Innovation, Access and the Evolution of Knowledge in NHS Wales
09:30-15:30 ~ Thursday 25th June 2025
Digital Health and Care Wales - Alpha Suite, Cardiff and Online
09:30 Arrive: Tea, coffee, pastries, networking
10:00 - 10:10 Welcome:
Rachael Powell - Associate Director of Information, Intelligence
and Research and Chair of e-Library Service Board, DHCW
10:10 - 10:30 R&I : The Road Ahead
Rachel Sully - Head of Research and Innovation and NHS Wales e-Library and Knowledge Services Manager, DHCW
10:30 - 11:30 Making Data Work for You:
Gareth John - Chief Data Officer, DHCW
Highlighting the data held within DHCW and exploring how national datasets can support
research, innovation and service improvement across Wales
Louisa Dean - Research and Innovation Support Manager, DHCW
Spotlighting the ways to access data and providing R&I support
Alexander Shaw - Data Analyst Specialist, DHCW
Explaining how data was used in the Bevan Commission Study “Unequal Aging;
Health Inequalities in Older Patients”
Matt Wintle - Associate Medical Director for Secondary Care
Providing an overview of Research-as-Care
+Q&A
11:30 - 11:45 Break: Tea, coffee, fruit, biscuits
11:45 - 12:05 The NHS Wales e-Library - The First Two Decades
Bernadette Coles - Librarian, Velindre NHS Trust (Retired)
12:05- 12:25 The NHS Wales e-Library: The Road Ahead
Rachel Sully - Head of Research and Innovation and NHS Wales e-Library and Knowledge Services Manager, DHCW
12:25 - 12:45 Introducing the e-Library Linking Tool
John Dunkley-Williams - Librarian Specialist, NHS Wales e-Library
12:45 - 1:30 Lunch
1:30 - 2:20 Afternoon Panel #1 - Getting on the Right Side of AI
Panelists include:
- John Dunkley-Williams - Librarian Specialist, NHS Wales e-LIbrary
- Rhys Whelan - Library & Knowledge Services Manager, Swansea Bay University Health Board
- John Sweeney - Information Governance Manager, Digital Health and Care Wales
- Pet Peters - Public Sector Development Manager, CLA
- Helen Morgan - Information Specialist, Public Health Wales
+ Q&A
2:20 - 2:35 Break: Tea, coffee, fruit, biscuits
2:35 - 2:50 Why Professional Registration Matters:
Jamie Finch - Chair of CILIP Cymru Wales
2:50 - 3:30 Afternoon Panel #2 - What’s on the Open Access Horizon
Panelists include:
- Rachel Sully - Head of Research and Innovation and NHS Wales e-Library and Knowledge Services Manager, DHCW
- Alison Harding - Executive Head of Library and Learning Resources, University of Wales Trinity St Davids
- Katrina Hall - NHS Wales Libraries Partnership Librarian, Cardiff University
- Tom Powell - Regional Innovation Lead, Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
- Angharad Roberts - Senior Analyst, Research Consulting
+ Q&A
3:30- 3:40 Wrap up with Rachael Powell