Columnist, Geraint Thomas has signed up for his first Swansea half marathon – and is hoping to inspire others! Here's his monthly update for March.
A woman who had to re-learn how to walk after a sudden brain injury has completed a sponsored walk to thank hospital staff for their care.
Asthma patients could cut Swansea Bay’s carbon footprint by the equivalent of 552 round-the-world car trips – simply by switching inhalers.
Spending six months in a SPA might sound like an indulgent perk for the rich and famous, but for one Swansea Bay nurse it was anything...
People in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot with head and neck lumps that could signify cancer will be spared weeks of avoidable waiting and worrying before...
A nurse so dedicated to helping others that she even gives up her spare time to do it has received a special honour.
A tea bar in Morriston Hospital is serving up more than just hot drinks and refreshments after reopening for the first time since the Covid pandemic.
A retired oil rig worker has become the first person in Wales to have a heart valve replaced and be back home the same day.
A dad who lost his leg in a road crash can carry his baby son without fear of falling after being fitted with a high-tech artificial...
Researchers at home and away have joined forces for a new international collaboration with the ultimate aim of improving patient care.
The chairman of Aberavon Rugby Football Club took a wintry ice-cold sea dip to raise money for the South West Wales Cancer Centre at Singleton Hospital...
An audiologist has helped to shape new clinics for people with hearing problems after looking into who needs them most.
An eight-year-old girl who lost a leg in a freak accident is learning to dance again thanks to the work of prosthetists at Morriston Hospital.
Families who want to be close to loved ones who are coming to the end of their lives now have a special place to go, thanks...
A family connection inspired a Swansea Bay team to raise thousands of pounds for a children’s centre in India.
Work has started on a multi-million-pound development that Swansea Bay University Health Board say will significantly reduce the risk of power failures at Morriston Hospital.
A first-in-Wales rapid response team is helping to keep vulnerable children out of hospital when they develop potentially serious infections.
A team of health board staff hopes to lead by example in this year’s Swansea Bay Half Marathon – in the fundraising stakes.
If your New Year’s resolution to stop smoking has already gone up in flames, it’s not too late to try again. That's the message from Swansea...
A Swansea Bay health board manager has been declared ‘inspirational’ for helping bring about positive change in Wales.
A specialist team at Morriston Hospital has made a clean break with tradition when it comes to treating fractured wrists.
Over 100 new arrivals will boost the number of nurses in Morriston Hospital thanks to the health board’s first recruitment event in India. A trip to...
A new food ordering app is serving up more meal options and cutting waste at Singleton Hospital.
A Welsh Government funded inhaler recycling scheme is helping NHS Wales reduce its carbon emissions and work towards Net Zero ambitions, as a funding pot opens...
Columnist, Geraint Thomas has signed up for his first Swansea half marathon – and is hoping to inspire others!
People in Swansea Bay who have survived bowel cancer will be the first in the UK to be offered a unique blood test to make sure...
Routine for patients at a Swansea hospital was put on ‘paws’ to accommodate some special visitors.
Six Swansea Bay University Health Board teams were amongst the first staff in Wales to showcase their innovative work at a new sustainability awards event.
A fitness instructor battling lung cancer has raised £1,000 to thank staff for their care during her ongoing treatment.
Swansea Bay is fast gaining a reputation for producing the best hand surgeons around. The status is underlined by Morriston Hospital’s Dean Boyce being elected President...
Support for women who have undergone breast reconstruction following cancer surgery has been boosted by a generous donation.
A life-changing mercy mission to war-torn Croatia was to set Paul Stokes on a very different career path.
More people than ever are making use of a service which provides free over-the-counter treatments for a number of ailments a health board has said.
People who are homeless or precariously housed are to be routinely offered lateral flow tests for hepatitis C, followed by rapid PCR tests to speed up...
A new service using specially-trained volunteers is providing extra support, comfort and companionship to patients who are receiving end-of-life care.
A group of pharmacies in the Swansea and Neath Valleys are leading the way in Wales with an inhaler recycling project which could help the fight...
Patients infected with both Covid and flu are being seen in Swansea Bay hospitals already dealing with unprecedented levels of respiratory viruses.
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.
Families of patients waiting to be discharged from hospital are being urged to do all they can to support them to go home as quickly as...
People with epilepsy in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot are now able to help manage their condition, while reducing waiting lists for others at the same...
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...
People living in Swansea Bay are being asked to think twice before visiting family and friends in hospital if they are feeling under the weather themselves....
