Swansea Bay Health News
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- 04/12/2025
- PUBLIC SERVICES OMBUDSMAN (WALES) ACT 2019
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Notice pursuant to s.24(3) of the above Act.
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- 03/12/2025
- Cancer centre's pioneering research boosted with investment of more than £450,000
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The South West Wales Cancer Centre at Singleton Hospital has helped develop game-changing new treatments.
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- 03/12/2025
- Paracetamol project shows tablet is not a bitter pill to swallow for patients and planet
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Work analysing how paracetamol is given to young patients has paved the way to make better use of NHS resources and deliver positives for the planet, without compromising patient care.
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- 02/12/2025
- Popular sore throat service now available in all community pharmacies
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People suffering with sore throats can be assessed and even treated close to their home without the need for a GP appointment.
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- 01/12/2025
- Our Emergency Department is currently extremely busy – here's some other places to get the care you need.
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Unless it's life-threatening or serious like a suspected heart attack or stroke, please check our list al alternatives to ED for the help you need.
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- 01/12/2025
- Swansea first centre in Wales to join UK-wide skin cancer radiotherapy trial
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The first three patients in Wales have already been recruited to the trial at Singleton Hospital.
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- 01/12/2025
- Transplant patient helps mark organ donation milestone
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Swansea Bay dialysis patient, Stewart Cleaver, will never forget the life-changing moment he received ‘the greatest phone call ever’
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- 28/11/2025
- Morriston Hospital receives £70,000 worth of vital new equipment thanks to charity League of Friends
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New kit will help speed up diagnosis of some lung cancers and also benefit cardiac patients.
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- 26/11/2025
- People educated and encouraged to exercise to help improve condition
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People living with chronic respiratory issues are exercising and learning self-management techniques to help improve their symptoms.
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- 26/11/2025
- Heart failure service is just the ticker for 74-year-old Ken and hundreds like him
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Ken Palmer has nothing but praise for the community service four years after he had his diagnosis.
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- 25/11/2025
- Tale of two CTs as cancer centre gets a second scanner with added ambience
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The computed tomography, or CT, scanner represents an overall investment of £2 million.
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- 24/11/2025
- Kicking habit is most important thing to do for people with chronic condition
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Giving up smoking is widely acknowledged as a big step in the right direction to improving overall health and wellbeing.
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- 21/11/2025
- Swansea Bay conference a significant step towards improving Maternity and Neonatal Services
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The event formed part of the health board’s response to the independent review.
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- 21/11/2025
- Changing inhalers could prove breath of fresh air for patients and planet
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Informing patients about how to get the best use of inhalers could prove a breath of fresh air for themselves and the environment.
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- 20/11/2025
- Switching plastic for paper tourniquets proves popular with patients
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A successful trial of paper tourniquets in Morriston Hospital has proven to be kinder to both patients and the planet.
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- 20/11/2025
- Team awarded for reviewing antibiotic usage to prevent resistant infections
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A Swansea Bay team has been named the best in Wales for helping to reduce the risk of infections for patients in hospital.
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- 19/11/2025
- Going digital saves staff time, paper and improves staff wellbeing
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A Swansea Bay service has increased staff wellbeing, saved staff time and cut its use of paper by going digital with its clinical recordkeeping duties.
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- 18/11/2025
- Team facilitates earlier discharges to care for patients at home instead
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Patients in hospital with a chronic lung condition are being helped home quicker – which is not just better for them but frees up beds for others.
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- 17/11/2025
- Award-winning pressure ulcer service celebrated internationally on its 20th anniversary
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The success of the Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Intervention Service was highlighted at a recent European conference recently
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- 14/11/2025
- Optometric advisor eyes national award for improving patient care
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Swansea Bay’s optometry advisor has received national recognition for his support and vision to improve eye care for patients and staff.
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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.