Swansea Bay Health News

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.

Children living with disabilities are reaching new heights to overcome any perceived barriers to their being active and enjoying sport.

Changing the way elderly people are cared for after they have fallen has earned a specialist Morriston Hospital service a national award. 

Senior nurse Lisa Graham has been awarded a Florence Nightingale Foundation scholarship to develop her plans to improve the safety of patients and staff.

Suzanne Martin has become the first orthoptist in Wales to train to give sight-saving injections.

A Swansea Bay assessment unit, for people with learning disabilities, has improved its facilities thanks to a new summer house.

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.

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.

Colleagues of a Swansea Bay nurse think she is ‘exceptional’ and a nationwide nursing charity agrees.

A Swansea Bay pharmacist has set the standard and established key practices in the use of medicine including antibiotics during a trip to Africa.

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.

Former singer Richard Rees has regained his voice and the use of his right arm and leg thanks to the Morriston Hospital service.

Read real life case studies where Swansea Bay patients and their families talk about their experiences of virtual wards.

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.

Methods including sealing babies in plastic bags to keep them warm have helped Singleton Hospital’s Neonatal Unit deliver top marks that significantly exceed the UK national average.

Cutting-edge technology, supported by people’s generosity, has helped create customised devices to give disabled people more independence.

Notice is hereby given that a meeting of Swansea Bay University Health Board will be held on Thursday, 31st March 2022 at 12.15pm

A medical student has been inspired by the sounds of Morriston Hospital’s Emergency Department to create a piece of music aimed at soothing colleagues and patients.