Clwstwr is a five-year programme to create new products, services and experiences for screen and news sectors in Wales. This open call wants to support innovations that have both an economic benefit – creating, sustaining and growing businesses – and that make the world a better (smarter, healthier, more inclusive, more interesting) place. Clwstwr is for screen industry businesses, organisations and professionals, related supply chains, as well as the wider regional creative economy. It will...
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The Made Smarter Innovation Network webinars will showcase the journeys of manufacturers who have been innovative in their adoption of digital technologies to improve performance, alongside digital technology providers creating innovative solutions to aid the manufacturers journey. Webinars include: New Product Development – 18 May 2021 Quality Management – 25 May 2021 Mass Customisation – 1 June 2021 Circular Economy – 8 June 2021 Design for Manufacture – 15 June 2021 Servitisation – 22 June...
Horizon Europe succeeds Horizon 2020 as the European Union’s next flagship research and innovation programme, running from 2021 to 2027 with a budget of around €100 billion. As the UK is an Associated Country, Welsh researchers, businesses and other organisations will be able to participate in Horizon Europe on equivalent terms as those from member states. The first calls of Horizon Europe are open and UK organisations are eligible to apply. For further information visit...
Businesses in Wales still affected by coronavirus restrictions will be able to claim up to £25,000 more in support to help meet ongoing costs. This latest support package will help those businesses, which remain affected by restrictions, to meet ongoing costs through to the end of June as they prepare for re-opening and more normal trading conditions. Businesses that stand to benefit include: nightclubs and late entertainment venues events and conference venues not covered by...
For businesses with 10 or more employees The support for regular asymptomatic testing in private and public sector workplaces in Wales will focus on workplaces with more than 10 employees that cannot work from home. Initial enquires and expressions of interest on workplace testing should be submitted to the COVID-19 Workplace testing mailbox: Covid19.WorkplaceTesting@gov.wales Welsh Government is hosting a series of webinars over the next few weeks providing an overview of the offer available, and...
Coronavirus (COVID-19) can cause symptoms for some people that can last weeks or months after the infection has gone. This is now widely known as long COVID and it’s having an impact on businesses as affected workers try to get back to work. Acas has published guidance for employers about the impact long Covid could have on employees. The guidance provides practical tips for employers to manage the various effects of the condition as well...
Pre Covid-19 Tracheostomy training was delivered through a combination of online education and face-to-face simulation training; however, the latter has become increasingly difficult in the current climate due to the challenges of social distancing, lack of training facilities and the need for self-isolation. Previously, training has been delivered on a 1:1 basis using very low fidelity simulation involving a basic mannequin, which has no resemblance to the clinical environment. Attempts to deliver simulation training via...
The programme for the Hay Festival’s 34th spring edition has been launched, and this year the festival will be broadcasting for free online from Hay-on-Wye to the world from 26 May 2021 to 6 June 2021. Over 12 days, more than 200 acclaimed writers, global policy makers, historians, poets, pioneers and innovators will join the Hay Virtual Festival to inspire, examine and entertain in events for all ages. All events will be closed-captioned and available...
Hosted by the Mental Health Foundation, Mental Health Awareness Week will take place from 10 May to 16 May 2021. Mental Health Awareness Week is the UK’s national week to raise awareness of mental health and mental health problems and inspire action to promote the message of good mental health for all. For further information, please visit the Mental Health Foundation website.
The way outpatient services are being delivered in Wales is undergoing a period of transformation to ensure that it delivers the care for patients in a prudent and value-based way for a sustainable health-care model for the future. COVID has led to a significant backlog in review of referrals in secondary care and as capacity is not going to match demand, innovative ways of managing patients differently to reduce unnecessary referrals are eagerly sought. COVID...