Community Services News

2024

12/12/2024 - The forum set up to help parent carers

26/11/2024 - Discharge is a priority as pressure continues to affect Swansea Bay Hospitals

21/11/2024 - New facility opens in boost to Swansea Bay's unpaid carers

19/11/2024 - Public reminded antibiotics aren't always needed for seasonal illnesses

14/11/2024 - Diabetes prevention programme making a big difference in Swansea Bay

12/11/2024 - New team will help support and develop primary care workforce

05/11/2024 - Eirian's quality care around the clock for loved one and his patients

29/10/2024 - Nurse up for national award for helping to introduce innovative app

21/10/2024 - Sore throat scheme helps determine if patients need treatment

16/10/2024 - Children and Young People's Sanctuary goes 24/7

14/10/2024 - Rugby star turned GP out to raise awareness of heart condition

11/10/2024 - Complex dental treatment provided closer to home for patients

03/10/2024 - Help keep well through winter with a healthy and balanced diet

01/10/2024 - New team helping mums quit smoking

16/09/2024 - Work of OTs held up as an example for therapists across the UK

10/09/2024 - Major maternity announcements for Swansea Bay as services re-open

05/09/2024 - Specialist nurse awarded for role in improving care for wound patients

14/08/2024 - Team-up with mental health foundation sees patients offered free counselling

24/07/2024 - Gynaecology procedure offered closer to home to help cut waiting times

19/07/2024 - Revamped GP practice creates more space for patients to be seen

18/07/2024 - Nurse urges everyone to stay safe in the sun

16/07/2024 - Wellbeing event gives pupils a lesson on the importance of healthy lifestyle

09/07/2024 - Rapid result tests will help ensure patients get antibiotics when needed

08/07/2024 - Award is shot in the arm for service vaccinating children with important immunisation

18/06/2024 - Optometrists will sharpen their skills to help deliver care closer to home

12/06/2024 - Community sessions help reduce waiting times for patients managing pain

29/05/2024 - Improving access to health care in Swansea Bay highlighted at international conference

23/05/2024 - It's a bank holiday weekend - how to access urgent care when it's not an emergency

12/04/2024 - Cluster helps inspire community to make positive changes to health and wellbeing

10/04/2024 - Patients and staff hail service which treats patients at home - and eases pressure on hospitals

03/04/2024 - New role will help support staff and boost workforce

12/03/2024 - Public supported to kickstart their health and wellbeing goals

15/02/2024 - Young people learn about local support for their wellbeing

15/02/2024 - Mobile hubs deliver dementia support in Swansea Bay communities

30/01/2024 - Practices awarded for taking action to help the planet

16/01/2024 - New contraception service offers protection to women

12/01/2024 - Expert team has the right prescription to keep patients well at home

2023

08/11/2023 - Cluster initiative helps vaccinate hundreds of vulnerable patients

07/11/2023 - Gower practice eyes national title

02/11/2023 - Education and leadership see pharmacy team named the best in Wales

17/10/2023 - Cluster's health and well-being initiative shortlisted for national award

27/09/2023 - Master's degree rings up success for call handler who retrained as a nurse

27/09/2023 - Staff experience reality of living with autism and dementia

26/09/2023 - Specialist role helps support families and improve children's well-being

25/08/2023 - Team helps patients manage conditions at home as part of virtual wards

18/08/2023 - School In-Reach service offers early support for young people's mental health and wellbeing

19/07/2023 - Pharmacists extend skills to help deliver more care in the community

18/07/2023 - New roles to help prevent homelessness in Swansea Bay

07/07/2023 - Swansea Bay leads the way with digital prescribing supporting quality care

29/06/2023 - Boost for district nurses will make it easier to receive care at home

27/06/2023 - Rollout sees more patients than ever benefiting from virtual wards

21/06/2023 - Gym goers offered help with common problem

09/06/2023 - Well-being service helps support young people in need

05/04/2023 - Public urged to return inhalers to pharmacies to tackle global warming

