Swansea Bay Health News

A father with limited arm and hand movements after a brain injury is once more playing video games with his children thanks to the care and thoughtfulness of the Swansea Bay team who treated him, and the generosity of a local business.

Notice is hereby given that a meeting of Swansea Bay University Health Board will be held on Thursday, 24 November 2022 at 12.15pm via YouTube livestream.

As we approach the winter, people are being reminded that antibiotics may not be the answer in combatting seasonal illnesses.

A joiner has given a relieved thumbs up to the Swansea Bay surgeon whose skill has enabled him to do just that after he cut it off in a workplace accident.

The sooner you get tested for HIV, the sooner your condition can be treated if you prove positive.

A keen runner inspired by her best friend’s recovery from a car accident has raised nearly £2,500 to help the rehabilitation of brain injury patients.

Ellie Lane was enjoying pantomime Swansea Grand Theatre when she received a call telling her she needed go to hospital immediately.

A major transformation of Swansea Bay’s primary care audiology services will deliver quicker specialist access for patients all across Swansea and Neath Port Talbot, and help free up GP time.

A new group offering support for people living with dementia and their carers has been set up in the Swansea Valley.

Around 28,000 new patients are set to be offered appointments at dental practices in Swansea Bay by April 2023.

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.

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.

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.

A new clinic has drastically reduced the number of appointments needed for expectant mothers with epilepsy.

A burns patient has issued a warning to anyone thinking of reaching for a hot water bottle this winter as the fuel crisis bites.

A Swansea Bay NHS worker who faces an uncertain future having developed complications following Covid is urging people to get the autumn booster vaccination.

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.

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.