UPDATE on extraordinary pressure on our services
The Health Board has confirmed that, in the interest of patient safety, routine planned operations remain cancelled today (Tuesday 7 January 2020) at Bronglais,...
Extraordinary pressure on Hywel Dda UHB services this weekend | Pwysau...
It has been an extraordinary weekend for our health service, with critical pressures being felt across all of our hospital A&E departments, GPs and...
How to Increase Efficiency in a Dental Surgery
Whether you’re looking from the outside or the inside at a dental surgery, there are changes that can be made to the way in...
Hywel Dda Health Board: Thank you poems to NHS staff this...
Here are two special videos to thank our wonderful NHS staff for all they do through the year, and especially at Christmas.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btnUe083qYA&=&t=2s
Two famous poets...
Hywel Dda Health Board: Improved neonatal care facilities as part of...
Work on the £25.2 million obstetric and neonatal facilities project at Glangwili Hospital is progressing well having reached some key construction milestones.
This second phase...
Not enough specialist neonatal nurses to meet national standards, report warns
A regional and unit-level breakdown of the data can be found here.
Nurse staffing on neonatal units across Britain is well below nationally recommended levels,...
Local pharmacist scoops national award / Fferyllydd lleol yn ennill gwobr...
Meryl Davies, Primary Care Antibiotic Pharmacist at Hywel Dda University Health Board won the Pharmacist of the Year award at the prestigious Advancing Healthcare...
Christmas parkrun schedule
The Christmas & New Year period (December 21st– January 5th) will see an action-packed programme of parkrun events across eleven West Wales locations.
Across the...
Glangwili Hospital closed to visitors | Ysbyty Glangwili ar gau i...
Oherwydd achosion o norofeirws (salwch chwydu y gaeaf) a ffliw, gwnaed y penderfyniad i gau Ysbyty Glangwili, Caerfyrddin i ymwelwyr yn ddi-oed.
Diolchwn i bawb...
Statement regarding decision to close Mariners Surgery
Hywel Dda University Health Board has confirmed that Meddyygfa Minafon is to close their branch surgery, Mariners Surgery, from 31 December 2019 owing to...
Off duty staff save neighbours life | Staff nad oeddent ar...
An off-duty Glangwili Hospital porter and intensive care nurse saved the life of their neighbour by using CPR and a community based defibrillator in...
New call-out in Llwynhendy Community TB Screening exercise invites children to...
New call-out in Llwynhendy Community TB Screening exercise invites children to be tested
PUBLIC HEALTH WALES PRESS RELEASE
Public Health Wales and Hywel Dda University Health...
BE MORE HEALTH AWARE
BE MORE HEALTH AWARE
Neil Hamilton, AM for Mid & West Wales, and Leader of UKIP is urging his constituents to
help reduce the pressure on...
Temporary visitor restrictions in place at Prince Philip Hospital
Members of the public are advised that Prince Philip Hospital in Llanelli that all wards are closed to visitors until further notice following a...
Big step forward for health and social care services as Cardigan...
Cardigan’s brand new Integrated Care Centre will open its doors to the public on Monday, 9 December, bringing joined-up care to local communities for...
Looking after our NHS this winter / Gofalu am ein Gwasanaeth...
With the end of the year fast approaching, Hywel Dda University Health Board is urging the public to help us look after our precious...
Give a Gift Christmas Appeal/Apêl Nadolig Anfonwch Anrheg
Hywel Dda Health Charities, the official charity of Hywel Dda University Health Board, has launched its annual Christmas Give a Gift Appeal. The Give...
Hywel Dda University Health Board Draft Strategic Equality Objectives for 2020...
We are seeking your feedback on our proposed Equality Objectives for 2020 – 2024.
We have provided high level objectives and the outcomes we would...
Temporary suspension of parking enforcement at Glangwili and Prince Philip hospitals...
In August 2019, a new parking enforcement system was implemented to protect parking spaces for patients and visitors at Glangwili General Hospital in Carmarthen...
Campaign for Equal Health Treatment for Disabled Patients
Tracy Lock from Milford Haven has set up a petition with the Welsh Assembly calling for all GP surgeries to have wide, adjustable treatment...
A guide to EU healthcare post Brexit
Travelling to EU without the EHIC – guide to staying safe
As Boris Johnson’s government continues its negotiations with Brussels, there remain questions on the...
Mental health Twilight Sanctuary launched in Llanelli/Lansio noddfa iechyd meddwl Twilight...
Support when you need it
A ground breaking out of hours mental health service for adults has launched in Llanelli.
The Twilight Sanctuary is the first...
Focus on eye care in the community this World Eye Sight...
This World Sight Day, Hywel Dda University Health Board is raising awareness of the work of community optometrists and how they do more than...
Drop-in event for patients of Mariners Surgery
A public drop-in session is being held for patients of Mariners Surgery, a branch of Meddygfa Minafon, to gather the views of local residents...
Be a Superprotector and defend yourself and others against flu this...
This year’s flu vaccination is now available in GP practices and pharmacies.
Flu can be serious and vaccination is the best way to protect against...
Residents and their families will be supported as nursing home closes...
