Swansea Bay Health News

Creating live nature links, developing green spaces and helping wildlife flourish has earned Swansea Bay national recognition for boosting the wellbeing of staff, patients and volunteers.

Thanks to the collaboration and hard work of Swansea Bay UHB staff, primary care colleagues and partner organisations, Morriston Hospital has de-escalated from being in a Level 5, Business Continuity Incident to Level 4 (extreme pressure), effective from today, 30^th November 2023.

Three Swansea Bay nurses were invited to Buckingham Palace by King Charles as reward for their invaluable contribution to the NHS.

A Business Continuity Incident (BCI) has been called at Morriston Hospital today (29th November) because of extreme pressures in our emergency and unscheduled care services.

A giant battery which can store the sun’s power to use after dark is set to take Morriston Hospital’s trail-blazing solar farm to the next level.

Morriston Hospital is under extreme pressure today (Monday 27th November 2023), and our Emergency Department staff are dealing with high volumes of very sick patients. If you have a minor injury or illness, you are likely to face a very long wait if you come to the ED. (See below for alternative ways to get urgent care.) 

Notice is hereby given that a meeting of Swansea Bay University Health Board will be held on Thursday, 30 November 2023 at 10.00am in the Millennium Room at Headquarters, One Talbot Gateway, Baglan, SA12 7BR. We are livestreaming our meetings via YouTube.

It triumphed above projects from across the UK.

Sarcoma is relatively rare but highly aggressive - and also challenging to diagnose.

The Cwtch education project for nursing home staff has turned traditional wisdom on its head.

The orthoplastic service means patients avoid the need for separate orthopaedic and plastic surgery operations.

A former Morriston Hospital patient, who dedicated his life to helping others, is still doing so after he sadly died.

Swansea Bay is celebrating a double success at this year’s prestigious NHS Wales Awards.

Talking Diabetes Together initiative commended at national awards for supporting newly-diagnosed type 1 patients

A man has been able to prevent developing a chronic condition thanks to a 30-minute conversation.

Radiographers in Swansea Bay hospitals now have safety information on a wide range of commonly used devices at their fingertips, which means more scans can go ahead as planned even if they only find out a patient has a device when they turn up.

A former patient who raised over £3,000 for the service which helped her after she suffered a brain injury over a decade ago has had the Royal seal of approval for her efforts.

Intricate surgery requires a steady hand but operating before a live video stream surely takes it to a whole new level.