Bevan Commission

Wales' leading health and care think tank, hosted by @SoMSwansea. We challenge thinking and champion change so health and care is fit for the future.

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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!

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Congratulations to today’s #BevanChristmasSparks Lucy Brown and Joanne Edwards, our #BevanExemplars who won Social Care Wales’ prestigious Working in Partnership Award 2025 with Connecting Carmarthenshire.

Read more about the Early Doors project here:

https://t.co/bNJOrYz0wg

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It’s the final week of our #BevanChristmasSparks and the spotlight is on Christian Lambert and Dr Cat Cromey from @SwanseabayNHS, who won the Advancing Healthcare Awards Cymru 2025 - Digital and Technology Innovation.

Read about the OWLI platform here:

https://t.co/HJeCO82NlR

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Did you know that today’s #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 rehabilitation.

https://t.co/eK8tmGCw3R

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Our #BevanChristmasSparks series continues with Consultant Gynaecologist and #BevanFellow Alan Treharne of @HywelDdaUHB, who won a Hywel Applause Award for Innovation and Excellence 2025 👏

Find out more and read Mr Treharne’s blog on our website ⬇️

https://t.co/8JY1bVdjpx

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Today’s #BevanChristmasSparks spotlight is on #BevanExemplar and Clinical Specialist Therapist Meghan White, a Working Across Boundaries Advancing Healthcare Awards 2025 finalist.

Read more about Meghan's community occupational therapy service pilot ⬇️

https://t.co/h4q5IYVAKd

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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 ⬇️

https://t.co/i6J1I2aLs0

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Today’s #BevanChristmasSparks are Dr Prateek Verma and Dr Michael Slattery from our Cohort 9 #BevanExemplars, who were finalists in the Association of Anaesthetists’ Award for Innovation in Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Pain. Read about their project ⬇️

https://t.co/hZYmLjg2lU

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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! ⬇️

https://t.co/MeKlEMNZRI

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Today’s #BevanChristmasSparks were finalists in not one, but two prestigious awards this year! Read more about #BevanExemplars Elizabeth Hallett and Kayleigh Poulsom’s project to review medication and reduce clinical waste in nursing homes here:

https://t.co/4bdIanwsO7

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Our #BevanChristmasSparks continue with DFEET – 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 ⬇️

https://t.co/LiYi0wzAs9

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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 ⬇️

https://t.co/ZvrF8jKoav

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Today's #BevanChristmasSparks are #BevanExemplars Sheelagh Rogers and Nagham Katif, who were shortlisted in the NHS Wales Sustainability Awards 2025 – Acting as One Team for improving sustainable dentistry in Wales.

Read about their project here ⬇️

https://t.co/8HofBqznDf

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Our #BevanChristmasSparks continue with #BevanFellow Claire Turbutt, member of the Local Public Health team which won the Inclusion and Respect Award in the annual @CwmTafMorgannwg Seren Awards 2025.

Read more about Claire’s fellowship on our website ⬇️
https://t.co/GX1cavXGPU

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On day 10 of our #BevanChristmasSparks we celebrate Senior #BevanFellow Dr Inderpal Singh, a Consultant Geriatrician at @AneurinBevanUHB and a finalist in the St David Awards 2025 for his work improving osteoporosis care across Wales. Read more! ⬇️

https://t.co/rpP7HyyNSx

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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 women’s health across Hywel Dda UHB.

Read more here ⬇️ #BevanChristmasSparks
https://t.co/kZZpcvIOXr

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Congratulations to the POPS Service team, who have won the @MediWales Scaling Up Innovation and Transformation Award 👏

The win marks day 8 of our #BevanChristmasSparks celebrating health innovation in Wales. Read more about the POPS Service here:

https://t.co/787VUXHXXP

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On day 7 of our #BevanChristmasSparks we’re celebrating #BevanFellow and orthopaedic registrar Faisal Mohammed, a finalist at the NHS Wales Awards 2025 – Information Award. Faisal developed a sustainable trauma management and handover tool - read more! ⬇️

https://t.co/fstG4IrOGZ

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Today’s star in our #BevanChristmasSparks series is #BevanExemplar Sheiladen Aquino of @CwmTafMorgannwg, winner of the NHS Wales Awards 2025 - Timely Care Award for improving care for patients with difficulty swallowing. Read about her project here! ⬇️

https://t.co/vOK7Gj4quT