Swansea Bay Health News

Health board and council experts create the symbol-based boards to support people of all ages with communication problems.

Notice is hereby given that a meeting of Swansea Bay University Health Board will be held on Wednesday, 8th June 2022 at 10.30am via YouTube livestream. 

Gorseinon Hospital is using its newly-developed courtyard garden as a way of aiding patients’ recovery.

Swansea Bay University Health Board was among leading organisations from across the region to sign the Swansea Bay Healthy Travel Charter.

After making her debut for the Wales women’s national rugby union team more than a decade ago, Kerin Lake has managed to juggle her sporting career alongside her day job at Swansea Bay.

Swansea Bay UHB has set up a Nosocomial Review Team to identify the patients who definitely or probably contracted Covid-19 while in our hospitals, and this work is nearing completion. 

A unique unit, set up to help women in Wales who experience mental illness during pregnancy and following the birth of their child, has celebrated its first birthday.

Plans to expand the number of operating theatres at Singleton Hospital by 50% to help tackle surgical waiting lists are going before Swansea Bay University Health Board.

Planning for and responding to emergencies is second nature to Karen Jones but nothing could have prepared her for the special invitation she received in recognition of her role in the health board’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Opening up the hydrotherapy pool at Neath Port Talbot Hospital has led to lifesaving skills being taught in dedicated swimming classes to help safeguard babies and toddlers from drowning.

Notice is hereby given that a meeting of Swansea Bay University Health Board will be held on Thursday, 26th May 2022 at 11.45am via YouTube livestream.

The investment has made Singleton a UK leader in the diagnosis of cancer and other serious conditions.

Mikey Bryant watched wife Bethany give birth to Finley via video link while booking flights back to the UK

Swansea Bay's new falls quality improvement lead role will see Eleri D'Arcy focus her attention on enhancing falls prevention services and educating patients about support available to them.

A “one in a million” nurse is saying his final goodbye to the NHS after 46 years.

Over 65s in Swansea Bay are being encouraged to attend dance classes in a bid to keep them on their feet.

International nurses spent up to two years away from their own families after relocating to Swansea Bay during the Covid pandemic.

Hundreds of beds no longer needed at Bay Field Hospital are being distributed to families and charitable organisations in Swansea, Neath and Port Talbot.