Alan Meudell

Health Technology Wales (HTW) is responsible for delivering a strategic, national approach to the identification, appraisal and adoption of new health technologies into health and care settings across NHS Wales. We cover all health technologies that are not medicines. This could be medical devices, surgical procedures, telemonitoring, psychological therapies, rehabilitation or any health intervention that isn’t a medicine. We critically assess the best available clinical- and cost-effectiveness evidence for a health technology. This evidence is reviewed by experts and the HTW Appraisal Panel to put the evidence into the Welsh context. We also function as a 'Front Door'​ to NHS Wales, signposting technology developers to initiatives to support technology evaluation and optimisation over the life cycle of the technology.

The United Welsh Group is an innovative, not-for-profit organisation providing housing and services to people in South Wales. We employ over 370 people and our Group includes our repairs and maintenance service Celtic Horizons Ltd; timber frame home manufacturer Celtic Offsite and Harmoni Homes, which builds homes and supports people to fulfil their dream of buying a property. We look after over 6,300 properties across 11 local authorities and in the last five years, we have built more than 1,000 homes. We provide a range of accommodation including Extra Care and supported housing and are committed to working in partnership with local authorities, health boards and others to provide specialist projects that help people with their wellbeing and encourage independent living in the community. We work together in a spirit of trust and authenticity, enabling a progressive environment which supports us to embrace new ideas and deliver our priorities. We are passionate about making a difference, keeping people safe, embracing diversity and challenging inequality, working efficiently and effectively, and helping everyone make the most of their strengths. We are ambitious about how we can help people to live their best lives, giving people choice, playing our part in ending homelessness, tackling poverty and challenging inequality, and providing secure homes alongside support and opportunities.