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Announcements

2025

26/09/2025 - Update regarding the transfer of inpatient beds from Gorseinon Hospital to Singleton Hospital

19/09/2025 - Notice of board meeting - 25 September 2025

18/09/2025 - Statement regarding Uned Gobaith at Tonna Hospital

11/09/2025 - Statement regarding the in-patient West Ward at Gorseinon Hospital

21/08/2025 - Public Notice: Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2025

25/07/2025 - Notice of board meeting - 31 July 2025

10/07/2025 - Special Board meeting, 15th July 2025

04/07/2025 - £4.8m to speed up scans at Swansea's largest hospital

20/06/2025 - Notice of special board meeting - 25 June 2025

06/06/2025 - An update on Swansea Bay's Maternity and Neonatal Services

02/06/2025 - Work starts on new dialysis centre in Port Talbot

23/05/2025 - Notice of board meeting - 29 May 2025

22/05/2025 - Speak with Swansea Bay UHB staff at Eisteddfod yr Urdd

13/05/2025 - Response from Swansea Bay UHB following Llais report

01/05/2025 - Strategic Equality Plan launched to improve service accessibility and acceptance for all

30/04/2025 - Notice of special board meeting - 1st May 2025

03/04/2025 - Urgent - Drain and resurfacing work at Singleton Hospital

20/03/2025 - Notice of board meeting - 27 March 2025

05/03/2025 - Our response to HIW's report on ED

23/01/2025 - Notice of board meeting - 30th January 2025

2024

30/12/2024 - Face masks and visiting restrictions across our hospitals as flu continues to have a significant impact

17/12/2024 - Notice of special board meeting - 19th December 2024

26/11/2024 - Discharge is a priority as pressure continues to affect Swansea Bay Hospitals

21/11/2024 - Notice of board meeting - 28th November 2024

25/10/2024 - Three improvement projects based in Swansea Bay University Health Board win at the NHS Wales Awards 2024

20/09/2024 - Empty factory in Port Talbot could become a state-of-the-art dialysis centre

18/09/2024 - Public Notice: Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2024

10/09/2024 - Major maternity announcements for Swansea Bay as services re-open

22/08/2024 - Swansea Bay UHB announces appointment of new CEO

13/08/2024 - NHS Wales shares learning from healthcare-acquired COVID-19 patient safety reviews

18/07/2024 - Notice of board meeting - 25th July 2024

05/07/2024 - Notice of board meeting - 11th July 2024

24/06/2024 - Unscheduled care pressures: Business Continuity Incident declared

17/06/2024 - Swansea Bay's Patient Choice Awards make welcome return

16/05/2024 - Notice of board meeting - 23rd May 2024

01/05/2024 - Founder of internationally renowned research centre hands over the reins

04/04/2024 - Highest level of escalation declared at Morriston Hospital

02/04/2024 - Notice of special board meeting - 10th April 2024

21/03/2024 - Notice of board meeting - 28th March 2024

20/03/2024 - Junior doctors' industrial action 25th-29th March 2024 - information for patients

19/03/2024 - Swansea Bay independent maternity and neonatal review - an update from Chair of the Oversight Panel, Margaret Bowron KC

06/03/2024 - Morriston Hospital is under extreme pressure today

15/02/2024 - Exceptional pressures at Morriston Hospital - please help if you can

14/02/2024 - Junior Doctors' Industrial Action 21st-24th February 2024 - information for patients

02/02/2024 - MMR vaccination urged to protect against a rise in measles cases

31/01/2024 - Leading King's Counsel appointed to oversee review

25/01/2024 - Notice of board meeting - 31st January 2024

25/01/2024 - A message from our Chair, Emma Woollett

25/01/2024 - Response to Ombudsman's reports regarding three orthopaedic patients

18/01/2024 - Junior Doctors' industrial action – update

12/01/2024 - Industrial Action - Junior Doctors' Strike 15th to 18th January 2024

09/01/2024 - Visiting restrictions eased at Morriston Hospital

03/01/2024 - Routine visiting suspended at Morriston Hospital due to rising infection rates

