Health News

As the government implements its ‘battle plan’ to deal with the escalating numbers of people diagnosed with COVID-19, those with existing medical conditions have...

Coronavirus – tifgroup issues guidance to travellers on insurance cover during overseas trips  With the coronavirus continuing to spread, and the Foreign and Commonwealth...

Pregnant women and women with babies and young children, who have faced difficulty accessing antenatal and postnatal services, are being asked by a national...

Up until a week ago many of us had probably never heard the term ‘self-isolation’. Today,‘Self-isolation’ however, not a day goes by without us...

Coronavirus is spreading across the world at an alarming rate, so far infecting over 80,000 people globally. The recent outbreak in Europe and the...

Withybush Hospital’s Ward 11 has been chosen to pilot the first phase of a national project established to transform nursing documentation and creating a...

Local charity Hywel Dda Health Charities have been unveiled as the new “Powered By” partner for The Wales Half Marathon 2020 in an exclusive...

The Children’s Outpatient Centre at Glangwili Hospital has received a new electrocardiogram (ECG) machine thanks to the generosity of a local family. Dylan and Nia...

A daring Dad will be taking on the Welsh Three Peaks on Saturday 13th June 2020 as a way of raising money for the...

TUC Dying to Work Charter protects rights at work for those facing a terminal illness Campaign began in 2016following Derbyshire sales manager losing...

Antony and Ffion Rees Owens from Llangyndeyrn were delighted to visit the Special Care Baby Unit at Glangwili Hospital recently on their son Harri’s...

Hywel Dda Health Charities would like to thank the communities of Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire for the good will that local people showed towards...

The Memory Assessment Service and Community Mental Health team in Caebryn, Prince Philip Hospital, recently received their silver level from Vice Chair Judith Hardisty....

Three pharmacies in Carmarthenshire have opened their doors to the public on a Sunday as part of a trial in the region. Gravells in Llanelli...

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLioZyqIpwk&feature=emb_title Senior doctors at Hywel Dda University Health Board (UHB) have praised the approach to medical leadership within the organisation, highlighting its commitment to developing...

Residents in Llandovery are being invited to a public drop-in event to discuss ideas and ask questions about healthcare provision at the town’s hospital...

Patients who need to access overnight Out of Hours services in south Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire are set to be boosted by temporary changes that...

My Health Passport is a new way for children and young people with learning disabilities or complex health needs to share important information about...

An extended shuttle service will run directly between Nantyci car park and Glangwili Hospital starting Monday 3 February. This service, funded by Hywel Dda University...

Coronavirus crisis – FCO issues ban on travel to China so here is advice on what to do  for any planned holiday in the...

If you live with COPD, our Education Programmes for Patients team are running a seven week education course regarding living with COPD in Llanelli...

Nearly two thirds of leisure centres are outdated and need urgent new investment from government, the Local Government Association reveals today. New figures, shared with...

Following the growing spread of the life-threatening coronavirus, tifgroup, the UK’s leading travel insurer, has answered the nation’s concerns regarding travelling to or from...

Ultra-marathon runner Huw Brassington reveals his running top spots Findings from fitness app Strava have suggested that many people around the world will already...

A former care worker with Alzheimer’s Disease tracked down an old school pal who’s a famous TV director to make a touching documentary programme...

A new service to determine if a patient requires antibiotics for sore throat symptoms is available at 18 pharmacies across Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire. The...

A senior Learning Disability nurse at Hywel Dda University Health Board is celebrating after receiving a prestigious award for her outstanding contribution to Learning...

Hywel Dda University Health Board and the communities in the Amman Valley and Gwendraeth are continuing to explore how Amman Valley Hospital should be...

Travellers are warned to declare medical conditions and carry enough prescription medications to avoid higher premiums and claims issues Travellers are being warned to declare...

Following the postponement of planned inpatient operations across our four hospital sites earlier this week, we are beginning to see some improvements with around...

Update - pressure on our services / Diweddariad - Pwysau ar ein gwasanaethau Following the postponement of planned inpatient operations across our four hospital sites...

Flu is starting to circulate and very young babies, pregnant women, older people and those with a long term health condition are most at...

Pembrokeshire fundraisers and key stakeholders came together this week to hear about latest progress with the multi-million pound refurbishment of Ward 10 at Withybush...

Hywel Dda University Health Board has confirmed that, in the interest of patient safety, planned inpatient operations scheduled for today (Wednesday 8 January 2020)...

If you’re starting to see the first tell-tale signs of balding in the mirror, then you might start to feel a little concerned about...

DIWEDDARIAD Pwysau eithriadol ar ein gwasanaethau y penwythnos hwn / UPDATE on extraordinary pressure on our services Er budd diogelwch cleifion, mae Bwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol...

The Health Board has confirmed that, in the interest of patient safety, routine planned operations remain cancelled today (Tuesday 7 January 2020) at Bronglais,...

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...

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...

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&amp=&t=2s Two famous poets...

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...

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,...

Meryl Davies, Primary Care Antibiotic Pharmacist at Hywel Dda University Health Board won the Pharmacist of the Year award at the prestigious Advancing Healthcare...

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...

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...

Hywel Dda University Health Board has confirmed that Meddyygfa Minafon is to close their branch surgery, Mariners Surgery, from 31 December 2019 owing to...

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 be tested PUBLIC HEALTH WALES PRESS RELEASE Public Health Wales and Hywel Dda University Health...

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...

Members of the public are advised that Prince Philip Hospital in Llanelli that all wards are closed to visitors until further notice following a...