Swansea Bay Health News

It is with great sadness that we report the death of a much loved friend and colleague who worked in the Minor Injury Unit at Neath Port Talbot Hospital.

Two Swansea Bay UHB speech and language therapists have turned to the written word to help their patients, with the publication of a children’s book

Frontline clinicians give a harrowing account of the impact the second wave is having on patients and staff.

From Mark Hackett, CEO, Swansea Bay University Health Board, and Paul Mears, CEO, Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board.

Notice pursuant to Section 24 (3) of the above Act.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A MEETING OF THE SWANSEA BAY UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD WILL BE HELD ON THURSDAY, 28^TH JANUARY 2021 IN THE MILLENNUIM ROOM, HEADQUARTERS, ONE TALBOT GATEWAY, BAGLAN, SA12 7BR

A new state-of-the-art Wellness Centre is coming to Swansea’s High Street thanks to a partnership between Swansea Bay University Health Board and Coastal Housing Group.

Patients who are putting off important heart scans until they get a Covid-19 vaccination risk damaging their health or worse, a worried clinician has warned.

A walk-through coronavirus testing facility is to open at Milland Road Car Park in Neath as part of the drive to improve the accessibility of coronavirus testing in the area.

Steve Spill has been appointed as Vice Chair designate of Swansea Bay University Health Board (SBUHB) and will formally take up the Vice Chair post on 17^th January.

Wales’ first woman consultant cardiac surgeon and two senior nurses who are all leaders in their fields have been recognised in the Queen’s New Year Honours.

Morriston Hospital will become the first in Wales to develop its own full-scale solar farm, at a cost of £5.7 million.

Falling off stepladders while decking the halls, cutting hands while chopping swedes, breaking toes by dropping a frozen turkey on your foot and children getting toy blocks stuck up their nose, are among the common injuries that see people heading to hospital over Christmas.

Hospital patients with dementia will be able to have visits from their loved ones in comfort over the festive period and beyond.

Occupational and physiotherapy staff have given it a festive makeover with community support

The number of deaths of people who tested positive for Coronavirus in Swansea Bay hospitals has tragically hit a new high.

Some orthopaedic operations are being postponed at Neath Port Talbot Hospital to free up beds and resources for emergency care due to Covid pressures.

Meet the award winning Team of Learning Disability Champions in Theatres at Neath Port Talbot Hospital which encapsulates the true spirit of the Swansea Bay UHB’s values