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Catrin Treharne
Catrin Treharne
14/07/2021
Public urged to help prevent falls

Health board staff are adding their support to a campaign aimed at reducing the risks of older people falling.

10/07/2021
Overdoses - warning update

A person has now died following a spate of drug overdoses in the Swansea Bay area.

Oiano
Oiano
08/07/2021
Piano firm in grand gesture of thanks to hospital staff

When it comes to overtures of appreciation they don’t come much grander than this.

Suzanne Richards and Debra Evans
Suzanne Richards and Debra Evans
07/07/2021
Swansea Bay patients and staff play crucial role in life-saving Covid-19 research

Patients in two Swansea Bay hospitals have been thanked for volunteering to take part in a national trial of a Covid-19 treatment that has been shown to save lives.

Thomas and Ryan
Thomas and Ryan
06/07/2021
Kind-hearted friends ensure Aberavon Beach is a safer place to visit

Aberavon Beach has become a safer place thanks to the selfless dedication of two friends who have both been touched by heart disease.

Nurse in a hospital corridor
Nurse in a hospital corridor
02/07/2021
Paper drug charts binned in Neath Port Talbot and Singleton hospitals

They are the first two hospitals in Wales to make the switch to e-prescribing

The logo for West Glamorgan Volunteering Support
The logo for West Glamorgan Volunteering Support
01/07/2021
Regional resources enhance volunteering support in Neath Port Talbot and Swansea

1st July sees the launch of an exciting new suite of resources offering information, support and guidance to third sector organisations and public bodies who involve volunteers in the delivery of their services, people starting out on their volunteering journey, and those who have great ideas for their community which they’d like to bring life.

The Swansea Bay UHB logo
The Swansea Bay UHB logo
30/06/2021
Notice of Annual General Meeting 2021

Swansea Bay University Health Board’s next annual general meeting will be taking place on 15th July 2021 at 1.30pm.

Hand holding a phone displaying the Consultant Connect app
Hand holding a phone displaying the Consultant Connect app
28/06/2021
App puts GPs in touch with hospital consultants within seconds

Consultant Connect has been used in Swansea Bay more than 4,100 times since its launch last year

Two people in a hospital examination room
Two people in a hospital examination room
22/06/2021
Virtual clinics reducing hospital visits for patients and saving clinician's time

Online group discussion for young patients with acne is the first of its kind in Wales

21/06/2021
Notice of special meeting - 23rd June 2021

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE SWANSEA BAY UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD WILL BE HELD ON  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUNE 2021 AT 12.45PM VIA YOUTUBE LIVESTREAM

illustration of a virtual ward
illustration of a virtual ward
21/06/2021
Expansion of Virtual wards to bring benefits for all to see

MEDIA RELEASE: Virtual wards providing support for the frail elderly, and those with complex health and social care needs are to be expanded.

OPAS team members outside Morriston Hospital
OPAS team members outside Morriston Hospital
14/06/2021
Hospital department just for frail older people opens

MEDIA RELEASE: This new hub at Morriston Hospital is unique in Wales, providing care for frail older people

An image of Tracy Myhill OBE 
An image of Tracy Myhill OBE 
11/06/2021
Warm congratulations as former Swansea Bay CEO Tracy Myhill is recognised in Queen's Birthday Honours

Former Swansea Bay University Health Board Chief Executive Tracy Myhill has been awarded an OBE in the 2021 Queen’s Birthday Honours.

An image or Dr Elizabeth Davies
An image or Dr Elizabeth Davies
11/06/2021
Swansea Bay's Dr Elizabeth Davies recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours List

Dr Davies receives British Empire Medal for services to the NHS and older patients during the pandemic

Christine Fitzgerald outside Gorseinon Hospital
Christine Fitzgerald outside Gorseinon Hospital
11/06/2021
Happy memories as Christine retires after 51-year NHS career

She began nursing in 1970 and is retiring at the age of 70

Naomi Thicket
Naomi Thicket
10/06/2021
Learning disability nurse uses technology to keep residents connected

A learning disability nurse has been using digital technology to keep residents at a specialist home connected to their families and communities during the pandemic.

Sioned Quirke and Claire Wood
Sioned Quirke and Claire Wood
08/06/2021
Children, young people and their families to get help to manage their weight

New Swansea Bay service to launch later this year with Welsh Government funding

Cynthia Rees, Paula Phillips
Cynthia Rees, Paula Phillips
07/06/2021
Online portal making a big difference to rheumatology patients

Helpline calls down by three-quarters since the Patient Portal went live

A picture of a mask and a pint of beer
A picture of a mask and a pint of beer
04/06/2021
Wind Street pub-goers warned to look out for symptoms and get tested after Covid-19 cases linked to bar

Customers and visitors to a Wind Street, Swansea, bar are being urged to get a Covid-19 test straight away if they feel unwell following investigations into a cluster of cases of Covid-19.

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