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18/09/2024
Public Notice: Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2024

We are delighted to invite you to join Swansea Bay University Health Board’s AGM on Wednesday 25th September 2024 at 3:00pm.

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SBUHB logo
18/09/2024
Notice of board meeting - Wednesday 25th September 2024

Notice is hereby given that a meeting of Swansea Bay University Health Board will be held on Wednesday, 25th September 2024. At 10:10am in the Millennium Room at Headquarters, One Talbot Gateway, Baglan, SA12 7BR.

18/09/2024
Family doubly grateful for neonatal care

There are thousands of mums who are grateful to Singleton Hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) for saving their baby’s life, but not many of them went through it twice.

First baby NPT
First baby NPT
17/09/2024
Worth the wait as Rafaellos becomes first to be born in reopened Neath Port Talbot Birth Centre

Neath Port Talbot Hospital’s newly reopened Birth Centre has welcomed its first new arrival.

The team sat at a desk
The team sat at a desk
17/09/2024
Cluster's focus on mental wellbeing sees team shortlisted for national award

Sending people for drumming and singing sessions to help their wellbeing are among the innovative ideas that could see a Swansea team win national recognition for the second year running.

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

The Royal College of Occupational Therapists have been impressed by work being undertaken in Swansea Bay

13/09/2024
Strength and spirit combine to support the South West Wales Cancer Centre

Truck pull and family fun day event helps raise more than £4,000 for the SWWCC at Singleton Hospital.

Richard Morris
Richard Morris
13/09/2024
Swans inspired charity move that's set to run and run

Football seasons are notoriously drawn-out affairs but this one promises to be even longer for one member of the Swans’ executive management team.

Image shows a woman standing next to a gate
Image shows a woman standing next to a gate
11/09/2024
Swansea Bay sets the standards for end-of-life care

The standard of end-of-life care in Swansea Bay hospitals has been given a glowing review by relatives and friends in a national quality survey.

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

The midwife-led Birth Centre at Neath Port Talbot Hospital is re-opening on 16th September, after a three-year pause in service.

Emma sat in a chair with the team surrounding her
Emma sat in a chair with the team surrounding her
10/09/2024
Swansea Bay delivers new 10-minute MS injection in UK first

A Swansea mum has become the first person in the UK to receive a new 10-minute injection to help prevent the progression of multiple sclerosis (MS).

Swansea Bay University Health Board
Swansea Bay University Health Board
06/09/2024
Notice of board meeting - 10th September 2024

Notice is hereby given that a meeting of Swansea Bay University Health Board will be held on Tuesday, 10th September 2024 at 2:00pm, in the Millennium Room at Headquarters, One Talbot Gateway, Baglan, SA12 7BR.

British Red Cross team
British Red Cross team
05/09/2024
British Red Cross administers 'kindness' in Emergency Department

t was formed in the late nineteenth century around ‘a belief in the power of kindness’ and that is exactly what The British Red Cross (BRC) is bringing today to the frontline of one of the busiest Emergency Departments in Wales.

Karly, Tracy and Annie stood together holding awards
Karly, Tracy and Annie stood together holding awards
05/09/2024
Specialist nurse awarded for role in improving care for wound patients

A specialist nurse has been named a changemaker champion for her role in making improvements to Swansea Bay’s wound care service.

Surgeons with face masks on working
Surgeons with face masks on working
04/09/2024
£7.7 million investment for the Welsh Centre for Burns and Plastic Surgery

Health Secretary Mark Drakeford has today confirmed £7.7m to upgrade the Welsh Centre for Burns and Plastic Surgery as it marks its 30th anniversary.

Image shows a woman and man standing in front of a sign
Image shows a woman and man standing in front of a sign
03/09/2024
Palliative patients benefit from ultrasound machine donation

A high-tech ultrasound machine which could give more palliative patients a better quality of life has been donated to Ty Olwen.

Physiotherapy workshop
Physiotherapy workshop
02/09/2024
Workshops give teens a taste of potential physiotherapy careers

The workshops provided youngsters considering their future to learn about the role of physiotherapy in helping patients 

Image shows a woman standing
Image shows a woman standing
02/09/2024
It's 50 not out for Christine but she has no desire to retire just yet

A 50-year career in healthcare could have been so different for Christine Morrell had it not been for a convenient bus stop and some sound advice from her father.

Staff members stand on mats with arms above their heads pulling a resistance band.
Staff members stand on mats with arms above their heads pulling a resistance band.
30/08/2024
Stretching key to mobility in later life

Health board wellbeing champion Sam Minards has been motivating colleagues to move more during our Active August campaign.

Rebecca Mainwaring on the children
Rebecca Mainwaring on the children
28/08/2024
'Miracle child' who defied the odds to beat brain tumour pays thanks again as she reaches landmark birthday

Rebecca Mainwaring raised funds for the children's ward where she was treated as she turns forty

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