Swansea Bay Health News
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- 23/11/2023
- Notice of board meeting - 30th November 2023
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Notice is hereby given that a meeting of Swansea Bay University Health Board will be held on Thursday, 30 November 2023 at 10.00am in the Millennium Room at Headquarters, One Talbot Gateway, Baglan, SA12 7BR. We are livestreaming our meetings via YouTube.
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- 22/11/2023
- Wellbeing project Sharing HOPE scoops top honour
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It triumphed above projects from across the UK.
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- 22/11/2023
- Swansea-based cancer service urges people to be vigilant for the tell-tale signs
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Sarcoma is relatively rare but highly aggressive - and also challenging to diagnose.
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- 21/11/2023
- Falls advice reduces further harm and cuts ambulance journeys
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The Cwtch education project for nursing home staff has turned traditional wisdom on its head.
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- 20/11/2023
- Swansea surgeons work together like nowhere else in Wales to save limbs after serious accidents
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The orthoplastic service means patients avoid the need for separate orthopaedic and plastic surgery operations.
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- 16/11/2023
- Family's thanks helps hospital garden grow
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A former Morriston Hospital patient, who dedicated his life to helping others, is still doing so after he sadly died.
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- 15/11/2023
- Swansea Bay University Health Board wins at the NHS Wales Awards 2023
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Swansea Bay is celebrating a double success at this year’s prestigious NHS Wales Awards.
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- 15/11/2023
- Swansea Bay peer support group playing key role in helping patients conquer diabetes fears
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Talking Diabetes Together initiative commended at national awards for supporting newly-diagnosed type 1 patients
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- 14/11/2023
- Prevention programme helps patients keep diabetes at bay
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A man has been able to prevent developing a chronic condition thanks to a 30-minute conversation.
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- 13/11/2023
- Simplicity leads to speedier scans
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Radiographers in Swansea Bay hospitals now have safety information on a wide range of commonly used devices at their fingertips, which means more scans can go ahead as planned even if they only find out a patient has a device when they turn up.
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- 10/11/2023
- Neuro-rehabilitation fundraiser gets Royal reply
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A former patient who raised over £3,000 for the service which helped her after she suffered a brain injury over a decade ago has had the Royal seal of approval for her efforts.
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- 09/11/2023
- Swansea surgeon's operations streamed live on visit to India
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Intricate surgery requires a steady hand but operating before a live video stream surely takes it to a whole new level.
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- 08/11/2023
- Cluster initiative helps vaccinate hundreds of vulnerable patients
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Hundreds of vulnerable patients have received their flu vaccination at home thanks to cluster staff
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- 08/11/2023
- Mum's marathon effort for unit that treated daughter and made family feel at home
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A mum of four has gone the extra mile for the Swansea Bay service that provided specialist intensive care to her prematurely-born daughter.
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- 07/11/2023
- Gower practice eyes national title
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A Swansea Bay optician is in the running to be named the best practice in Wales.
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- 06/11/2023
- Dad who suffered heart attack while running thanks staff for brilliant care
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A dad who suffered a heart attack while out running has thanked hospital staff for their “brilliant” care.
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- 03/11/2023
- Burns specialists urge extra care across Swansea Bay for bonfire weekend
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Burns specialists in Swansea Bay are urging people to take extra care this weekend to avoid adding to the annual toll of serious injury in bonfire and firework accidents.
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- 03/11/2023
- Telling patients stories digitally is helping to improve services
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The approach of collecting feedback pioneered by Swansea Bay UHB is being rolled out across Wales
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- 02/11/2023
- Education and leadership see pharmacy team named the best in Wales
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Swansea Bay's leadership team for pharmacy education has won the National Hospital Pharmacy Team of the Year award
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- 02/11/2023
- New digital ECG machines to improve patient care and safety
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The new machines will manage data digitally allowing them to be shared by healthcare professionals working anywhere across the site
Rydym yn croesawu gohebiaeth a galwadau ffôn yn y Gymraeg neu'r Saesneg. Atebir gohebiaeth Gymraeg yn y Gymraeg, ac ni fydd hyn yn arwain at oedi. Mae’r dudalen hon ar gael yn Gymraeg drwy bwyso’r botwm ar y dde ar frig y dudalen.
We welcome correspondence and telephone calls in Welsh or English. Welsh language correspondence will be replied to in Welsh, and this will not lead to a delay. This page is available in Welsh by clicking ‘Cymraeg’ at the top right of this page.