cvUicGGigbw

Here are some of the ways we have recently been supporting NHS Wales:

➡️ We are strengthening optometry in Wales. Independent Prescribing (IP) Optometrists across Wales are gaining vital, hands-on experience in community-based Advanced Training Practices (ATPs). Interested in getting involved? Contact: 📧 HEIW.optometryATP@wales.nhs.uk

Read more: https://heiw.nhs.wales/news/independent-prescribing-optometrists-completing-clinical-placements-in-community-advanced-training-practices-across-wales/

➡️ Healthcare professionals across Wales can now access updated e-learning modules to better support families during the perinatal period. 🔗 https://ytydysgu.heiw.wales/?redirectUrl=%2Fcourses%2Fdiscovery

This work supports our commitment to delivering high-quality education and training, and forms part of the Strategic Mental Health Workforce Plan, aligning with A Healthier Wales.

Over 500 learners have already engaged with positive feedback!

➡️ Since January 2024, 176 student nurses have completed General Practice Nursing (GPN) placements across Wales. These placements offer hands-on experience and an insight into working in primary care.

Read more about her inspiring journey and the impact of GPN placements: 🔗 https://heiw.nhs.wales/news/increased-numbers-of-nursing-students-gaining-valuable-primary-care-experience/

➡️ We’re celebrating - for the first time in 30 years, nursing students have trained in central north Wales.

🔗 https://heiw.nhs.wales/.../heiw-celebrates-milestone-in.../

Following the launch of HEIW’s commissioning contract with Wrexham University in 2022, the first cohort of nurses have graduated. Alongside Bangor University graduates, we’re increasing opportunities to study closer to home, gain placement experience and build nursing careers, serving local communities in North Wales.

A huge congratulations to all our nursing graduates across Wales

➡️ We’ve launched a new Workforce Planning Hub for NHS Wales staff, giving you quick access to tools, training, guidance and workforce information to support your planning activities.

Visit the hub on Sharepoint: 🔗 https://nhswales365.sharepoint.com/sites/HEI_Workforce_Planning_Hub/

Do you have questions? Contact 📧 HEIW.WorkforcePlanning@wales.nhs.uk

This supports our goal of developing a skilled, confident workforce across NHS Wales, helping deliver better care for the people of Wales.

28/08/2025

🌟 Creating Lasting Impact in Neonatal Care 🌟

Standardising the Qualification in Specialty (QiS) for neonatal nursing across Wales means:
✅ Higher quality care
✅ Greater workforce mobility
✅ Consistent, high-level skills for every nurse wherever they train or practise

This is more than a framework, it’s a chance to make a real, lasting difference for babies, families and neonatal teams across Wales 👶💙 Read more: 🔗 https://heiw.nhs.wales/news/qualification-in-specialty-qis-standards-for-neonatal-nursing-in-wales-engagement-webinars/

🗣️ Be part of this important change.
Join a webinar to review the draft standards and share your feedback!

📅 Book your place now: https://forms.office.com/e/GhJ43QQK3L

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