Swansea Bay Health News
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- 10/05/2022
- Wound scanning app allows staff to monitor patients' progress remotely
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A new app which scans and measures wounds so staff can monitor them virtually is being used in Swansea Bay.
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- 10/05/2022
- Swansea Bay health board's response to media reports on accessing NHS dental care
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Following the publication of the Swansea Bay Community Health Council’s Accessing NHS dental care report on Monday, May 9th, the media asked for our response.
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- 09/05/2022
- Patients asked to put pen to paper to help tackle loneliness
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A group of GP surgeries in the Lower Swansea Valley is asking its patients for any suggestions for initiatives that may help combat loneliness.
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- 09/05/2022
- Hospital's key workers put in the picture by grateful pupils
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If a picture is worth a thousand words then they are all thank yous when it comes to this painting gifted to the staff of Morriston Hospital.
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- 05/05/2022
- Sexual health service closed on May 6 and 13 due to staff training
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Our sexual health service is going paperless! But it will mean some short-term disruption for patients while our staff train on the new system.
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- 03/05/2022
- New hearing aid is music to teenager's ears
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A music-loving teenager can now hear his favourite tracks clearly for the first time thanks to the latest technology available within Swansea Bay.
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- 29/04/2022
- Nurse's shock diagnosis leads to three peaks challenge
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Attempting to summit three of south Wales’s highest mountains on the same day would be tough for most people but when you have Multiple Sclerosis, it is a serious prospect indeed.
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- 27/04/2022
- Youngsters with disabilities encouraged to scale sporting success
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Children living with disabilities are reaching new heights to overcome any perceived barriers to their being active and enjoying sport.
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- 25/04/2022
- A cwtch is helping to keep elderly people out of hospital after a fall
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Changing the way elderly people are cared for after they have fallen has earned a specialist Morriston Hospital service a national award.
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- 22/04/2022
- Florence Nightingale's legacy inspires nurse to take safety into the digital age
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Senior nurse Lisa Graham has been awarded a Florence Nightingale Foundation scholarship to develop her plans to improve the safety of patients and staff.
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- 21/04/2022
- Singleton Hospital eye care team scores another pioneering first
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Suzanne Martin has become the first orthoptist in Wales to train to give sight-saving injections.
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- 14/04/2022
- New summer house set to enhance learning disabilities unit
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A Swansea Bay assessment unit, for people with learning disabilities, has improved its facilities thanks to a new summer house.
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- 13/04/2022
- Britain's first deaf clinical psychologist hopes to inspire the next generation
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She has been an inspiration and one of her kind for almost 20 years. Now Britain’s first deaf clinical psychologist is hoping her journey can open the door to others.
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- 12/04/2022
- New project helps to spot the early signs of cancer
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A group of GP practices has been proactively contacting patients who haven’t attended cancer screenings to discuss their concerns and encourage them to come forward.
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- 08/04/2022
- Swansea Bay nurse declared a real star by her peers
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Colleagues of a Swansea Bay nurse think she is ‘exceptional’ and a nationwide nursing charity agrees.
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- 05/04/2022
- Pharmacist's medicinal expertise helps set the standard during Africa visit
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A Swansea Bay pharmacist has set the standard and established key practices in the use of medicine including antibiotics during a trip to Africa.
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- 01/04/2022
- Cardiac staff go the extra mile for people of Ukraine
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Staff from the Cardiac Intensive Therapy Unit (ITU) and cardiac theatres will be raising their heart rates as they aim to reach more than 1,500 miles to raise money for the people of Ukraine.
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- 30/03/2022
- Stroke survivor sings the praises of music therapy service
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Former singer Richard Rees has regained his voice and the use of his right arm and leg thanks to the Morriston Hospital service.
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- 29/03/2022
- Virtual wards offer hands-on care closer to home
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Read real life case studies where Swansea Bay patients and their families talk about their experiences of virtual wards.
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- 28/03/2022
- Unused field hospital beds offered to Swansea Bay communities and Ukrainian refugees
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Hundreds of brand new single beds and mattresses which were urgently procured for the Covid-19 field hospitals in Swansea Bay will now be donated to people who really need them.
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We welcome correspondence and telephone calls in Welsh or English. Welsh language correspondence will be replied to in Welsh, and this will not lead to a delay. This page is available in Welsh by clicking ‘Cymraeg’ at the top right of this page.