Changemakers transforming health and care from within
The Bevan Commission’s Exemplar Programme supports health and care professionals to take their great prudent healthcare ideas and translate them into practice. Our 12-month programme provides training and mentorship to inform thinking and develop skills so Exemplars can transform health and care services from within, having positive impacts on patient care, lived experiences, health outcomes and on service efficiency.
Bevan Exemplars are health and care staff from across Wales who are supported by the Bevan Commission to develop and test their own innovative ideas over a 12-month period. The Bevan Exemplar programme is open to anyone working in NHS Wales, Social Care Wales, Local Government or within Regional Partnership Boards. The Bevan Exemplar programme is kindly supported by the Health Boards and NHS Trusts across Wales.
We’ve transformed the patient experience and the models of care we provide in the hospital environment.
DR OLIVER BLOCKER
ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEON, BETSI CADWALADR UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD
Explore The Cohorts
Driving change in challenging times
The Bevan Exemplar Programme call for cohort 8, ‘Driving Change in Challenging Times,’ challenged applicants to develop prudent and innovative solutions to overcome issues facing the sustainable delivery of health and care services in Wales. Applications were encouraged around the following themes, aligned with Welsh Government and NHS Wales priorities:
- Preventing Illness, Early Intervention and Supporting Care in the Community
- New Models of Integrated Health and Social Care
- Reducing Waste across Health and Care
- Supporting the Recovery of Elective Care
- Improving Care for Patients with Cancer
- Reducing Inequalities and Transforming Mental Health Services
Sian Jones Red Kite Health Solutions CIC and Powys Teaching Health Board Hear Sian and…
Naveen Madhavan Digital Health and Care Wales The aspiration of all healthcare leaders is to…
Rachel Wright Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board At BCUHB we collect a large amount of…
Robin Owen Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board The Values Programme is an innovative therapeutic approach…
Rhian Green and Meilys Heulfryn Smith Cyngor Gwynedd Planning for a patient’s discharge requires community…
Sarah Thorne Hywel Dda University Health Board This project aims to provide a viable solution…
Ruth Young Cardiff and Vale University Health Board Whole genome sequencing (WGS) is a DNA…
Sian Hughes, Meg Williams and Jamie-Lee Cook Aneurin Bevan University Health Board The aim of…
Sian Crinson Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board This service development proposal aims to address the…
Mark Jones & Steve Clarke Welsh Ambulance Services Trust There are around 100,000 mental health…
Torsten Hildebrandt Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board Rare diseases (RD), defined by an…
Thomas Hirst Emergency Medical Retrieval and Transfer Service (EMRTS) There are an estimated 7,400 cases…
Pushkar Prafulla Joshi Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board This project is aimed at developing a…
Vaseekaran Sivarajasingam Cardiff and Vale University Health Board There is substantial unmet need (estimated 10,200…
Evelyn Gibson Hywel Dda University Health Board Brain Injury and Mental Health – please complete…
Paddy Gardner Haelu working with Hywel Dda University Health Board Background: Hywel Dda UHB and…
Emma Adamson Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board Research suggests that antenatal education provides a range…
Helen Golledge Cardiff and Vale University Health Board The growing burden of diabetes and its…
Fiona Thomas Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board The cellular pathology department is unable to…
Helen Harries Hywel Dda University Health Board More people are being diagnosed and surviving prostate…
Helen Munro Hywel Dda University Health Board 160 cases of cervical cancer are diagnosed in…
Ivana Wong Cardiff and Vale University Health Board Since March 2020 the Cluster Pharmacists at…
Emily Hoskins Aneurin Bevan University Health Board ABUHB have made a Wales first by employing…
Janice Cole-Williams Hywel Dda University Health Board The department of General Medicine occupies the majority…
Lucie – Jane Whelan Hughes Hywel Dda University Health Board The North and South Pembrokeshire…
Melissa Blow Aneurin Bevan University Health Board The cost of lower limb wound management is…
Kay Wilson Aneurin Bevan University Health Board In Wales, patients in the last year of…
Alan Treharne Hywel Dda University Health Board Introduction Post COVID recovery in gynaecology has received…
Andrea Bevan Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board Aim: To establish a Health Visiting cancer…
Alex Williams Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board This project aims to provide skills for life…
Andrew Green Digital Health and Care Wales Every safeguarding report into child harm is clear…
Becky Evans Credu Supporting Carers (Powys) The very purpose of the project is to build…
Anjana Kaur and Sarah Wright Welsh Government/HEIW The rising pressures on NHS Staff and service…
Carys Stevens Hywel Dda University Health Board The use of virtual reality in palliative and…
Christy Hoskings Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board Neurodevelopment Services across Wales are under increasing pressure,…
Chris Goodwin Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board OPAT is Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy; this is…
Daryl Harris and Linda Tremain Aneurin Bevan University Health Board “Implicit in a prudent approach…
Claire Jones and Meryl James Hywel Dda University Health Board Background: Individuals’ first appointment within…
Elaine Lewis Cardiff and Vale University Health Board Currently, it is suggested there is significant…
Elisabeth Davies Velindre NHS Trust Background: Genetic Haemochromatosis (GH) is the most common genetic condition…
Doing things differently for a prudent, sustainable recovery
In 2021/22, the Cohort 7 Exemplars explored ideas and projects aligned with:
- Using digital and technological solutions to do things differently.
