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Care providers being priced out of the jobs market by the NHS A social care leader is calling for urgent reform to enable care homes...

Work began last week on the £25.2 million obstetric and neonatal facilities project at Glangwili Hospital. This second phase of redevelopment will increase the capacity...

Dechreuodd y gwaith yr wythnos diwethaf ar gyfleusterau obstetreg a’r newydd-anedig ar safle Ysbyty Glangwili, yn dilyn y buddsoddiad o £25.2 miliwn. Bydd yr ail...

More than pills – Swansea University Medical School hosts Social Prescribing Fair Swansea University Medical School has hosted it's first ever Social Prescribing Fair. The...

The health board is adding to the ways that we communicate by introducing new SMS text messaging services to improve the patient experience and...

Mae’r bwrdd iechyd yn ychwanegu at y ffyrdd yr ydym yn cyfathrebu trwy gyflwyno gwasanaethau neges destun newydd er mwyn gwella profiad y claf...

    Welsh star of Alzheimer’s Society Memory Walk TV ads Claire Gaffey, from Swansea, is the face of this year’s Memory Walk TV ad. Claire, 44, was delighted...

Singing Elvis fan Paul is all shook up after being shortlisted for top award An Elvis fan is really the King so far as colleagues...

Eight Tips To Get You Exercising Today Exercise can cause a flurry of different emotions. It can bring feelings of happiness, pain, achievement, frustration and...

MP welcomes new Ty-Golau sessions Nia Griffith MP visited the Llanelli and Kidwelly-based wellbeing group Ty-Golau this month to welcome a new weekly session for...

Maternity teaching team commended with top award! A Swansea obstetrics and gynaecology teaching team has been commended for their excellent work with a Maternity and...

A dedicated mental health nurse has been shortlisted for a top award for helping people in residential homes to lead fulfilled lives. Maggie Rose, who...

The annual Hywel Dda programme to encourage people in eligible groups across mid and west Wales to have a vaccination to protect themselves from...

Mae rhaglen flynyddol Hywel Dda i annog pobl mewn grwpiau cymwys ledled y canolbarth a'r gorllewin i gael brechiad i’w gwarchod rhag y ffliw,...

  A care worker who was inspired to help elderly people after nursing his grandmother at home has been shortlisted for a top industry award. Matthew...

Eco-therapy helping to improve mental health of patients The Early Interventions in Psychosis (EIP) team at Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board have been working...

Hywel Dda University Health Board will embark on an ambitious 20-year journey to transform the way we receive health care and support in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire...

PRINCE PHILIP SAVED AS A GENERAL HOSPITAL! Lee Waters AM and Nia Griffith MP welcome retention of services at Prince Philip General Hospital Llanelli’s AM and...

Plaid Cymru | Party of Wales www.partyof.wales | www.plaid.cymru      "Disappointing, and a missed opportunity" – Plaid Cymru responds to Hywel Dda Health Board's announcement Plaid Cyrmu has responded to...

Tiny baby thrives thanks to ‘first class’ service Weighing just 3lb 10oz when she was born, Rosie Cornelius’ mum admits “she was skin and bone”. Rosie’s...

Ten Reasons You May Not Be Losing Weight Through my experience of running my health and fitness business I’ve found that people’s weight is so...

Pioneering Morriston team hosts visit by leading young US researcher A pioneering team at Morriston Hospital has hosted a visit by one of the world’s...

Hywel Dda University Health Board is celebrating today (Friday 21 September 2018) after winning an NHS Wales Award at the eleventh anniversary of the...

Mae Bwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Hywel Dda yn dathlu heddiw (dydd Gwener 21 Medi 2018) ar ôl ennill Gwobr GIG Cymru ar ben-blwydd y gwobrau...

Dedicated Mental Health Nurse Maggie shortlisted for social care ‘Oscar’ A dedicated mental health nurse has been shortlisted for a top award for helping people...

Photographer Brian Watkins is home again and getting back on his feet just six months after suffering a heart attack followed by a devastating...

As a rare registered Pets As Therapy dog in the area, Bailey the cavalier King Charles spaniel has been rushed off his paws spreading...

Swansea University Medical School's work in diabetes is gaining international recognition. The work by Swansea University's http://www.swansea.ac.uk Professor David Raymond Owens has been rewarded...

A mum from Neath who went on a course to learn how to cope with chronic pain is now helping others – by becoming...

A team of ABMU Health Board staff and their families will be lacing up their running shoes to take part in the Swansea Bay...

Artificial intelligence could be used in future to identify those at risk of suicide, new research has suggested. A collaboration of doctors and academics including...

  Don’t be perfect, be consistent! I read the other day that 45% of adults set resolutions in the New Year. How many of these do...

Former nurses are being given the chance to get back to work on the wards thanks to an award- winning programme offered by Swansea...

A patient left with deep wounds as the result of an accident at home has praised staff in the Minor Injury Unit at Neath...

A pioneering international collaboration has seen Swansea University team up with an osteopathic college in Italy to offer a new degree. Beginning in October, the...

Staff from across Hywel Dda University Health Board are once again joining the global effort to raise awareness of a life-threatening illness on World...

A patient’s request for the return of matron has led to a new initiative aimed at reassuring patients and their families. ABMU’s lead nurse for...

Yesterday (August 29) Hywel Dda Health Board published the results of their public consultation on the future of our local hospital services. You can view...

Llanelli’s MP and AM have warned health bosses not to discount the feelings of local people opposing the downgrade of Prince Phillip Hospital.   The final...

What has been heard? Hywel Dda – Our Big NHS Change consultation was held between 19 April and 12 July 2018. From a...

One in four 14-year-old girls self-harm   Nearly a quarter of girls aged 14 (22%) said they had self-harmed in just a year according to a...

OUR HEALTH HEROES, THE NATIONAL HEALTHCARE AWARDS, ARE RETURNING FOR THE THIRD YEAR AND PROMISE TO BE BIGGER AND BETTER THAN EVER, WITH NEW CATEGORIES ADDED...

The Wonderful World Of Exercise Today I just wanted to talk about why exercise is so fantastic. If you were told there was a pill which...

Each year around 800,000 people across the world take their own lives, leading to a huge impact on family, the community and health professionals.   Unfortunately...

Beti George, Welsh broadcaster and campaigner for people affected by dementia, will start this year’s Cardiff Memory Walk kicking off the first of Alzheimer’s...

The First Steps From A Sedentary Lifestyle To Exercise The western world is becoming increasingly sedentary. On the whole we are a LOT less active...

Plans for new car parking arrangements at Glangwili and Prince Philip Hospitals Car parking charges for patients at Glangwili and Prince Philip hospitals are coming...

The West Wales Chronicle would like to extend a warm welcome to our brand NEW columnist Jamie Stedman who will regularly feature through his...

Weak, easily broken bones are an epidemic in the United States. They’re often tied to osteoporosis, a disease that causes bones to degenerate over...

  Work commences on £683k Major refurbishment plan for Ty Bryngwyn / Cynllun adnewyddu mawr gwerth £683 mil ar gyfer Tŷ Bryngwyn wedi dechrau      ______________________________________________________ Ty Bryngwyn...