16/02/2023 - Stub it out for good with Help Me Quit

24/01/2023 - Common Ailments Service easier to access than ever

09/01/2022 - New fracture discharge service

2022

21/11/2022 - Public reminded antibiotics may do more harm than good against seasonal viruses

13/10/2022 - Prescribing more targeted antibiotics helps to reduce risk of resistance

21/09/2022 - Clinic cuts wait times for diagnosis and prevents future hospital admissions

06/09/2022 - Nurses' role helps keep people healthy and at home

19/08/2022 - New service offers food for thought to people with IBS

15/07/2022 - Bye bye to the Bay Field Hospital

14/07/2022 - New blood test clinic set to open

13/07/2022 - Major nurse recruitment campaign underway in Swansea Bay

13/07/2022 - New blood test clinic set to open

21/06/2022 - Breakfast club dishes up dose of wellness to socially isolated

14/06/2022 - New clinic reduces wait times for ear care treatment

10/05/2022 - Wound scanning app allows staff to monitor patients' progress remotely

10/05/2022 - Swansea Bay health board's response to media reports on accessing NHS dental care

09/05/2022 - Patients asked to put pen to paper to help tackle loneliness

2021

19/11/2021 - Regional partnership secures care home beds to tackle winter pressures

03/11/2021 - Nurse dedicated to helping people with diabetes wins national award

27/10/2021 - Simple exercise could spare patients chronic pain

22/10/2021- GP surgery receptionists speak out over worrying abuse

30/09/2021- Cluster's new health and wellbeing initiative in wake of Covid

13/09/2021- Yoga classes aim to ease symptoms and keep wait times flowing

08/09/2021- Hundreds climb on board the Immbulance to get their Covid-19 vaccination

06/09/2021- Caring approach at end of life

02/09/2021- Grab a Coffee and the Vaccine at The Secret This Friday

31/08/2021 -  Genetic cardiac testing service made permanent

26/08/2021- Prioritisation for urgently needed blood tests

20/08/2021 - Wait for sight-saving vision checks cut to just weeks

30/07/2021 - Community care services are very stretched due to high demand and staff shortages

29/07/2021 - GPs give positive prognosis for online consultations

26/07/2021- Centres of Excellence proposed for Swansea Bay hospitals

21/07/2021 - Nurses team up with gay rugby side to share important message

16/07/2021 - How Swansea Bay's Nurse of the Year has helped asylum seekers through the COVID-19 pandemic

01/07/2021- Regional resources enhance volunteering support in Neath Port Talbot and Swansea

30/06/2021- Surgeries thanked for injecting impetus into vaccination programme

28/06/2021- App puts GPs in touch with hospital consultants within seconds

22/06/2021- Virtual clinics reducing hospital visits for patients and saving clinician's time

21/06/2021- Expansion of Virtual wards to bring benefits for all to see

08/06/2021- Children, young people and their families to get help to manage their weight

02/06/2021- Meet the volunteers who give up their free time to care for others

01/06/2021- A further 150 Volunteers join during Covid-19 Pandemic – Volunteers' week 2021

01/06/2021 - Praise for volunteers caring for their communities

24/05/2021- Changing of the guard for Cwmtawe Cluster LAC

18/05/2021 - Health board training staff thank stadium for pitching in

22/04/2021- Innovative approach to warding off hospital admissions

31/03/2021-Pharmacies begin giving Covid vaccines

09/02/2021- Cluster's children's counselling service expanded to adults

21/01/2021- New Wellness Centre for city's High Street

11/01/2021- More testing capacity for Swansea Bay region as new testing centre opens in Neath

2020

04/11/2020- Lifestyle changes can prevent Type 2 Diabetes

03/11/2020- Plea to public as Covid pressures increase on local health and social care services

20/10/2020- Resumption of laboratory testing service

15/10/2020- October 15th - Testing update

12/10/2020- Updated statement on blood and other tests

08/10/2020- Temporary changes to blood test arrangements in Swansea Bay

08/10/2020- Covid local testing site to be set up in Swansea theatre

21/09/2020- Visiting changes - Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Services