- Working in different ways and with different people.
- A different approach to reduce waste and achieve sustainable health and care without harm.
- Cutting bureaucracy, empowering people and managing shared risks.
- Developing innovative actions around shared priorities, such as connecting with hard to reach groups.
- Collaborating to make the most of all skills and resources and doing only what’s needed.
- Priorities consistent within local organisations and collaborative working.
Sujatha Thaladi The Mentor Ring and Cardiff and Vale University Health Board A year long…
Laura Lloyd Davies Hywel Dda University Health Board The mental health and wellbeing of the…
Samantha Davies, Mari Powell and Briony Guerin Swansea Bay University Health Board Watch Samantha Davies…
Preetham Kodumuri and Prash Jesudason Betsi Cadawaladr University Health Board Watch Preetham Kodumuri talk about…
Tracey Hutchings Aneurin Bevan University Health Board Vascular disease affects the circulatory systems which includes…
Vanessa Bailey Aneurin Bevan University Health Board Virtual Reality (VR) has a growing evidence base…
Gareth Morgan Hywel Dda University Health Board Watch Gareth talk about his project. There is…
Kelly White, Rachel James and Zoe Kennerley Hywel Dda University Health Board Watch Kelly talk…
Michelle Rigby and Josh Elton Betswi Cadwaladr University Health Board and Mental Health Foundation Watch…
Katherine Lewis and Sarah Beauclerk Hywel Dda University Health Board The pandemic has exacerbated pre-existing…
Sienna Hayes Cardiff and Vale University Health Board Climate change has been defined by the…
Heather McNaught and Vicky Warburton Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board Historically community occupational therapy referrals…
Helen Jefferies Cardiff and Vale University Health Board Shared Care Haemodialysis supports patients receiving haemodialysis…
Anna Pyrtherch Hywel Dda University Health Board Obese children grow into obese adults, with action…
Jackie Pottle Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board Cancer related fatigue (CRF) affects between 65-90% of…
Karen Hazel Aneurin Bevan University Health Board The proposed project is building on lessons learnt…
Karen Sankey and Jane Bellis Community Wellness CIC / Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board Watch…
Anthony Griffiths Cardiff and Vale University Health Board The Project: A new approach to the…
Avril Jones Aneurin Bevan University Health Board This project focus is on staff wellbeing to…
Bruno Cullinan Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board A specific element of the NHS net-zero by…
Clare Connor Aneurin Bevan University Health Board Watch Clare talk about the project. The musculoskeletal…
Ebube Obi Aneurin Bevan University Health Board A significant number of patients cannot be cared…
Gemma Johns Aneurin Bevan University Health Board TEC Cymru have received a significant amount of…
George Morris Cardiff and Vale University Health Board By law any individual working with/around ionising…
Angharad Wooldridge, Victoria Hannah, Sian Evans and Huw Williams Public Health Wales Climate change is…
Rachel Gibby Pembrokeshire County Council In Pembrokeshire we have a growing retirement and older person’s…
Andrew Scard Aneurin Bevan University Health Board Watch Andrew talk about his project. Cardiac Rehab…
Adnan Bunkheila Swansea Bay University Health Board Traditional referral practices from primary care settings to…
Rebecca McConnell, Fiona Moss and Nicola Powell Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board Holywell Hospital is…
Louise Leach, Jennie Christie, Jo Wood (ABUHB) and Charlotte Peck, Emma Dyer and Verity Sowden…
Pramodh Vallabhaneni Swansea Bay University Health Board Virtual clinics are now well-established health care delivery…
John Tredget Cardiff and Vale University Health Board Bipolar disorder is thought to directly affect…
Natalie Janes and Lloyd Hambridge Aneurin Bevan University Health Board Watch Natalie and Lloyd talk…
Michelle Copeman and Sarah Beauclerk Hywel Dda University Health Board The Covid 19 pandemic meant…
Lynda Verghese and Ashwin Ahuja Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board Ambiguities arising out of the…
Marc Davies Public Health Wales “One Health is an integrated, unifying approach that aims to…
Ruth James Hywel Dda University Health Board There is a significant risk that patient’s medicines…
Louise Steer Hywel Dda University Health Board The Project: The development of a virtual speech…
