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Velindre University NHS Trust. Employee Excellence Awards.
Velindre University NHS Trust. Employee Excellence Awards.
Make a nomination for the People's Choice Award 2024

Whether you’re a donor, patient, family member or member of the public, we’d love you to come forward and nominate a person you believe provided excellent care or service.

Velindre staff announced as finalists at the NHS Wales Awards 2024

The NHS Wales Awards celebrate excellence in improvement and quality across health and care in Wales, showcasing the incredible quality and safety improvement work that has transformed the experience and outcomes for people in Wales.

A group of people are holding an Armed Forces Day flag.
A group of people are holding an Armed Forces Day flag.
Trust achieves Veterans Aware accreditation

Veteran Aware accreditation aims to ensure that patients from the Armed Forces Community are not disadvantaged when accessing healthcare.

A patient is in a hospital room and looking towards various pieces of medical equipment.
A patient is in a hospital room and looking towards various pieces of medical equipment.
Patients in Wales with inherited blood disorders to get world-leading test to reduce blood transfusion side effects

The Welsh Blood Service, in collaboration with the Hereditary Anaemia Service in Wales, has announced a new blood test to help reduce blood transfusion side effects for patients with sickle cell disorder, thalassaemia, and other inherited anaemias in Wales.

The word
The word
A tribute to Alan Buckle

We pay tribute to long-time clinical trial patient and great friend to Velindre, Alan Buckle who sadly died recently.

A group of people are holding an award and smiling.
A group of people are holding an award and smiling.
QuicDNA take home Moondance Cancer Award

The QuicDNA study, clinically lead by Dr Meissner and co-investigated by Professor Richard Adams and Dr Paul Shaw, Consultant Clinical Oncologists at the Cancer Centre, took home an award at the Moondance Cancer Awards.

A small baby is receiving a blood transfusion.
A small baby is receiving a blood transfusion.
Mother urges more people to become lifesaving blood donors for National Blood Donor Week

A mother of three is advocating for more people to donate blood after her unborn son desperately needed a blood transfusion to save his life. This National Blood Donor Week (10-16 June 2024), Rebecca Davies from Dinas Powys is highlighting the continuous need for blood, without it, her son would not be here today.

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