Ashberry Healthcare has regrettably announced it will need to close Bridell Manor Nursing Home near Cardigan. This follows a lengthy period of difficulty in...
Cheapest Cancer Care Insurance launches in UK to reduce pressure on...
CANCER COVER PRODUCT
TRANSFORMING HEALTH INSURANCE
“Lime’s ‘twist’ which could benefit millions”
Lime, the firm which strips out unnecessary cost and complexity to make high-quality...
Improved access to trauma care / Gwella mynediad at ofal trawma
Patients who suffer a major or moderate trauma in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and borders, will have access to strengthened services, which should improve their...
Man shares his transformation from ‘skinny’ to personal trainer after discovering...
Owain Gruffudd, 33, who lives in Caerphilly and grew up in Pontypridd, South Wales, completely turned his life around with the help of Spartan...
Neonatal unit at Glangwili General Hospital wins prestigious award
The neonatal unit at Glangwili General Hospital has received the Project of the Year – Neonatal Excellence Award from Bliss, the UK’s leading charity...
Merlin’s Magic Wand
Quote from Hospital Contact: “As Play Service Manager within the Women and Children's Directorate across Hywel Dda University Health Board, I would like to...
BEREAVEMENT GUIDE DEVELOPED BY WELSH MUM OF TEEN CAMPAIGNER WINS HIGHLY...
A bereavement guide written by blood cancer charity Anthony Nolan and assisted by a mum from Llantarnam, has won Highly Commended at the British...
Boost for Outpatient waiting times as health board introduces new Direct...
Outpatient appointments are now a lot easier to arrange thanks to the introduction of a new booking system across Hywel Dda.
The health board has...
Innovative Patient-led Women’s Health Event to be held in North Wales!
Designed by patients, for patients, and supported by National Lottery’s Awards for All, Fair Treatment for the Women of Wales (FTWW) is excited to...
The Social Care Exodus: Over half a million care workers plan...
UK’s ageing population brings a growing demand for care, but a third of social carers are looking to leave the sector within the...
New project searches for hidden talent
Eight teenagers with additional learning needs have begun internships that will see them take on a variety of roles at one of Wales’ biggest...
Empowering community nurses and GP practices across Hywel Dda to improve...
To mark World Sepsis Day (which was Friday 13 September 2019), Hywel Dda University Health Board (UHB) has launched the National Early Warning Score...
LOCAL ARTISTS INVITED TO CREATE VISUAL ART FOR NEW CARDIAGN CARE...
Hywel Dda University Health Board is appealing for local artists to submit their proposals for visual artworks to be featured in Cardigan’s new Integrated...
Staff stepping up for 10k run to raise money for health...
An eager team from the paediatric and emergency departments will be running the Admiral Swansea Bay 10k to raise money for new equipment.
The team...
Have you visited cannabis oil coffee shop in 2019?
You might know your latte from your flat white and your aeropress from your cold brew, but what about CBD coffee? If you’ve been...
Petition to Improve Bowel Cancer Screening for the Over 74 year...
Pembrokeshire resident, Andrew Lye from Johnston, has created a petition on the Welsh Government website calling for those seniors aged over 74 to be...
Petition to Improve Bowel Cancer Screening for the Over 74 year...
Pembrokeshire resident, Andrew Lye from Johnston, has created a petition on the Welsh Government website calling for those seniors aged over 74 to be...
Treatment waits cut by new plastics unit
Patients with certain types of trauma injuries and skin cancers can now access faster treatment.
Instead of waiting days or even weeks for minor surgery...
Measles in Europe and Illness abroad – what should you do...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has recently announced that measles has seen a ‘dramatic resurgence’ resulting in over 90,000 confirmed cases of the virus...
RESEARCH REVEALS ONLY 4% OF UK WOMEN FEEL BEAUTIFUL
HEARST UK RESEARCH REVEALS ONLY 4% OF UK WOMEN FEEL BEAUTIFUL
London, UK, Tuesday 3rd September, 2019: Hearst UK, the leading print and online magazine publisher, has...
NEW ORGAN DONATION CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED TO ENCOURAGE MORE WELSH PEOPLE TO...
Welsh Government has unveiled its latest TV advertising campaign during Organ Donation Week (2nd-8th September) in a bid to encourage more people to sign...
Multi-million pound maternity project beginning to bloom/Prosiect mamolaeth gwerth miliynau o...
Work on the £25.2 million obstetric and neonatal facilities project at Glangwili Hospital is progressing well having reached some key construction milestones.
This second phase...
WELSH MEN ARE THE LEAST BODY CONFIDENT IN THE UK
OVER HALF (51%) OF WELSH MEN WOULD CHANGE THEIR STOMACHS AND NEARLY A THIRD (31%) OF WELSH MEN WOULD CHANGE THEIR PENIS
Welsh men...
Great Coaching can help people with long-term health conditions increase their...
UK Coaching, the lead agency for coaching in the UK, is supporting a new campaign to help people with long-term health conditions to be...
As Once in a Lifetime Rugby Event Approaches, Are Fans Aware...
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The upcoming 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan is a once in a lifetime event with over 1.8 million fans expected to attend
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