The challenges of recruiting nurses to rural Wales are being explored in a new study based at Aberystwyth University. Research by PhD student and registered nurse Angharad Jones is examining why nurses seem more likely to apply to work in urban areas. As part of her doctoral project, Angharad is calling on nurses across Wales…

Centre for Excellence in Rural Health Research Seminar Series Friday October 13th 12.30-1.30pm; Bronglais Hospital Postgraduate Centre Exploiting basic research to improve respiratory patient care in Wales. Luis A. J. Mur, Adrian Mironas, & Keir Lewis In this talk we will describe collaboration between scientists at Aberystwyth University and Hywel Dda University Health Board clinicians…

The CfERHR was recently invited to attend the first ever All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on rural health and social care at the Houses of Parliament, Westminster. The group was chaired by Anna-Marie Morris MP and was attended by representatives from all major parliamentary parties and several external organisations including academia, charities and deliverers of…

Aberystwyth University is launching a brand new Well-being and Health Assessment Research Unit (WARU) during an Open Day on Wednesday the 15th of March. The unit is located in the IBERS Carwyn James Building on Aberystwyth University’s Penglais Campus and scientists there will be undertaking research activity and projects to promote health and well-being in…

LAMPETER Rotary Club, in association with the University of Wales Trinity Saint David, presented an open meeting to raise awareness of what has been done and what is proposed for rural health and community wellbeing in mid Wales. The meeting was organised following the introduction of the Welsh Government’s Wellbeing of Future Generations (Wales) Act…

The announcement was made today, Thursday 24 March, at the launch of the Centre for Excellence in Rural Healthcare by Welsh Government Minister for Health and Social Services, Professor Mark Drakeford AM. The new Research Centre will see Aberystwyth University work closely with the Mid Wales Healthcare Collaborative and Hywel Dda University Health Board to…