Swansea Bay Health News
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- 04/11/2022
- New group offers dementia support in Swansea Valley
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A new group offering support for people living with dementia and their carers has been set up in the Swansea Valley.
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- 02/11/2022
- Thousands of new patients to be offered dental appointments
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Around 28,000 new patients are set to be offered appointments at dental practices in Swansea Bay by April 2023.
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- 28/10/2022
- Miniature MRI makes child's play of scary scans for youngsters in hospital
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When you have two model staff working on the same hospital team you could say it’s a small world – and you’d be right in more ways than one.
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- 21/10/2022
- Rapid diagnosis helped put Helen's mind at rest on road to recovery
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A woman who once conquered the world’s tallest free-standing mountain was left struggling to walk her dog after being diagnosed with long Covid.
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- 21/10/2022
- Funfair proves a big hit with patients and staff
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Hook a duck, ring toss and tin can alley aren’t usual methods of treatment, but they proved the perfect tonic when an old-fashioned funfair rolled up at Neath Port Talbot Hospital.
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- 20/10/2022
- Care and support delivered to mums-to-be thanks to dual clinic
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A new clinic has drastically reduced the number of appointments needed for expectant mothers with epilepsy.
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- 18/10/2022
- Burns patient's stark warning about the potential dangers of hot water bottles
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A burns patient has issued a warning to anyone thinking of reaching for a hot water bottle this winter as the fuel crisis bites.
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- 14/10/2022
- Lab technician who caught Covid during pandemic issues vaccination plea
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A Swansea Bay NHS worker who faces an uncertain future having developed complications following Covid is urging people to get the autumn booster vaccination.
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- 13/10/2022
- Prescribing more targeted antibiotics helps to reduce risk of resistance
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Staff in Swansea Bay are prescribing antibiotics in a more targeted way to help reduce the risk of antibiotic resistance and unpleasant side effects in patients.
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- 12/10/2022
- Heart surgeon gives up hols to operate on Afghan refugees in Pakistan
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Family holidays are taking a back seat to saving lives for a Swansea surgeon who spent his summer in Pakistan operating on poor people including Afghan refugees.
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- 11/10/2022
- Pupils key to falls prevention message
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Pupils in Morriston Primary School have been examining a mock ‘crime scene’ in order to arrest the number of falls amongst the elderly.
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- 11/10/2022
- Hybrid mail could spell the end for old-fashioned hospital appointment letters
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The writing could soon be on the wall for thousands of appointment letters Swansea Bay mails out to patients every year.
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- 10/10/2022
- Family raises £20K for cancer research in Swansea Bay
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The family of a former Morriston Hospital patient has gone to great lengths – including cycling from south to north Wales in record time - to raise over £20,000 for cancer research in Swansea Bay.
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- 10/10/2022
- Praise for Swansea Bay's paediatric audiology team
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Being told your baby is deaf must be heart-breaking but Tara Thomas is full of praise for the way Swansea Bay’s audiology team has helped her daughter adjust.
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- 05/10/2022
- Falls crime scene helps detect hazards at home
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As part of Falls Awareness Week (3rd-7th October), a replica living room was set up at Neath Port Talbot Hospital to highlight some of the everyday items or activities that could lead to a fall.
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- 04/10/2022
- New theatres for Neath Port Talbot Hospital on their way
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Read our October 2022 media release about the exciting new development.
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- 04/10/2022
- Swansea City matches helping to improve patients' symptoms
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Patients at Cefn Coed Hospital are having a ball attending live Swans matches thanks to the generosity of a local businessman.
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- 04/10/2022
- Latest recruits arrive as health board aims to more than double workforce of new nurses
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Swansea Bay has become the health board and home for a group of international nurses who are starting an exciting new chapter in their careers.
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- 04/10/2022
- £4 million "space-age" operating theatre will help bring down eye surgery backlog
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Eye surgeons in Singleton Hospital continuing to work through a backlog of operations can now do so in a dedicated “space-age” new theatre.
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- 04/10/2022
- Hospital team discovers why a routine treatment for severe Covid-19 can fail
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Researchers in Swansea have made a breakthrough in understanding one of the most damaging consequences of Covid-19.
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