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07.01.2026 15:30 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Nadolig llawen a blwyddyn newydd dda i chi!
We hope you've enjoyed our #BevanChristmasSparks series, celebrating the fantastic work of our #BevanExemplars and #BevanFellows in 2025.
We look forward to more innovation and collaboration in 2026!
24.12.2025 14:02 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Congratulations to todayβs #BevanChristmasSparks Lucy Brown and Joanne Edwards, our #BevanExemplars who won Social Care Walesβ prestigious Working in Partnership Award 2025 with Connecting Carmarthenshire.
Read more about the Early Doors project here:
https://ow.ly/hHCa50XN5z5
23.12.2025 16:01 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Itβs the final week of our #BevanChristmasSparks and the spotlight is on Christian Lambert and Dr Cat Cromey from Swansea Bay UHB, who won the Advancing Healthcare Awards Cymru 2025 - Digital and Technology Innovation.
Read about the OWLI platform here:
https://ow.ly/sHeh50XN47X
22.12.2025 18:01 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Did you know that todayβs #BevanChristmasSpark was previously a professional viola player? Find out about #BevanFellow EstherGoodhew, a finalist in Advancing Healthcare Awards Cymru 2025 - New Ways of Working, for her advocacy of music in stroke rehabilitation.
https://ow.ly/6ToP50XMXiz
21.12.2025 17:00 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Our #BevanChristmasSparks series continues with Consultant Gynaecologist and #BevanFellow Alan Treharne of @HywelDdaUHB, who won a Hywel Applause Award for Innovation and Excellence 2025 π
Find out more and read Mr Treharneβs blog about health reform on our website β¬οΈ
https://ow.ly/l5AK50XMS4a
20.12.2025 13:00 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Todayβs #BevanChristmasSparks spotlight is on #BevanExemplar and Clinical Specialist Therapist Meghan White, a finalist in the Working Across Boundaries category, Advancing Healthcare Awards 2025.
Read more about Meghan's community occupational therapy service pilot β¬οΈ
https://ow.ly/hXxn50XMenE
19.12.2025 17:01 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Senior #BevanFellow Dr Inderpal Singh has already appeared in our #BevanChristmasSparks series as a finalist in the St David Awards, but did you know he also won the Leadership Award at the NHS Wales Awards this year?
Find out more about his work here! β¬οΈ
https://ow.ly/CbJS50XKQSQ
18.12.2025 11:00 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Todayβs #BevanChristmasSparks are Dr Prateek Verma and Dr Michael Slattery from our Cohort 9 #BevanExemplars, who were finalists in the Association of Anaesthetistsβ Award for Innovation in Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Pain. Read about their mixed reality project here β¬οΈ
https://ow.ly/Vktf50XKrCo
17.12.2025 15:01 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Our #BevanChristmasSparks continue with the winners of the Learning and Research Award at the NHS Wales Awards 2025 - Dr Nimit Goyal, Dr Rebecca Wallace and Mr Andrew S Miller.
You can find out more about their project on our website! β¬οΈ
https://ow.ly/qhQY50XKqa1
16.12.2025 18:50 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Todayβs #BevanChristmasSparks were finalists in not one, but two prestigious awards this year! Read more about #BevanExemplars Elizabeth Hallett and Kayleigh Poulsomβs project to review medication and reduce clinical waste in nursing homes here:
https://ow.ly/vxp950XJGzu
15.12.2025 15:45 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Our #BevanChristmasSparks continue with DFEET β the Diabetic Foot Emergency Early Triage Service, by Helen Golledge, Morgan Jones and Vanessa Goulding. They won the Best Diabetic Foot Intervention Award at the Journal of Wound Care Awards 2025 - read more here! β¬οΈ
https://ow.ly/hNN850XImxv
14.12.2025 10:00 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
On day 13 of our #BevanChristmasSparks the spotlight is on Elisabeth Davies, a #BevanExemplar and a Service of the Year finalist at the NHS Wales Sustainability Awards for her work enabling patients with Genetic Haemochromatosis (GH) to donate blood. Find out more! β¬οΈ
https://ow.ly/YzeZ50XIlCO
13.12.2025 10:00 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Today's #BevanChristmasSparks are #BevanExemplars Sheelagh Rogers and Nagham Katif, who were shortlisted in the NHS Wales Sustainability Awards 2025 β Acting as One Team for improving sustainable dentistry in Wales.
Read about their project here β¬οΈ
https://ow.ly/jWNH50XI3tk
12.12.2025 09:30 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Our #BevanChristmasSparks continue with #BevanFellow Claire Turbutt, member of the Local Public Health team which won the Inclusion and Respect Award in the annual Cwm Taf Morgannwg UHB Seren Awards 2025.