Lowri Smith Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board Watch Lowri talk about her project. The Project:…
Sophia Keene Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board The Safe Clean Care campaign during COVID19 pandemic…
Susannah Goggins Betsi Cadawaladr University Health Board Within the Audiology service, there is a need…
Shanti Karupiah Swansea Bay University Health Board The COVID-19 pandemic has been one of the…
Sheiladen Aquino Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board Watch Sheiladen talk about her project. Difficulties…
Sarah Kingdom Mills Hywel Dda University Health Board There are approximately 25,088 beds within social…
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Case Study Velindre Cancer Centre Velindre Cancer Centre’s Bevan Exemplar project is pioneering new ways…
Oliver Blocker, Ryan Trickett, Kris Prosser and Gillian Edwards Cardiff and Vale University Health Board…
Shirley Jonathan and Leah Watson Swansea Bay University Health Board Background: On a yearly basis,…
Catherine Quarrell and Charles Patterson Powys Teaching Health Board Background: Administrative staff are often the…
Carly Pridmore Hywel Dda University Health Board Background: The Transfer of Care, Advice Liaison Service…
Mary O'Regan Hywel Dda University Health Board Background: Many hospital and community-based patients receive intravenous…
Meryl James Hywel Dda University Health Board Background: ‘Mind over Food’ is an 8-week psychotherapeutic…
Secure Services Referral and step down pathway: Managing access to internal and external secure beds
Sherilea Curzon and Kay Isaacs Hywel Dda University Health Board Background: The relationship between the…
Mandy Rayani and Mandy Davies Hywel Dda University Health Board Background: The Covid-19 pandemic has…
Nicky Thomas Hywel Dda University Health Board in partnership with Cardiff University This unique all-Wales project…
Alison Bishop and Meinir Jones (HDUHB), Rhian Dawson (HDUHB and Carmarthenshire County Council) and Martyn…
Gary Howe (Connect Health), Zoe Brewster (CTMUHB) and John Davies (HDUHB) Cwm Taf Morgannwg University…
Donna Morris,Leah Panniers, Gareth Turtle, Dawn Daniel, Carly Marsh, Bethan Murphy and Susan Reed Cwm…
Sarah Page, Stephanie Wells, Chris Thomas, Biju Mohamed, Ruth Lewis-Morton, Tracy Williams, Sandra Mahon, Dr…
Natalie Elliott Cardiff and Vale University Health Board This is a National project with multiple…
Julie Cornish and Louise Silva Cardiff and Vale University Health Board with Medtronic Interactive Studios…
Balasundaram Ramesh, T R Madhusudhan and Deepu Bhasker Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board in partnership…
Andrea Basu and Sarah Powell-Jones Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board Background: Healthy Start is a…
Callum Mackay, John Glen and Ffyon Davies Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board Background: Ysbyty Glan…
Matthew Lyon, Jade Heath, Sian Morgan, Sheila Palmer-Smith, Ruth Best, Peter Davies, Christopher Anderson and Rachel Butler Cardiff and Vale University…
Dr Karla Blee, Rory Wilkinson, Tiffiny Lewandowski, Kelly Andrews Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board Background: Early treatment of…
Anu Ajakaiye, Noreen Haque, Maria Kaloudi and Ruth Roberts Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board Background:…
Lucy Clarke and Kim Jones Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board with Domestic Abuse Safety Unit…
Alice Lethbridge and Jenny Allan Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board Background: Becoming a doctor is…
Katy Knott, Grevin Jones and Ruth Burgess Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board Background: Individuals accessing…
Sara James and Mark Knight-Davies Aneurin Bevan University Health Board Background ABUHB (Aneurin Bevan University…
Tamsyn Cowden Powys Teaching Health Board The need for NHS Green Bees The project came…
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Ffion John and Alec MacHenry Hywel Dda University Health Board with industry partner, OSP Healthcare…
Jacqui Jones, Andeep Chohan and Jonathan Turnbull Ross Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust Background: Following…
Isla Horton, Claire Terry and Karen Pardy Cardiff and Vale University Health Board and Grow…
Anne-Marie Hutchison Swansea Bay University Health Board with industry partner, Yellow Sub Creative Ltd A…