Coloured lights and high-tech glasses are giving patients with breast cancer direct control over part of their treatment at Singleton Hospital. They have to breathe in...
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 devoted couple who decided to renew their marriage vows following a cancer diagnosis ended up having to wait three years to do so. They had...
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 University Health Board devised scheme to donate hundreds of unneeded brand new beds and mattresses to those who need them most has won...
A Swansea mum is on track to achieve her dream job thanks to a new university course. Clare Rice has long harboured the ambition of becoming...
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 nurse manager with a love of the Queen has been given a regal title of her own in recognition of her role in caring for...
An athlete who discovered she had bowel cancer following a training injury was back in action just weeks after surgery. Laura Butcher is determined to show...
A major new collaboration has been launched aimed at improving diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular patients across Wales. The Next Generation Population Health in NHS Wales...
A new kind of prescription is available to people in Neath who might benefit from connecting to social activities to help improve their emotional health and...
Swansea Bay Health Charity is offering Welsh football supporters the opportunity to really stand out in the Red Wall – through winning a jersey signed by...
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 Gorseinon GP has warned that antibiotics may not be the answer in combatting seasonal illnesses after seeing an increase in patients requesting medication. Swansea Bay...
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...
The sooner you get tested for HIV, the sooner your condition can be treated if you prove positive. That’s the key message from Swansea Bay’s sexual...
A keen runner inspired by her best friend’s recovery from a car accident has raised nearly £2,500 to help the rehabilitation of brain injury patients. Aimee...
Ellie Lane was enjoying the pantomime in Swansea Grand Theatre when she received a call telling her she needed go to hospital immediately. A routine blood...
A new group offering support for people living with dementia and their carers has been set up in the Swansea Valley. The Forgetful Friends Dementia and...
A major transformation of Swansea Bay’s primary care audiology services will deliver quicker specialist access for patients all across Swansea and Neath Port Talbot, and help...
Around 28,000 new patients are set to be offered appointments at dental practices in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot by April 2023. Updated contracts agreed with...
When you have two model staff working on the same hospital team you could say it’s a small world – and you’d be right in more...
Hook a duck, ring toss and tin can alley aren’t usual methods of treatment, but they proved the perfect tonic when an old-fashioned funfair rolled up...
A woman who once conquered the world’s tallest free-standing mountain was left struggling to walk her dog after being diagnosed with Long-Covid. When Helen Goldring suddenly...
A new clinic has drastically reduced the number of appointments needed for expectant mothers with epilepsy at one South West Wales health board. The epilepsy clinic,...
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...
A Swansea Bay NHS worker who faces an uncertain future having developed complications following Covid is urging people to get the autumn booster vaccination. Piers Meynell...
A new ‘wellness centre’ has been proposed for an Orchard Street site in Swansea city centre, that could employ 347 staff according to planning details. The...
Healthcare staff at Swansea Bay UHB are prescribing antibiotics in a more targeted way to help reduce the risk of antibiotic resistance and unpleasant side effects...
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...
Pupils in Morriston Primary School have been examining a mock ‘crime scene’ in order to arrest the number of falls amongst the elderly. The exercise was...
The writing could soon be on the wall for thousands of appointment letters Swansea Bay University Health Board mails out to patients every year. Sometimes these...
Being told your baby is deaf must be heart-breaking but Tara Thomas is full of praise for the way Swansea Bay University Health Board’s audiology team...
The family of a former Morriston Hospital patient has gone to great lengths – including cycling from south to north Wales in record time – to...
Patients at Cefn Coed Hospital are having a ball attending live Swans matches thanks to the generosity of a local businessman. Phil Lake, who runs Lakeside...
Eye surgeons in Singleton Hospital continuing to work through a backlog of operations can now do so in a dedicated “space-age” new theatre. The £4 million...
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...
How dangerous is your living room? Did you know everyday objects can easily trip you up – and lead to a serious injury like a broken...
An innovative approach to caring for Swansea Bay nursing home residents who have had a fall is now helping to keep them out of hospital. The...
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...
Groundworks are now well underway for the new operating theatres at Neath Port Talbot Hospital, which is set to become the health board’s Centre of Excellence...
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....
Ten months ago Rachel Thompson-Biggs couldn’t make it to the end of her street. Surgery to deal with a complication of an inflammatory bowel disease had...
An artist’s impression symbolising the efforts of health staff during the pandemic is hanging proudly in Singleton Hospital. Craig Jones, an artist from Mumbles, wanted to...
A milk hub which has helped many families in South Wales needs some helping hands to be able to support even more. Having opened in January,...