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2025

03/11/2025 - Staff share expertise to help people keep well at home through virtual wards

28/10/2025 - Swansea chest injuries expert shares her skills with Ukraine physios treating war injured

23/10/2025 - Fab four teenage brothers raise £3,000 after mum's breast cancer diagnosis

30/09/2025 - Swansea experts awarded £1.2 million grant that could help transform stroke patient care

29/08/2025 - New exercise video set to aid patient recovery

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

31/07/2025 - Time to put your best foot forward for Active August!

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

10/07/2025 - Stroke patient back in the saddle again

18/06/2025 - Charity launches appeal to create an 'oasis of nature' for children receiving care at hospital

07/05/2025 - Mum's "crazy" idea after breast cancer returned inspires world-first surgical procedure

02/05/2025 - Educational sessions help to inform and inspire people living with MS

17/04/2025 - Unit's national recognition for new system that cuts patients' time recovering in hospital

03/03/2025 - Holidaymaker's eternal thanks to Morriston staff who saved her life

28/02/2025 - Mum who lost all her fingers to sepsis now has a full set again thanks to Morriston team

11/02/2025 - Homeless and vulnerable helped to access healthcare in the community

24/01/2025 - Hospital book trolley gathers momentum

2024

23/12/2024 - Panto star Kev Johns visits Singleton chemo unit

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

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

10/12/2024 - Dad's thanks for support after walking his daughter down the aisle despite losing both his legs

04/12/2024 - Putt it there! Luke makes golf day donation to say a big thank you for heart op

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

15/11/2024 - Mr Wales says fitness is key to heart op recovery

08/11/2024 - First Minister visits amputee veterans ahead of Remembrance Sunday

25/10/2024 - Prehabilitation team educates and supports patients waiting for surgery

09/10/2024 - Plant power and biodiversity benefit young patients in wildlife garden renovation

27/09/2024 - Heart transplant survivor appeals for everyone to consider organ donation - and let family know your wishes

23/09/2024 - Staff trek raises hundreds for a sensory garden for patients with brain injuries

16/09/2024 - Work of OTs held up as an example for therapists across the UK

10/09/2024 - Swansea Bay delivers new 10-minute MS injection in UK first

05/09/2024 - Specialist nurse awarded for role in improving care for wound patients

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

20/08/2024 - Inspirational ward keeps patients active

09/08/2024 - Patients show their true spirit in Cefn Coed's Olympic Games

21/06/2024 - Swansea Bay is a home from home for an overseas nurse whose role is unique in Wales

12/06/2024 - Community sessions help reduce waiting times for patients managing pain

03/06/2024 - Wellbeing group for cardiac patients proves it's good to talk

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

14/05/2024 - Swansea's cancer centre first in Wales to offer tattoo-free radiotherapy

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

07/05/2024 - Former truck driver delivers Swansea's newest Men's Shed

17/04/2024 - Teamwork key to wheelchair workshop success

10/04/2024 - Patients and staff hail service which treats patients at home - and eases pressure on hospitals

28/03/2024 - Brightening the wards with music - and helping with rehab

27/03/2024 - Carpenter's hands-on approach helps rebuild his life following severe injury

14/03/2024 - New hospital food menu set to aid patients' recovery

08/02/2024 - Cancer survivor thanks bowel screening test – and his wife - for saving his life

26/01/2024 - Hospital stay prevented thanks to virtual ward team

10/01/2024 - System which helps patients leave hospital on time wins national award

2023

29/12/2023 - Family therapy to help rehabilitation of offenders

05/12/2023 - New team keeps patients in the best possible shape while they await surgery

10/11/2023 - Neuro-rehabilitation fundraiser gets Royal reply

26/10/2023 - Panto star thanks NHS for ensuring the show goes on

01/09/2023 - Staff get into gear to sign off a successful Active August

30/08/2023 - Patients combine fun and fitness during Active August

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

25/08/2023 - Team helps patients manage conditions at home as part of virtual wards

16/08/2023 - Stroke survivor conquers sponsored walk to thank staff for their care

26/06/2023 - First keyhole spinal op in Swansea Bay sees patient back home the same day

30/05/2023 - Mentoring proves perfect way to give back

24/03/2023 - Woman who relearned to walk completes seafront challenge to thank staff

09/03/2023 - High-tech leg gives dad the confidence to carry his baby son without fear of falling

27/02/2023 - Young girl who lost a leg is back dancing again thanks to work of Morriston Hospital prosthetists

07/02/2023 - Swansea surgeon handed top role

09/01/2022 - New fracture discharge service

2022

23/11/2022 - Father enjoys quality family time again thanks to brain injury service

18/11/2022 - Surgeon reattaches joiner's thumb after saw accident

09/11/2022 - Runner puts in hard yards to help brain injury service that treated best friend

21/10/2022 - Rapid diagnosis helped put Helen's mind at rest on road to recovery

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

10/10/2022 - Praise for Swansea Bay's paediatric audiology team

27/09/2022 - Climber's recovery from cliff fall to conquering the Alps

01/09/2022 - Harpist helps promote harmony in mother and baby unit

26/08/2022 - Ashley's taking recovery step by step a year after leaving hospital

25/08/2022 - Paralysed triathlete taking steps on his journey of rehabilitation

25/07/2022 - Hospital doctor prescribes reading in bed to boost well-being

29/06/2022 - Carpenter still at work after nearly slicing off his fingers says thanks to Morriston Hospital

24/06/2022 - Expanding care after surgery to tackle waiting lists

14/06/2022 - Father proclaims intention to trek 550 miles to thank NHS

30/05/2022 - Hospital's new-look garden a blooming success with patients

20/05/2022 - Water babies make a splash at hospital hydro pools

10/05/2022 - Wound scanning app allows staff to monitor patients' progress remotely

27/04/2022 - Youngsters with disabilities encouraged to scale sporting success

30/03/2022 - Stroke survivor sings the praises of music therapy service
2021

28/10/2021Simple exercise could spare patients chronic pain or disability after chest injury

21/05/2021- New virtual counselling and support for Swansea Bay's youngsters

17/05/2021- Swansea cancer centre the UK leader for high-tech radiotherapy technique

08/04/2021- Nurse the first in Wales to give sight-saving injections

15/02/2021- Patients to take part in life-saving study

02/02/2021- Swansea Bay residents are exercising their way to happiness during the pandemic

26/01/2021- New Chapter in Speech and Language Therapy

21/01/2021- New Wellness Centre for city's High Street

2020

18/12/2020- Winter wonderland opens in Morriston Hospital garden

23/09/2020- Covid survivor's plea to stay safe

12/08/2020- New service supports people at home after stroke

03/08/2020- Callum back on his feet after coma

23/07/2020- Rosie the rag doll keeps young patients moving through Covid pandemic

30/06/2020- Enjoying a taste of the good life at Neath Port Talbot Hospital

24/06/2020- New self-help guide for Covid recovery is first for Wales

2019

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

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