Kayleigh Owen Swansea Bay University Health Board Background: Pulmonary Rehabilitation (PR) is a multidisciplinary programme…
Andrew Thomas (Bridgend County Borough Council) Bridgend County Borough Council with partners, Cwm Taf Morgannwg…
Dianne Burnett, Stephen Farrington and Chris Hopkins Hywel Dda University Health Board with industry partner,…
Sarah Wheeler Powys Teaching Health Board Background: This project is about facilitating Advance Care Planning…
Kate Rhodes Hywel Dda University Health Board Background: One in four Carmarthenshire residents have a…
Sharon Davies, Nicki Price, Claire Raymond, Jane Moran and Karen Holloway Hywel Dda University Health…
Ruth Williams, Natalie Murray, Joanne Wheeldon and Rebecca Griffiths Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board Background: The Interstitial…
Emma Francis Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board Background: Secondary care mental health patients can…
Wai Siene Ng, James E Morgan, Gareth Bulpin and Sharon Beatty Cardiff and Vale University Health Board…
Anna Barrett Cardiff and Vale University Health Board Background: Miscarriage has a devastating impact on…
Lisa Williams Cardiff and Vale University Health Board with industry partner, Celf Creative Ltd Background:…
Marianne Seabright Cardiff and Vale University Health Board with Rubicon Dance/Culture Step Background: Many patients…
Sian Corrin, Jade Heath, Angharad Williams, Erik Waskiewicz, Laura McCluskey, Nia Haines and Jenny Waizeneker Cardiff…
Alana Adams Cardiff and Vale University Health Board with Meridian IT Better Conversations, Better Experience &…
Ghali Salahia, Richard White, Nimit Goyal and Robyn Davies Cardiff and Vale University Health Board…
Sally Mogg and Maureen Hillier Cardiff and Vale Health Board Background: Patients who are referred…
Sue Wynne, Sara Owen and Sallie France Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board in partnership with North…
Joanne Gregory and Stephanie Ditcham Velindre University NHS Trust with WeAreQR and Vale People First This Bevan…
Anne Silman (BCUHB) with Andrew Mayers (Institute of British Sign Language) and Richard Speight (UNISON)…
Dilesh Thaker, Hannah Williams and Chris Watson Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board Background: Estimates suggest…
Samah Massalha, Anna Mullard, Elaine Hampton and Dawn Griffiths Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board Background:…
Tom Downs, Lewis Roberts, Gwenllian Rhys and Yasmina Hamdaoui Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board Background: Climate change is…
Tanya Strange (ABUHB) and Chris Hooper (Torfaen County Borough Council) Aneurin Bevan University Health Board…
Miranda Thomason Gwent Association of Voluntary Organisations in partnership with Community Connections and Aneurin Bevan…
Sarah Roberts Aneurin Bevan University Health Board Background: Variations in gait (walking pattern), foot posture…
Ian Jones Aneurin Bevan University Health Board Background: Care home patients are usually elderly and…
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Shari Cadmore Swansea Bay University Health Board and technology partner, We Are QR This Bevan…
Meryl Davies (HDUHB) and Jo McCarthy (PHW) Hywel Dda University Health Board with Public Health…
Euan Hails, Menna Brown, Alice E. Hoon Aneurin Bevan University Health Board This Bevan Exemplar project introduced…
Rowena Christmas Aneurin Bevan University Health Board This Bevan Exemplar project developed a multidisciplinary peer…
M A Adlan, Ishrat Khan, Kate Gounds, LD Premawardhana, Julie Scattergood, Carol Thomas Aneurin Bevan…
Hrishi Joshi Cardiff and Vale University Health Board This Bevan Exemplar Project introduced UroLift as…
Gethin Morgan (CVUHB) Cardiff and Vale University Health Board and Alivecor UK This Bevan Exemplar…
Oliver Williams Cardiff and Vale University Health Board This Bevan Exemplar project created a partnership…
Lee McAlea, Steph Taylor and Gareth Lloyd Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust This Bevan Exemplar project brought…
Dr Arfon Williams, GP and team, Ty Doctor, Nefyn Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board Background:…
Michelle Dunning and Keir Lewis with participants, Rebekah Mills Bennett, Carol-Anne Davies, Lisa Butler, Trystan…
Clea Atkinson, Zaheer Yousef, Sian Hughes and Victor Sim Cardiff and Vale University Health Board…
Jo Gamba, Rhiannon Edwards, Rhiannon Parker and Rhian Wilyeo Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board…
