Swansea Bay Health News
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- 16/05/2022
- Specialist role introduced to help reduce impact of falls
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Swansea Bay's new falls quality improvement lead role will see Eleri D'Arcy focus her attention on enhancing falls prevention services and educating patients about support available to them.
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- 12/05/2022
- One-in-a-million nurse bids farewell to NHS after epic 46 year career
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A “one in a million” nurse is saying his final goodbye to the NHS after 46 years.
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- 12/05/2022
- Doctors prescribe dance classes to keep patients on their feet
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Over 65s in Swansea Bay are being encouraged to attend dance classes in a bid to keep them on their feet.
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- 12/05/2022
- Overseas nurses made huge personal sacrifices to strengthen workforce
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International nurses spent up to two years away from their own families after relocating to Swansea Bay during the Covid pandemic.
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- 11/05/2022
- Struggling families can rest a little easier thanks to field hospital bed donations
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Hundreds of beds no longer needed at Bay Field Hospital are being distributed to families and charitable organisations in Swansea, Neath and Port Talbot.
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- 10/05/2022
- Wound scanning app allows staff to monitor patients' progress remotely
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A new app which scans and measures wounds so staff can monitor them virtually is being used in Swansea Bay.
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- 10/05/2022
- Swansea Bay health board's response to media reports on accessing NHS dental care
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Following the publication of the Swansea Bay Community Health Council’s Accessing NHS dental care report on Monday, May 9th, the media asked for our response.
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- 09/05/2022
- Patients asked to put pen to paper to help tackle loneliness
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A group of GP surgeries in the Lower Swansea Valley is asking its patients for any suggestions for initiatives that may help combat loneliness.
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- 09/05/2022
- Hospital's key workers put in the picture by grateful pupils
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If a picture is worth a thousand words then they are all thank yous when it comes to this painting gifted to the staff of Morriston Hospital.
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- 05/05/2022
- Sexual health service closed on May 6 and 13 due to staff training
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Our sexual health service is going paperless! But it will mean some short-term disruption for patients while our staff train on the new system.
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- 03/05/2022
- New hearing aid is music to teenager's ears
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A music-loving teenager can now hear his favourite tracks clearly for the first time thanks to the latest technology available within Swansea Bay.
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- 29/04/2022
- Nurse's shock diagnosis leads to three peaks challenge
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Attempting to summit three of south Wales’s highest mountains on the same day would be tough for most people but when you have Multiple Sclerosis, it is a serious prospect indeed.
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- 27/04/2022
- Youngsters with disabilities encouraged to scale sporting success
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Children living with disabilities are reaching new heights to overcome any perceived barriers to their being active and enjoying sport.
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- 25/04/2022
- A cwtch is helping to keep elderly people out of hospital after a fall
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Changing the way elderly people are cared for after they have fallen has earned a specialist Morriston Hospital service a national award.
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- 22/04/2022
- Florence Nightingale's legacy inspires nurse to take safety into the digital age
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Senior nurse Lisa Graham has been awarded a Florence Nightingale Foundation scholarship to develop her plans to improve the safety of patients and staff.
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- 21/04/2022
- Singleton Hospital eye care team scores another pioneering first
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Suzanne Martin has become the first orthoptist in Wales to train to give sight-saving injections.
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- 14/04/2022
- New summer house set to enhance learning disabilities unit
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A Swansea Bay assessment unit, for people with learning disabilities, has improved its facilities thanks to a new summer house.
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- 13/04/2022
- Britain's first deaf clinical psychologist hopes to inspire the next generation
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She has been an inspiration and one of her kind for almost 20 years. Now Britain’s first deaf clinical psychologist is hoping her journey can open the door to others.
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- 12/04/2022
- New project helps to spot the early signs of cancer
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A group of GP practices has been proactively contacting patients who haven’t attended cancer screenings to discuss their concerns and encourage them to come forward.
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- 08/04/2022
- Swansea Bay nurse declared a real star by her peers
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Colleagues of a Swansea Bay nurse think she is ‘exceptional’ and a nationwide nursing charity agrees.