Swansea Bay Health News

People can access support and advice about fertility as part of a pilot project in collaboration with two Swansea Bay clusters.

The research is aimed at helping older people living with knee or hip pain 

Peter Harris is no stranger to solitude - having spent his working life hauling loads as a lorry driver up and down the country - but on retirement he is heading in a different direction.

Swansea Bay’s first overseas midwife has been given a warm welcome by her patients and colleagues since arriving at Singleton Hospital.

Communication and the language used around dying, death and bereavement will be the talking point at this year’s Dying Matters Awareness event.

Swansea Bay nurses' two-day trial gives new insights into  swallowing difficulties

A charity formed after three neighbours had cancer diagnoses has ended where it started with a donation to the South West Wales Cancer Centre.

The founding father of an internationally renowned research centre at Morriston Hospital has retired after more than 20 years at the helm.

A pioneering centre that provides a fast diagnosis for people with symptoms that could be cancer is expanding after a successful pilot.

People living in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot are being urged to make sure they’re protected against measles as public health chiefs warn they believe the outbreak in Gwent is spreading in the community, with nine confirmed cases.

An out of out of hours Sanctuary Service – offering respite to people with low level mental health needs - has opened in Neath Port Talbot.

A project that includes growing crops on land near Morriston Hospital has been labelled a leading example for others to follow.

Sharon Harvey-Lewis knows only too well how stressful it is having a newborn baby on life support.

A Wales rugby legend has praised the skills and team-work of Swansea Bay staff after his wife underwent emergency keyhole surgery.

Patients will be able to monitor their vital signs such as blood pressure, pulse and temperature through devices at home to help save time and resources.

Family and friends can help shape the quality of care given in Swansea Bay to loved ones during their final days by sharing their experiences.

Two students have given their ambitions to become doctors a shot in the arm by volunteering in Morriston Hospital’s Emergency Department (ED).