Christine Sillman Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board This Bevan Exemplar project introduced a new…
Dafydd James, Debbie Hopkins (ABMUHB) and Daniel Gartner (Cardiff University) Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health…
Paul Edwards, Beverly Davies (ABUHB) and Guy Lacey (Coleg Gwent) Aneurin Bevan University Health Board…
Doris Behrens, Enzo Di Battista (ABUHB) and Daniel Gartner (Cardiff University) Aneurin Bevan University Health…
Simon D. Jones (ABUHB) and Miles Williams (Cook Medical) Aneurin Bevan University Health Board with…
Tony Downes Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board A Bevan Exemplar initiative led by Dr Tony…
Balasundaram Ramesh, S Shenoy and Evan Moore (BCUHB) Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board with industry…
Claire Morton, Tony David, Andy Stott, Divya Mathews, Alexander Chiu, Conor Lyons and Adonis El…
Shaun Thomas Cardiff and Vale University Health Board This Bevan Exemplar project is developing an…
Chris Bryant Cardiff and Vale University Health Board This Bevan Exemplar project brought together a…
Rebecca Thomas, Karen Morgan and Sarah Davies Cwm Taf University Health Board and industry partner,…
Rachel Gemine, Ian Bond, Phil Groom, David Taylor and Keir Lewis Hywel Dda University Health…
Debra Llewellyn, Julia Wilkinson and Alison Watkins Carmarthenshire County Council with industry partner, Delta Wellbeing…
Andrew Colwill Powys Teaching Health Board with specialist partner, My mHealth Limited This Bevan Exemplar…
An approach to support parents to develop responsive interactions to support children with language development…
Ellen Thompson Powys Teaching Health Board This Bevan Exemplar project provided treatment locally to improve…
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Steve Hill Velindre NHS Trust Context: Imagine: You have been diagnosed with cancer, and then…
Angela Jones Cardiff & Vale University Health Board Aim: To provide foot health education and…
Roger John and Gwen Kohler Welsh Ambulance Service NHS Trust Scope: A joint initiative instigated…
Elise Lang Velindre NHS Trust Context: 1 in 2 people are expected to develop cancer…
Jennifer Walsh Powys Teaching Health Board Context: NICE estimate 900,000 children and young people suffer…
Amy Uren Cwm Taf University Health Board Aim: We must make sure that people living…
Chris Peter Subbe Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board Context: Can I go home? Will I…
Glynne Roberts Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board Context: In North Wales, over 80,000 people live…
Peter White and Chris Davies Aneurin Bevan University Health Board Aim: We aim to divert…
David Minton, Anne Sprackling, John Dicomidis Aneurin Bevan University Health Board Aim: To reduce medicines…
Reuben Morgan Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board Aim: Medicines HomeCare is a service of…
Dafydd James Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board Scope: The South West Wales home nocturnal…
Clive Thomas Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board Scope: The Community Dementia Support Teams in…
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Martin Davies (CTUHB), Emma Williams (CTUHB) and Anne Hinchliffe (PHW) Cwm Taf University Health Board…
Catrin Hawthorn Hywel Dda University Health Board A Therapy-led Carpal Tunnel Clinic in a primary…
Owen Hughes, Valmai Davies and Kara Price Powys Teaching Health Board and Phillips Healthcare Clinical Respiratory Service…
Mike Simmons and Sharon Daniel Hywel Dda University Health Board Hywel Dda University Health Board (HDUHB)…
Rhian Dawson, Linda Williams, Victoria Prendiville, Sian Fox, Sarah Cameron, Gail Jones, Teresa Williams, Linda…
Richard Hughes, Shahood Ali (CAVUHB) and Kevin Robinson (3M Ltd) Cardiff and Vale University Health…
Prof Keith Harding, Maureen Fallon, Michael Clark & Kirsty Mahoney (Cardiff and Vale UHB, Wound…
Annie Llewellyn Davies Aneurin Bevan University Health Board In the United Kingdom, deliberate self harm…
Samantha Murray and Julie Rees (ABUHB) and Jo Wilkinson (Genesis Medical LTD) Aneurin Bevan University…
Iona Collins, Richard Hugtenburg, Yuzhi Cai, Paola Griffiths, Amanda Davies and John Wagstaff Abertawe Bro…
Dave Smith, Alex Chase, Anwen Jenkins, Pankaj Kumar and Aprim Youhana Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University…
Phillip Routledge, Rhys Howell, Debra Woolley, Janice Price and Christine Woods Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University…
