A new service using specially-trained volunteers is providing extra support, comfort and companionship to patients who are receiving end-of-life care.
A checklist created by cardiac staff in Morriston has seen the hospital become a UK leader in the safety of patients having open-heart surgery.
Morriston Hospital’s cardiac intensive care unit (ICU) has been gifted a £5,500 thank you from the family of a former patient.
A new £2million purpose-built fracture clinic is increasing time dedicated to patient care and cutting waits on treatment after opening at Morriston Hospital.
High numbers of extremely unwell patients are being seen in Morriston Hospital’s Emergency Department (ED), prompting a call for the public to use alternatives wherever possible...
A children’s ward at Morriston Hospital has been gifted enough presents to fill Santa’s sleigh from a family grateful for the care its staff gave their...
A little man with a big heart – and strong legs – has raised more than £1,000 as a way of thanking staff who looked after...
A groom spent what should have been his honeymoon 2,000 miles away from his wife because of a very different matter of the heart. Dai Jones...
A Swansea Bay patient has been spared the prospect of a six month hospital stay – and being fed intravenously – thanks to an innovative new...
One of the newest stars of Welsh rugby has taken time out to brighten the day of children in Morriston Hospital. Ospreys and Wales flanker, Jac...
A team from Swansea Bay University Health Board, which helped pioneer a family screening service for inherited heart muscle conditions in Wales, has welcomed news a...
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...
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...
Warning: Graphic images of burns in this article: A burns patient has issued a warning to anyone thinking of reaching for a hot water bottle this...
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...
The family of a former Morriston Hospital patient has gone to great lengths – including cycling from south to north Wales in record time – to...
A partnership forged between surgeons separated by more than 50 miles meant life-saving chest operations could continue throughout the pandemic. Their unprecedented collaboration saw surgery for...
Researchers in Swansea have made a breakthrough in understanding one of the most damaging consequences of Covid-19. They have confirmed significant findings in how the virus...
Refugees who fled Ukraine to find sanctuary in Swansea have volunteered at Morriston Hospital to say “diolch” to the community for opening their homes and hearts....
A commemorative project marking the impact of the pandemic is emerging across four hospital sites in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot. Swansea Bay University Health Board...
A 12-year-old former patient has stamped his name all over an incredible fundraising challenge, which has collected more than £10,000 for Morriston Hospital’s Oakwood children’s ward....
A keen climber has praised the care he received from Morriston Hospital which helped him conquer three mountain ranges just a year after he suffered multiple...
Losing her mum was devastating for Jessica Jones – but she drew comfort from knowing it helped save a child who had been given hours to...
An annual rugby tournament which supports a life-saving cardiac service at Morriston Hospital is going from strength to strength. The proceeds from the fifth annual Decky...
Former Glamorgan and England cricketer Robert Croft has paid tribute to the NHS’ team-work which he says kept his mother alive. Croft, who enjoyed an illustrious...
Just one year ago, keen photographer Ashley Lovering had to be carried up the steps to his apartment because he was too poorly to climb them....
When teen cancer survivor Skye Edgecombe thanked staff at Morriston Hospital for treating her it really was a case of fun and games. The 19-year-old from...
A young mum born with an incurable disease is looking forward to a brighter future after becoming one of the first people in Wales to be...
Supporting people with cancer inevitably takes an emotional toll – but Lucy Whiddett would not have it any other way. Lucy is passionate about her role...
A book trolley service has been rolled out in Morriston Hospital in an attempt to consign patient boredom to the pages of history. The scheme, which...
Plans for a new multi-million pound Adult Thoracic Surgical Centre for South Wales can go ahead at pace following a major boost from Welsh Government. The...
A retired carpenter who almost sliced off his fingers is still crafting away in his workshop thanks to the skill of Morriston Hospital staff. Colin Taylor...
Plans for a state-of-the-art new operating theatre at Morriston Hospital which combines a traditional operating room with advanced medical imagery, have taken a huge step forward....
A retired reverend geared up for a challenge by cycling 100km to raise funds for the Morriston Hospital surgical team he says saved his life. Aled...
A former patient of The Welsh Centre for Burns and Plastic Surgery has raised more than £5,000 as a thank you to the “heroes” who saved...
A newlywed couple have thanked nurses in Morriston Hospital for helping them tie the knot on the groom’s ward. When Robert Pritchard, who has cancer, was...
A “one in a million” nurse is saying his final goodbye to the NHS after 46 years. When Martin Green hangs up his scrubs for the...
If a picture is worth a thousand words then they are all thank yous when it comes to this painting gifted to the staff of Morriston...
Attempting to summit three of south Wales’s highest mountains on the same day would be tough for most people but when you have Multiple Sclerosis, it...
Swansea Bay University Health Board staff are going the extra mile to help raise funds for those affected by the conflict in Ukraine. Eighteen members of...
A former singer has been given his voice and his life back less than a year after a stroke that almost proved fatal. Richard Rees is...
A medical student has been inspired by the sounds of Morriston Hospital’s Emergency Department to create a piece of music aimed at soothing colleagues and patients....
