Swansea Bay UHB

Swansea Bay University Health Board (formerly ABMU) was created on April 1, 2019 after responsibility for providing healthcare services in the Bridgend County Borough Council area passed from ABMU to the new Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board.

Swansea Bay UHB covers a population of around 390,000 in the Neath Port Talbot and Swansea areas and we have a budget of around £1bn. The health board employs approximately 12,500 staff.

It has three major hospitals providing a range of services: Morriston, Singleton and Neath Port Talbot Hospital in Baglan, Port Talbot.

We also have a community hospital and primary care resource centres providing clinical services outside the main hospitals.

Primary care independent contractors play an essential role in the care of our population and the health board commissions services from GPs, opticians, pharmacists and dentists across the area.

We have 49 GP practices in our health board area, 72 dental practices including orthodontists, 31 optometry practices and 92 community pharmacies.

Mental health and learning disabilities services are provided both in hospital and community settings.

The Welsh Centre for Burns and Plastic Surgery at Morriston Hospital covers not only south and mid Wales, but the south west of England. Morriston also delivers one of two cardiac surgery services in Wales.

Other specialist services provided by the health board included cleft lip and palate, renal, fertility and bariatric (obesity).

Forensic mental health services are provided to a wider community which extends across the whole of South Wales.

The health board is part of A Regional Collaboration for Health (ARCH), which is a partnership with Hywel Dda University Health Board and Swansea University.

ARCH is a unique collaboration project aimed at improving the health, wealth and wellbeing of south west Wales.

Our board

 Chair: Emma Woollett

 

 

Interim Chief Executive (CEO): Dr Richard Evans

 

 

Executive Directors

Chief Operating Officer: Deb Lewis

 

Interim Director of Nursing and Patient Experience: Gareth Howells

 

 

Acting Deputy CEO and Director of Finance: Darren Griffiths

 

 

Acting Medical Directors: Dr Anjula Mehta and Dr Raj Krishnan 

 

 

Interim Director of Strategy: Nerissa Vaughan

 

 

Director of Public Health: Keith Reid

 

 

Director of Workforce and OD: Debbie Eyitayo

 

 

Director of Therapies and Health Science: Christine Morrell

 

 

Associate members of the Executive Team

Director of Digital: Matt John

Director of Communications and Engagement: Richard Thomas

Director of Corporate Governance and Board Secretary: Hazel Lloyd

Independent members

Stephen Spill 

Jackie Davies

Tom Crick

Reena Owen

Nuria Zolle

Keith Lloyd

Patricia Price

Anne-Louise Ferguson MBE

Nicola Matthews

Jean Church

Associate members

Andrew Jarrett

Judith Vincent

Andrew Griffiths

 

Senior Management Teams 

Primary and Community:

Director: Brian Owens

Nurse Director: Sian Passey

Medical Director: Ceri Todd

Dental Director: Karl Bishop

 

Mental Health and Learning Disabilities: 

Director: Janet Williams

Nurse Director: Stephen Jones

Medical Director: Richard Maggs 

 

Morriston Hospital: 

Interim Director: 

Nurse Director: Ceri Matthews

Medical Director: Mark Ramsey 

 

Singleton Hospital: 

Interim Director: Ceri Gimblett

Interim Nurse Director: Sharron Price

Medical Director: Mr Dougie Russell

 

Neath Port Talbot Hospital: 

Interim Director: Ceri Gimblett

Interim Nurse Director: Sharon Price

Medical Director: Dr Martin Bevan

 

Our headquarters

Our headquarters is based at:

Swansea Bay Headquarters

1 Talbot Gateway,

Baglan Energy Park,

Baglan,

Port Talbot,

SA12 7BR

Contact details for the health board and our hospitals can be found on this page.