Swansea Bay Health News
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- 22/11/2023
- Wellbeing project Sharing HOPE scoops top honour
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It triumphed above projects from across the UK.
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- 22/11/2023
- Swansea-based cancer service urges people to be vigilant for the tell-tale signs
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Sarcoma is relatively rare but highly aggressive - and also challenging to diagnose.
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- 21/11/2023
- Falls advice reduces further harm and cuts ambulance journeys
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The Cwtch education project for nursing home staff has turned traditional wisdom on its head.
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- 20/11/2023
- Swansea surgeons work together like nowhere else in Wales to save limbs after serious accidents
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The orthoplastic service means patients avoid the need for separate orthopaedic and plastic surgery operations.
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- 16/11/2023
- Family's thanks helps hospital garden grow
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A former Morriston Hospital patient, who dedicated his life to helping others, is still doing so after he sadly died.
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- 15/11/2023
- Swansea Bay University Health Board wins at the NHS Wales Awards 2023
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Swansea Bay is celebrating a double success at this year’s prestigious NHS Wales Awards.
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- 15/11/2023
- Swansea Bay peer support group playing key role in helping patients conquer diabetes fears
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Talking Diabetes Together initiative commended at national awards for supporting newly-diagnosed type 1 patients
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- 14/11/2023
- Prevention programme helps patients keep diabetes at bay
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A man has been able to prevent developing a chronic condition thanks to a 30-minute conversation.
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- 13/11/2023
- Simplicity leads to speedier scans
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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.
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- 10/11/2023
- Neuro-rehabilitation fundraiser gets Royal reply
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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.
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- 09/11/2023
- Swansea surgeon's operations streamed live on visit to India
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Intricate surgery requires a steady hand but operating before a live video stream surely takes it to a whole new level.
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- 08/11/2023
- Cluster initiative helps vaccinate hundreds of vulnerable patients
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Hundreds of vulnerable patients have received their flu vaccination at home thanks to cluster staff
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- 08/11/2023
- Mum's marathon effort for unit that treated daughter and made family feel at home
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A mum of four has gone the extra mile for the Swansea Bay service that provided specialist intensive care to her prematurely-born daughter.
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- 07/11/2023
- Gower practice eyes national title
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A Swansea Bay optician is in the running to be named the best practice in Wales.
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- 06/11/2023
- Dad who suffered heart attack while running thanks staff for brilliant care
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A dad who suffered a heart attack while out running has thanked hospital staff for their “brilliant” care.
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- 03/11/2023
- Burns specialists urge extra care across Swansea Bay for bonfire weekend
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Burns specialists in Swansea Bay are urging people to take extra care this weekend to avoid adding to the annual toll of serious injury in bonfire and firework accidents.
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- 03/11/2023
- Telling patients stories digitally is helping to improve services
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The approach of collecting feedback pioneered by Swansea Bay UHB is being rolled out across Wales
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- 02/11/2023
- Education and leadership see pharmacy team named the best in Wales
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Swansea Bay's leadership team for pharmacy education has won the National Hospital Pharmacy Team of the Year award
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- 02/11/2023
- New digital ECG machines to improve patient care and safety
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The new machines will manage data digitally allowing them to be shared by healthcare professionals working anywhere across the site
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- 02/11/2023
- Creative project supporting the mental well-being of NHS staff to continue
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A Swansea Bay initiative which uses art to help health staff tackle mental health, well-being and trauma has been granted more funding to carry on.
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