Swansea Bay Health News
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- 17/05/2024
- Patient pens emotional letter of thanks
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A member of Swansea Bay’s eating disorder team has shared a heartfelt letter from a patient thanking her for, ultimately, saving her life.
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- 16/05/2024
- Notice of board meeting - 23rd May 2024
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- 16/05/2024
- GP and leading light at pioneering centre is retiring – but not calling it a day
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Heather Wilkes is retiring from her twin roles as a GP and the clinical director of the Rapid Diagnosis Centre at Neath Port Talbot Hospital, but she is not ready to put her feet up just yet.
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- 16/05/2024
- Staff awarded for using app to help treat wounds more effectively
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Swansea Bay’s wound care service has been awarded for working alongside microbiologists to help prescribe antibiotics more effectively.
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- 14/05/2024
- Wellbeing support for lymphoedema patients is a UK first
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The psychological support service is a response to patient feedback which has highlighted the emotional challenges of the condition
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- 14/05/2024
- Swansea Bay independent maternity and neonatal review: update from Margaret Bowron KC, 14/05/2024
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Following on from last week’s press release, I am now providing a further substantive update on progress.
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- 14/05/2024
- Swansea's cancer centre first in Wales to offer tattoo-free radiotherapy
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Patients having radiotherapy for breast cancer can now do so without a permanent reminder of their treatment for the first time in Wales.
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- 13/05/2024
- Welcome to overseas nurses bringing a boost to mental health services
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Swansea Bay has welcomed a cohort of overseas nurses, whose breadth of experience will provide a boost to our mental health service.
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- 10/05/2024
- Event makes dying, death and bereavement process easier to talk about
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Talking about death, dying and bereavement at a dedicated event proved the perfect opportunity to break down barriers and speak openly about a subject that affects us all.
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- 10/05/2024
- Swansea Bay independent maternity and neonatal review: update from Margaret Bowron KC, 10/05/2024
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- 09/05/2024
- Drop-in clinics offer fertility support and advice
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People can access support and advice about fertility as part of a pilot project in collaboration with two Swansea Bay clusters.
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- 09/05/2024
- Support programme for older people suffering from osteoarthritis
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The research is aimed at helping older people living with knee or hip pain
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- 07/05/2024
- Former truck driver delivers Swansea's newest Men's Shed
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Peter Harris is no stranger to solitude - having spent his working life hauling loads as a lorry driver up and down the country - but on retirement he is heading in a different direction.
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- 05/05/2024
- Swansea Bay welcomes first overseas midwife
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Swansea Bay’s first overseas midwife has been given a warm welcome by her patients and colleagues since arriving at Singleton Hospital.
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- 03/05/2024
- Communication is key to breaking down barriers around death and dying conversations
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Communication and the language used around dying, death and bereavement will be the talking point at this year’s Dying Matters Awareness event.
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- 02/05/2024
- Staff try pureed diet to find out what life is like for their patients
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Swansea Bay nurses' two-day trial gives new insights into swallowing difficulties
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- 02/05/2024
- Charity comes full circle by making final donation to Swansea's cancer centre
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A charity formed after three neighbours had cancer diagnoses has ended where it started with a donation to the South West Wales Cancer Centre.
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- 01/05/2024
- Founder of internationally renowned research centre hands over the reins
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The founding father of an internationally renowned research centre at Morriston Hospital has retired after more than 20 years at the helm.
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- 30/04/2024
- Pioneering Rapid Diagnosis Centre to expand after successful two-year pilot
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A pioneering centre that provides a fast diagnosis for people with symptoms that could be cancer is expanding after a successful pilot.
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- 30/04/2024
- Health chiefs urge people to protect themselves and their children amid new fears over measles
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People living in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot are being urged to make sure they’re protected against measles as public health chiefs warn they believe the outbreak in Gwent is spreading in the community, with nine confirmed cases.
Rydym yn croesawu gohebiaeth a galwadau ffôn yn y Gymraeg neu'r Saesneg. Atebir gohebiaeth Gymraeg yn y Gymraeg, ac ni fydd hyn yn arwain at oedi. Mae’r dudalen hon ar gael yn Gymraeg drwy bwyso’r botwm ar y dde ar frig y dudalen.
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.