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What’s wrong with our hospitals in Wales?
Posted on May 14, 2012
Our latest blog is writtten by Professor Marcus Longley.
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The Best Configuration of Hospital Services for Wales
Posted on May 9, 2012
WIHSC was commissioned last year by Wales’ Local Health Boards to review the available evidence on the best configuration of acute hospital services in Wales.
Opportunity for secondment to WIHSC
Posted on May 2, 2012
An exciting opportunity has arisen in the senior team at WIHSC, which we are looking to fill by secondment. Indicative salary: £45,486 – £52,706.
This will appeal to anyone interested in the development and application of policy in health and social care, who wants to apply critical thinking to some of the key challenges facing our caring services.
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New medicines for serious conditions: do the risks outweigh the benefits?
Posted on May 2, 2012
Professor Marcus Longley and Amy Simpson have written the above article based on a WIHSC research project funded by the Genetic Alliance UK. The project looked at the risks and benefits associated with taking new medicines.
Tagged: Amy Simpson citizens' jury drugs Genetic Alliance Uk genetics Marcus Longley
Contribute to the Community Health Councils Review
Posted on April 19, 2012
Professor Marcus Longley is leading a review of the Community Health Councils and would be delighted to hear from you if you would like to contribute.
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New medicines for serious conditions
Posted on April 18, 2012
The findings of a citizens’ jury, tasked with deciding whether the benefits of new medications for serious conditions outweigh the side effects, are published today, Friday 13th April 2012.
Tagged: citizens' jury drugs Genetic Alliance Uk Marcus Longley
WIHSC Director comments on the future of the NHS in Wales
Posted on March 28, 2012
WIHSC Director Professor Marcus Longley contributes today to the Institute of Welsh Affairs’ debate on the future of NHS Wales.
Tagged: health Marcus Longley nhs
Bevan’s NHS: Ready for Retirement, or Just Coming Into Its Own?
Posted on March 26, 2012
Our latest blog is written by by Marcus Longley who will be giving a public lecture on the issues raised at 5.30pm on Monday 26th March 2012 in the Cochrane Building, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff. Free admission. For further information or to book a place contact the University of Glamorgan Centre for Lifelong Learning on 01443 482567.
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Bevan’s NHS: Ready for retirement, or just coming into its own?
Posted on March 16, 2012
Monday 26th March 2012, 5.30-7pm, Ebb2nd floor, Cochrane Building, Heath Hospital, Cardiff
In this public lecture Professor Marcus Longley will address whether this model of healthcare, born in the era of post-war rationing, has outlived its usefulness? Does our sentimental attachment blind us to its faults or is it still the perfect model for the 21st century?
Come along to find out more.
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Review of the implementation of Transforming Care
Posted on March 7, 2012
WIHSC is pleased to announce that we have been commissioned by the National Leadership and Innovation Agency for Healthcare to conduct an evaluation into the implementation of the Transforming Care initiative in Wales.
Our work will consist of a series of interviews with local leaders and other stakeholders, an online questionnaire to all the Transforming Care ‘sites’ across Wales and some visits to these places to see Transforming Care ‘in practice’. Read a summary of the methodology for the evaluation.
Tagged: Mark Llewelyn nhs patient experience
Aspirin for the older person: report of a meeting at the Royal Society of Medicine, London, 3rd November 2011
Posted on March 1, 2012
On November 23rd 2011, Professor Marcus Longley attended a conference held by the Aspirin Foundation at the Royal Society of Medicine in London to review current thinking on the potential role of aspirin in preventing cardiovascular disease and reducing the risk of cancer in older people. The meeting was supported by Bayer Pharma AG and Novacyl.
Tagged: cancer Marcus Longley
Review of Community Health Councils
Posted on February 16, 2012
The Minister for Health and Social Care has announced that she has asked WIHSC Director, Professor Marcus Longley, to conduct a review of Community Health Councils in Wales.
Have a look at the recent joint Inspectorates’ (CSSIW and HIW) review of the impact of the Older People National Service Framework in Wales
Posted on February 16, 2012
Marcus Longley shares his thoughts on the recent joint Inspectorates’ (CSSIW and HIW) review of the impact of the Older People National Service Framework in Wales in our latest blog.
WIHSC Senior Fellow appointed as Academic Facilitator to the RCBC Wales Community of Scholars
Posted on February 2, 2012
Dr Mark Llewellyn has been appointed as the new Academic Facilitator to the Research Capacity Building Collaboration (RCBC) Wales ‘Community of Scholars’, which was formed in September 2006. The purpose of the Community of Scholars is to facilitate interaction and collaboration between PhD and Postdoctoral Fellows and their supervisors and mentors. It meets regularly for the purposes of networking, training, free exchange of research ideas and debate.
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Tribute by WIHSC Director to the Chief Medical Officer on his award of Honorary Doctorate
Posted on December 19, 2011
Text of the oration given by Professor Marcus Longley at the awards ceremony this morning.
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