Read more about Claireβs work on our website β¬οΈ
https://bevancommission.org/claire-turbutt/
11.12.2025 10:00 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
On day 10 of our #BevanChristmasSparks we celebrate Senior #BevanFellow Dr Inderpal Singh, a Consultant Geriatrician at Aneurin Bevan UHB and a finalist in the St David Awards 2025 for his work improving osteoporosis care across Wales. Read more! β¬οΈ
https://bevancommission.org/dr-inderpal-singh/
10.12.2025 15:01 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
We're celebrating #BevanFellow and Consultant Gynaecologist Alan Treharne, a Service of the Year finalist in the NHS Wales Sustainability Awards 2025 for his work promoting womenβs health across Hywel Dda UHB.
Read more here β¬οΈ #BevanChristmasSparks
https://bevancommission.org/alan-treharne/
09.12.2025 11:00 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Congratulations to the POPS Service team, who have won the MediWales Scaling Up Innovation and Transformation Award π
The win marks day 8 of our #BevanChristmasSparks celebrating health innovation in Wales. Read more about the POPS Service here:
https://ow.ly/eIK250XFy5a
08.12.2025 10:00 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
On day 7 of our #BevanChristmasSparks weβre celebrating #BevanFellow and orthopaedic registrar Faisal Mohammed, a finalist at the NHS Wales Awards 2025 β Information Award. Faisal developed a sustainable trauma management and handover tool - read more! β¬οΈ
https://bevancommission.org/faisal-mohammed/
07.12.2025 09:30 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Todayβs star in our #BevanChristmasSparks series is #BevanExemplar Sheiladen Aquino of Cwm Taf Morgannwg UHB, winner of the NHS Wales Awards 2025 - Timely Care Award for improving care for patients with difficulty swallowing. Read about her collaborative approach here! β¬οΈ
https://ow.ly/OYL850XCGZ2
06.12.2025 11:55 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Weβre celebrating Advent with our #BevanChristmasSparks, the innovators improving healthcare in Wales. On day 5, meet Dr Gareth Morgan, an NHS Wales Sustainability Awards finalist for his work on housing and health β¬οΈ
https://bevancommission.org/building-bridges-between-housing-and-health/
05.12.2025 09:50 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
On day 4 of our #BevanChristmasSparks the spotlight is on the Wales Rare Disease Implementation Network, winners of the Welsh Healthcare Awards - Excellence in Healthcare and Innovation for their work supporting young people with rare diseases and their families.
https://ow.ly/GOfx50XBSvx
04.12.2025 15:30 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
On day 3 of our #BevanChristmasSparks countdown we celebrate #BevanExemplars Jessica Rees and Gaynor Slocombe @CwmTafMorgannwg for improving diabetic foot care review times and being finalists in the Quality in Care Diabetes Awards 2025! Read the full story here β¬οΈ
https://ow.ly/AcBO50XBj5k
03.12.2025 14:45 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Our #BevanChristmasSparks countdown continues with #BevanExemplar Gareth Chapple, an NHS Wales Awards 2025 finalist for his work embedding a pharmacist within the cardiology multi-disciplinary team (MDT) in Swansea Bay University Health Board. More here! β¬οΈ
https://ow.ly/S9VM50XAMN6
02.12.2025 16:45 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Join our #BevanChristmasSparks countdown by celebrating the innovation of #BevanExemplars, inc Hywel Dda UHB Lessons in Asthma team. They won the NHS Wales Sustainability Award 2025 Prevention in Healthcare for improving respiratory conditions in primary pupils.
bevancommission.org/improving-as...
01.12.2025 16:14 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Bevan Commission November Bulletin
Have you read our latest bulletin? There's great news to share from our Bevan Exemplars, Fellows, Innovators & programmes that are all making a real difference. From winning awards & seeing research published to sharing innovations on an international stage.
us14.campaign-archive.com?u=e37a5098c9...
28.11.2025 16:11 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
We heard from Tom Howson, Head of Innovation and Transformation at the @bevancommission.bsky.social on the future of perioperative care in Wales.
The Waiting Well Model aims to use preoperative optimisation to turn waiting lists into preparation lists helping improve outcomes for patients.
19.11.2025 13:41 β π 2 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
π Congrats to #BevanFellow Andrew Cooper on publishing Under Investigation: Transforming Disciplinary Practice in the Workplace.
Coβedited with Dr Adrian Neal it focuses on the harm disciplinary processes can cause for employees, investigators, teams & reputation.
bevancommission.org/andrew-cooper/
27.11.2025 11:27 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Smarter care for older patients = better outcomes AND shorter waiting lists.
The Perioperative Care of Older People undergoing Surgery (POPS) in Wales is a game-changer.
See how it works: bevancommission.org/establishing...
#AdoptSpreadAndEmbed
26.11.2025 14:12 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Bulletin - Bevan Commission
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25.11.2025 09:06 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
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Children in Wales is the national umbrella organisation for organisations and individuals who work with children and young people in Wales.
Wales Director at the Stroke Association. Deputy Chair Age Alliance Wales. Intersectional feminist. #Cardiff #DysgwrCymraeg Running the London Marathon 2026 for #TeamStroke events.stroke.org.uk/fundraisers/katiechappelle/london-marathon-2026-charity
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