14/09/2020- Online therapy service launches in Wales

14/09/2020- Over 2,000 patients have now registered to use the Swansea Bay Patient Portal

10/09/2020 -  Digital stories project has something to write home about

07/09/2020- How a Swansea GP found himself on Africa's Covid-19 frontline

02/09/2020- New 'Gold Standard' team saving sight in Swansea

21/08/2020- Campaign against antibiotics overuse spreads across Swansea

14/08/2020- New late night mental health sanctuary service launched

12/08/2020- New service supports people at home after stroke

21/07/2020- COVID callers work on engaging patients

16/07/2020 - Food hampers delight families

01/07/2020 - Former ambulance back on the road to provide a vital service

29/06/2020 - Missed vaccinations could lead to measles outbreak

24/06/2020- New self-help guide for Covid recovery is first for Wales

16/06/2020- Concern after cancer referrals drop by two-thirds

12/06/2020- Sporting stars back virtual call for youngsters to get active

05/06/2020- New team provides support for Covid patients at home

04/06/2020- Volunteers step up to help health board keep on delivering

01/06/2020- Volunteers help pharmacies deliver during pandemic

11/05/2020- Testing unit for health and social care staff opens at Liberty Stadium

07/05/2020- Doctor surgeries keep doors open for Friday Bank Holiday

01/05/2020- Macmillan information and support service adapts for COVID-19

16/04/2020 - Redrawing Primary Care to Support our Communities

10/04/2020 - Consultant Connect goes live in record time

09/04/2020 - Doctor surgeries and pharmacies to open over Easter

09/04/2020 - Rainbows strike gold with district nurses

04/04/2020 - Temporary New base for Swansea Bay's Out of Hours Doctor Service

24/03/2020 - Plea to families to help get elderly patients home

19/03/2020- Doctor doesn't always have to know best

11/02/2020 Penclawdd Health Centre reopens this month

04/02/2020 Are you lonely? Patients quiz patients to try and improve services

2019

13/11/2019 Fighting the flu can be fun

12/11/2019 Sore throat? The pharmacist will see you now

31/10/2019 Murton Clinic set to reopen as one of the best around

24/10/2019 New Primary Care Centre marks bright future for healthcare in the Vale of Neath

11/10/2019 Swansea Bay marks World Mental Health Day

02/10/2019 Baby bundles pilot scheme to give little ones best start in life

20/09/2019 Swansea Bay innovative urgent care services highlighted at conference

12/09/2019 Growing praise and recognition for early years team

10/09/2019 New project aims to revitalise care homes

20/08/2019 Public consultation recommended over future of Cwmllynfell Surgery

02/07/2019 Just what the social prescriber ordered!

14/06/2019 Child and Family Wellbeing Service helps parents cope

22/05/2019 Jig-So's success with Swansea families

21/05/2020- Phone app helping to keep people out of hospital

17/04/2019 New audiology service

12/04/2019 Designed to Smile

11/04/2019 Work starts on surgery improvements

08/04/2019 Engagement over Cwmllynfell Surgery

15/03/2019 New Link Support Workers help carers

14/03/2019 A new way of providing NHS dental care in Wales piloted in Swansea

11/03/2019 Community team hailed a 'God send' for frail patients

01/03/2019 Common Ailments scheme offers free over-the counter medicines

18/02/2019 From struggling to form sentences to a speaking part in school play

15/02/2019 Common Ailments scheme offers free over-the counter medicines

12/02/2019 New support group helps people rebuild their lives after a stroke

22/01/2019 Exhibition offers visitors a unique chance to explore Cefn Coed Hospital

15/01/2019 Popular ABMU apprentice Nia in the running for an Unsung Hero award

15/01/2019 Local pharmacies a convenient option for getting protected against flu

14/01/2019 New walking hockey team benefits older people with memory difficulties

10/01/2019 Anne's trailblazing new role bringing a Swansea community closer together

2018

18/12/2018 Key emergency information on your own fridge door

10/12/2018 Beating flu this winter is child's play for two and three year olds