2023

08/12/2023 - Notice of board meeting - 14th December 2023

28/09/2023 - Birth centre and home birth service to be reinstated after £750,000 investment

17/08/2023 - Temporary change to Neath Port Talbot Minor Injury Unit opening hours

20/07/2023 - Notice of board meeting - 27th July 2023

01/06/2023 - Industrial action - information for patients

24/05/2023 - Welcome to our three new independent members to Swansea Bay University Health Board

18/05/2023 - Still Time to Have Your Say in May on the Air Ambulance Services in Wales

30/03/2023 - Have Your Say on EMRTS Service Review Engagement

27/03/2023 - Early learning from hospital-acquired COVID-19 patient safety investigations published

24/03/2023 - Notice of board meeting - 30th March

03/02/2023 - Industrial action postponed: information for patients

23/01/2023 - Notice of board meeting - 26th January 2023

09/01/2023 - Industrial action - information for patients

2022

29/12/2022 - Avoid A&E unless absolutely necessary

16/12/2022 - Industrial action - Tuesday 20th December

22/11/2022 - Notice of board meeting - 24th November 2022

22/09/2022 - Notice of board meeting - 29th September 2022

13/09/2022 - Bank Holiday Monday 19th September - changes to our services

05/08/2022 - Computer system outage affecting 111 and out of hours GP

06/07/2022 - Notice of Annual General Meeting 2022

31/05/2022 - Notice of Special Meeting - 8th June 2022

20/05/2022 - Notice of board meeting - 26th May 2022

10/05/2022 - Swansea Bay health board's response to media reports on accessing NHS dental care

05/05/2022 - Sexual health service closed on May 6 and 13 due to staff training

24/03/2022 - Notice of board meeting - 31 March, 2022

22/02/2022 - Notice of Special Meeting - 24th February 2022

21/01/2022 - Notice of board meeting - 27th January 2022

18/01/2022 - Public urged to help prevent slips and falls during winter months

2021

30/12/2021 - Families urged to consider bringing loved ones home from hospital

10/12/2021 - Notice of special board meeting - 16th December 2021

24/11/2021 - Response to Children's Community Nursing Services report

19/11/2021- Regional partnership secures care home beds to tackle winter pressures

18/11/2021- Notice of board meeting - 25th November 2021

16/11/2021 - Swansea consultant to deliver the annual Stephen Hawking lecture

01/11/2021 - The NHS in Swansea Bay response to unprecedented pressure this autumn and winter

26/10/2021 - Notice of Special Meeting - 28th October 2021

14/09/2021 - Keeping Swansea Bay's schools safe

26/08/2021 - Prioritisation for urgently needed blood tests

13/08/2021 - Notice of special meeting - 19th August 2021

30/07/2021 - Community care services are very stretched due to high demand and staff shortages

23/07/2021 - Notice of board meeting - 29th July 2021

20/07/2021 - Notice of special meeting - 22nd July 2021

10/07/2021 - Overdoses - warning update

30/06/2021 - Notice of Annual General Meeting 2021

21/06/2021 - Notice of special meeting - 23rd June 2021

11/06/2021 - Happy memories as Christine retires after 51-year NHS career

04/06/2021 - Wind Street pub-goers warned to look out for symptoms and get tested after Covid-19 cases linked to bar

02/06/2021 - Notice of special meeting - 7th June 2021

20/05/2021 - Notice of board meeting - 27th May 2021

20/05/2021 - Caution urged as Indian variant cases confirmed in Swansea Bay area

18/05/2021 - Health board training staff thank stadium for pitching in

21/04/2021 - Call to co-operate with contact tracers after illegal party in Swansea suburb

31/03/2021 - Keep to the rules call for Easter, as Clase gatherings spark Covid clusters

24/03/2021 - Cluster of Neath Port Talbot Covid cases linked to family household gatherings

19/03/2021 - Notice of board meeting - 25th March 2021

25/02/2021 - COVID-19 tests now open to people with a wider range of symptoms

17/02/2021 - Smoking ban in hospital grounds becomes law on 1st March

22/01/2021 - "We have lost five Covid patients in a single shift in intensive care"

