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2025

23/10/2025 - Innovative project helps reduce harm and hospital admissions after a fall

02/10/2025 - Steady on, stay safe... why falls are not an inevitable part of growing old

04/09/2025 - Rapid response team helps support end of life patients at home

27/08/2025 - New booklet set to help get older hospital patients home more quickly

22/08/2025 - Virtual wards milestone sees thousands of patients cared for at home

07/08/2025 - Director for Public Health prescribes regular exercise

10/07/2025 - Niche role brings speech and language therapy to the frontline

24/01/2025 - Hospital book trolley gathers momentum

2024

23/12/2024 - There's no place like home for your recovery

17/12/2024 - Team helps prevent hospital stays with rehabilitation at home

20/09/2024 - Vintage items spark happy memories

11/09/2024 - Swansea Bay sets the standards for end-of-life care

03/09/2024 - Palliative patients benefit from ultrasound machine donation

30/08/2024 - Stretching key to mobility in later life

20/08/2024 - Inspirational ward keeps patients active

23/05/2024 - Hundreds of fracture patients cared for at home thanks to collaborative service

09/05/2024 - Support programme for older people suffering from osteoarthritis

03/05/2024 - Communication is key to breaking down barriers around death and dying conversations

11/04/2024 - Former cardiac patient says a huge thank you by gifting 90th birthday present to Morriston

02/04/2024 - Volunteers and their "buddies" give Tŷ Olwen patients more companionship and conversation

04/03/2024 - Surprise visitors put a smile on the faces of residents at Tonna Hospital

01/03/2024 - Use of Welsh language speaks volumes for patient care

29/01/2024 - Rising star doctor shines in Swansea Bay

25/01/2024 - Award-winner Pat's sharing decades of knowledge in new role

24/01/2024 - Daughter's heartfelt donation in mum's memory provides a real boost for patients at Ty Garngoch

2023

21/11/2023 - Falls advice reduces further harm and cuts ambulance journeys

08/11/2023 - Cluster initiative helps vaccinate hundreds of vulnerable patients

12/09/2023 - £1.1million funding delivers more staff and care for palliative care patients

29/08/2023 - Patients encouraged to exercise the mind as well as the body

10/08/2023 - Patients applaud musical interlude

25/07/2023 - New team tasked with quick turnarounds

25/07/2023 - Nostalgic items bring back cherished memories for dementia patients

14/07/2023 - Plants and peace give patients perfect setting in hospital's secret garden

25/05/2023 - It's a gardeners' world in Gorseinon as patients turn to flower power

19/05/2023 - Patients get crafty to help raise awareness of dementia

16/02/2023 - Brushing up on oral hygiene with denture campaign

2022

16/12/2022 - Baywatch project aims to guard patients from hospital falls

13/12/2022 - New course set to help Clare land dream job in NHS

21/10/2022 - Funfair proves a big hit with patients and staff

11/10/2022 - Pupils key to falls prevention message

05/10/2022 - Falls crime scene helps detect hazards at home

03/10/2022 - Warm embrace for Swansea team's way of keeping elderly fallers out of hospital

06/09/2022 - Nurses' role helps keep people healthy and at home

05/09/2022 - Robert Croft bowled over by treatment that "kept my mum alive"

16/05/2022 - Specialist role introduced to help reduce impact of falls

12/05/2022 - Doctors prescribe dance classes to keep patients on their feet

25/04/2022 - A cwtch is helping to keep elderly people out of hospital after a fall

24/02/2022- Team praised for caring approach to patients during pandemic

18/02/2022- Older people offered first aid advice for burns amidst fuel crisis fears

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

2021

08/12/2021- Help your loved ones prevent a fall this festive season

11/11/2021- Palliative care paramedics start training for new service

06/09/2021- Caring approach at end of life

30/07/2021 Mae gwasanaethau gofal cymunedol dan bwysau oherwydd galw mawr a phrinder staff

14/07/2021- Public urged to help prevent falls

21/06/2021- Expansion of Virtual wards to bring benefits for all to see

14/06/2021- Hospital department just for frail older people opens

11/06/2021- Swansea Bay's Dr Elizabeth Davies recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours List

2020

18/12/2020 - Heated marquees installed for visitors

02/09/2020- New 'Gold Standard' team saving sight in Swansea

07/07/2020- Morriston unit gets elderly people home

2019

21/11/2019- Staff surprise patient with 99th birthday party

21/10/2019- Vintage tearoom opens for patients at Gorseinon Hospital

18/10/2019- Mae rhodd o lyfrau yn helpu grŵp i fynd trwy atgofion

13/09/2019- Mae grŵp newydd yn dychwelyd y 'gwreichionen' i lygaid cleifion dementia

10/09/2019- Nod prosiect newydd yw adfywio cartrefi gofal

27/03/2019- Grand Slam gesture by Ospreys and Wales rugby star

06/03/2019- New hair salon is a real highlight for dementia patients

11/02/2019- Men on dementia ward enjoy a warm welcome in their own pub

14/01/2019- New walking hockey team benefits older people with memory difficulties

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