If, as Napoleon famously declared, an army marches on its stomach, Swansea Bay Health Board’s catering team deserves particular mention in despatches. The health board says...
Two children became trainee biomedical scientists for the day when they visited Morriston Hospital to find out what happens to their blood samples. Lexi Hughes and...
A retired hero policeman who was a key figure in foiling the attempted Millennium Dome heist has thanked the NHS for the “gold-standard service” he says...
The UK’s first hospital-owned solar farm has surpassed expectations by providing enough electricity to not only contribute to the daily power needs of Morriston Hospital in...
A long-serving volunteer is in the frame for well-deserved recognition of her many years of selfless service supporting patients in Swansea. Morfa Owen has made the...
Burns experts at Morriston Hospital have produced a first aid video and poster campaign aimed at helping older people avoid becoming unwitting victims of the fuel...
Healthy eating will soon take on a whole new meaning with exciting plans to develop a “farm” on land near Morriston Hospital. The health board has...
Surgeons around the UK could be getting hands-on training for a life and limb-saving emergency procedure using a simulator created in Swansea. A team at Morriston...
A plastic surgeon in Morriston Hospital has invented a specialist instrument for use in breast reconstruction surgery and named it the Swansea Retractor after the city...
The family of a patient who passed away in Morriston Hospital has donated a collection of toys to the children’s wards to help keep his memory...
An emergency department nurse has combined his passion for nursing and writing by creating heartfelt poems inspired by the Covid-19 pandemic. Michael Jenkins has always been...
A new outpatient service for people with neurological conditions will more than halve the time they need to spend in hospital. Swansea’s Morriston Hospital is the...
Swansea Bay University Health Board’s Medical Illustration Department is using virtual reality to teach new doctors a real life or death technique. The department has teamed...
A green era has dawned at Morriston Hospital which has gone live with its own full-scale solar farm. The £5.9 million development, the first in the...
An emergency department nurse has created heartfelt care packages for children as a way of comforting them following the loss of a loved one. Natalie Williams,...
A nursing career that dates back to 1964 has finally come to a close for Swansea’s Hazel Eastman. Hazel has decided to retire at the aged...
A state-of-the-art stroke unit offering 24-7 emergency care could be developed at Swansea’s Morriston Hospital. The health board is developing a proposal for what’s known as...
Major plans for a new £132m life science, well-being and sports campuses project in Swansea that’s expected create over 1,000 jobs are gathering pace. The project...
The Welsh Blood Service is calling on existing donors and those who have never given blood before to help patients in need at Singleton and Morriston...
Swansea Bay University Health Board is proposing to change Morriston, Singleton and Neath Port Talbot hospitals into individual centres of excellence – something they say is...
A green oasis giving staff, patients and visitors a chance to escape to the country has been unveiled in the grounds of Morriston Hospital. What was...
Parents are being warned to ensure their children are fully protected against the sun following several youngsters having to be admitted to Morriston Hospital with sunburn....
When it comes to overtures of appreciation they don’t come much grander than this. Swansea-based Coach House Pianos has installed a baby grand piano in Morriston...
A first-in-Wales emergency department exclusively for older people has opened alongside the main ED at Morriston Hospital. It follows a pilot project within ED that reduced...
An original poem written to reassure grieving relatives visiting Morriston Hospital that despite Covid restrictions their loved ones were cared for right up to the end,...
Dyfed Powys Police are warning of the dangers of tombstoning after a man was pulled unconscious from the sea in Tenby on Saturday (10 April) after...
A hospital choir is going from strength to strength after appearing on TV as part of the BBC’s coverage of the first national Covid Memorial Day....
Experts involved in a unique Covid-19 study at Morriston Hospital had to go to extreme measures while recruiting patients to the cause – going way beyond...
Patients are to be recruited for a research study which aims to improve the way people with potentially life-threatening chest injuries are treated. It’s the latest...
Two Swansea Bay Health Board speech and language therapists have turned to the written word to help their patients, with the publication of a children’s book....
Frontline clinicians at Morriston Hospital have given a harrowing account of the impact the second wave of Covid-19 is having on patients and on staff. “We...
Patients who are putting off important heart scans until they get a Covid-19 vaccination risk damaging their health or worse, a worried clinician has warned. Since...
Morriston Hospital will become the first in Wales to develop its own full-scale solar farm, at a cost of £5.7 million. Work is expected to start...
Wales’ first woman consultant cardiac surgeon and two senior nurses who are all leaders in their fields have been recognised in the Queen’s New Year Honours....
Escaping into a winter wonderland would usually be something hospital patients could only dream of over Christmas. But now thanks to the hard work of staff...
People looking to enjoy Christmas and New Year are being encouraged to use the correct NHS service should they become injured or unwell. Swansea Bay University...
The number of deaths of people who tested positive for Coronavirus in Swansea Bay hospitals has tragically hit a new high says the local health board....
Swansea Bay University Health Board is postponing some planned care in response to Covid-19 pressures. In a statement, Chris White, Chief Operating Officer for the health...