22/01/2021 - Statement in response to Ombudsman's report

22/01/2021 - PUBLIC SERVICES OMBUDSMAN (WALES) ACT 2019

21/01/2021 -  Notice of board meeting - 28th January 2021

15/01/2021 - Warning as cardiac patients put off urgent heart scans

08/01/2021 - Steve Spill appointed Vice Chair of Swansea Bay University Health Board

2020

30/12/2020 - Frontline staff receive New Year Honours

22/12/2020 Common Christmas mishaps and how you can help the NHS help you

16/12/2020 - Covid deaths tragically hitting new high in Swansea Bay hospitals

07/12/2020 - Catastrophe looms if we don't follow Covid-19 rules, health chief warns

19/11/2020 - Notice of board meeting - 26th November 2020

06/11/2020 - Gorseinon Hospital Covid-19 statement

03/11/2020 - Plea to public as Covid pressures increase on local health and social care services

26/10/2020 - Strict infection control measures remain in place at Morriston Hospital as a result of the Covid-19 outbreak

21/10/2020 - New CEO appointed to Swansea Bay University Health Board

20/10/2020 - Swansea Bay UHB - Update on Covid-19 outbreaks

20/10/2020 - Resumption of laboratory testing service

15/10/2020 - October 15th - Testing update

12/10/2020 - Updated statement on blood and other tests

12/10/2020 - Don't clock off from Covid – message to workers

09/10/2020 - Swansea Bay employees feature in Queen's Birthday Honours List

08/10/2020 - Temporary changes to blood test arrangements in Swansea Bay

08/10/2020 - Covid local testing site to be set up in Swansea theatre

30/09/2020 - PUBLIC SERVICES OMBUDSMAN (WALES) ACT 2019

29/09/2020 - Notice of Annual General Meeting 2020

28/09/2020 - Covid Mobile Testing Units to be rolled-out across Swansea and Neath Port Talbot

21/09/2020 - Visiting changes - Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Services

17/09/2020 - Notice of board meeting - 24th September 2020

14/09/2020 - Households urged to read and keep important coronavirus mailing

14/09/2020 - Launch of the South Wales Trauma Network - NHS Wales Health Collaborative

11/09/2020 - Residents urged to stick to new Covid-19 rules to avoid lockdown risk

24/08/2020 - Join us as we celebrate Pride Cymru 2020

21/08/2020 - Campaign against antibiotics overuse spreads across Swansea

24/07/2020 - Visiting update 25th September 2020

17/07/2020 - Ty Olwen specialist palliative care inpatient unit reopens

14/07/2020 - Swansea Bay UHB Chief Executive to retire at end of year

18/06/2020 - Notice of board meeting - 25th June 2020

17/06/2020 - A thank you message from the Chair and Chief Executive of Swansea Bay UHB

26/05/2020 - Swansea Bay Welcomes New Member to its Board

21/05/2020 - Notice of board meeting - 28th May 2020

24/04/2020 - Notice of board meeting - 30th April 2020

20/04/2020 - Emma Woollett appointed Chair of Swansea Bay University Health Board

19/03/2020 - Notice of board meeting

11/03/2020 - COVID-19 - Swansea Bay UHB statement 11.03.2020

18/02/2020 - Statement in response to Ombudsman's report

18/02/2020 - PUBLIC SERVICES OMBUDSMAN (WALES) ACT 2005

2019

01/07/2019 - Update after retirement of health board Chairman Andrew Davies

01/04/2019 - Hello To Swansea Bay University Health Board

29/03/2019 - ABMU Chairman Andrew Davies announces his departure

27/03/2019 - Fire fund established following hospital blaze

26/03/2019 - Fire-hit ward likely to be closed for three months 

25/03/2019 - Singleton Hospital ward fire

21/03/2019 - Health Board Meeting - 28th March 2019

28/01/2019 - Statement in response to HIW report: Kris Wade

25/01/2019 - Meeting of the Health Board - 31st January 2019

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