The Velindre University NHS Trust ( Welsh : Ymddiriedolaeth GIG Prifysgol Felindre ) is an NHS Wales trust established in 1994 as a specialist provider of cancer services in Wales. It runs the Velindre Cancer Centre and the Welsh Blood Service . It also incorporates, on a hosted basis, the NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (NWSSP).
4-571: The Welsh Blood Service is a division of Velindre University NHS Trust responsible for the collection of blood in Wales , and of the distribution of blood products to hospitals within the country, as well as other related functions. The service was established in 1946. At that time the only test carried out was for syphilis. Since then more than 10 million units of blood have been donated in Wales. The Welsh Blood Service's roles include On 2 May 2016
8-539: A stereotactic radiosurgery service. A Varian TrueBeam linear accelerator which delivers stereotactic radiosurgery was funded by a £4.6 million Welsh Government investment in 2015. When inspected in 2014, the Velindre Cancer Centre was generally praised. A clinical trials unit was set up in 1994 with three members of staff. In 2014 that had expanded to 34, with more than 9,700 patients having been recruited for clinical trials. The trust
12-788: The Welsh Blood Service became a national service and began collecting and distributing blood in North Wales. Previously to this, the service covered Mid, South and West Wales, with NHS Blood and Transplant , covering North Wales. The research and development activity within the Welsh Blood Service Archived 9 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine supports a broad range of healthcare topics. Its four research themes, Transplantation , Donor Care and Public Health , Products and Therapies reflect
16-479: The spectrum of this work. In 2017 the Welsh Blood Service published its Research and Development Strategy , which details its planned expansion of activity into collaborative work and engaging in regenerative and personalised medicine fields. Velindre University NHS Trust The Velindre Cancer Centre in Cardiff provides radiotherapy treatment. It provides stereotactic body radiotherapy treatment and
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