Swansea Bay Health News

The family of a former Morriston Hospital patient has gone to great lengths – including cycling from south to north Wales in record time - to raise over £20,000 for cancer research in Swansea Bay.  

Being told your baby is deaf must be heart-breaking but Tara Thomas is full of praise for the way Swansea Bay’s audiology team has helped her daughter adjust.

As part of Falls Awareness Week (3rd-7th October), a replica living room was set up at Neath Port Talbot Hospital to highlight some of the everyday items or activities that could lead to a fall.

Groundworks are now well underway for the new operating theatres at Neath Port Talbot Hospital, which is set to become the health board’s Centre of Excellence for Orthopaedic and Spinal Surgery.

Patients at Cefn Coed Hospital are having a ball attending live Swans matches thanks to the generosity of a local businessman.

Swansea Bay has become the health board and home for a group of international nurses who are starting an exciting new chapter in their careers.

Eye surgeons in Singleton Hospital continuing to work through a backlog of operations can now do so in a dedicated “space-age” new theatre.

Researchers in Swansea have made a breakthrough in understanding one of the most damaging consequences of Covid-19.

Members of staff have been reflecting on their experiences of the Covid pandemic as part of a new initiative aimed at improving their mental health.

Refugees who fled Ukraine to find sanctuary in Swansea Bay have volunteered at Morriston Hospital to say “diolch” to the community for opening their homes and hearts.

The first solar farm in the UK wired directly to a hospital has been a shining success in its first year of operations.

A partnership forged between surgeons in Swansea and Cardiff ensured lung cancer operations could continue throughout the pandemic.

An innovative approach to caring for Swansea Bay nursing home residents who have had a fall is now helping to keep them out of hospital.

Rachel Thompson-Biggs completed the London Marathon.

An artist’s impression symbolising the efforts of health staff during the pandemic is hanging proudly in Singleton Hospital.

A milk hub which has helped many families in South Wales needs some helping hands to be able to support even more.

A commemorative project marking the impact of the pandemic is emerging across four Swansea Bay UHB sites.

A 12-year-old former patient has stamped his name all over an incredible fundraising challenge, which has collected more than £10,000 for Morriston Hospital’s Oakwood children's ward.