“I had open heart surgery in the middle of the pandemic” – this is Julie’s story
Julie Parker 65, from Pontyclun, had to have open-heart surgery in June, while the country was going through the first coronavirus lockdown. Julie, ...
Cardiff
New hospital wing ready to accept first patients
The first 166 beds are available to accept patients at the UHW Lakeside Wing, a temporary surge facility based at the University Hospital ...
Caerphilly
Mobile COVID-19 Testing Centres in Caerphilly
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is extending the opening of its mobile COVID-19 testing units in Caerphilly County Borough, and moving between differing ...
Health
Regular rapid Covid testing of frontline health and social care staff in Wales introduced
Health Minister, Vaughan Gething, has announced routine testing of asymptomatic frontline health and social care staff will start this month in Wales. Lateral ...
Health
Virtual group clinics to be rolled out across NHS Wales
Virtual consultations across NHS Wales services are to be expanded to include virtual group clinics, for outpatients across primary, secondary and community care, ...
COVID-19 vaccine roll-out to start across Wales
The first COVID-19 vaccine has been given the go-ahead and the roll-out across Wales will start within a matter of days, the Chief ...
Health
British-made residue-free aerosol effective against Covid-19
AN ANTI-VIRAL and anti-bacterial aerosol spray developed in South Wales has been proven to kill the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 which causes COVID-19 and ...
Ceredigion
Development of Ceredigion’s first Wellbeing Hub approved
The proposal to develop a Wellbeing Centre in Lampeter was approved at a Cabinet meeting on 01 December 2020. As part of its ...
Health
Fifth anniversary of opt-out organ donation scheme
‘Lives have been transformed by the introduction of a soft opt-out system of consent for organ donation in Wales and we should be ...
Health
New online resource to support social care job applications
A new national resource has been launched in Wales on the WeCare.Wales website. The resource helps jobseekers improve their employability as well as ...
