Press releases
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- 05/03/21
- New drive-through mass vaccination centre to open in Carmarthen
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An additional mass vaccination centre will open at the United Counties Showground in Carmarthen on Monday 8 March 2021 to support the delivery of Hywel Dda University Health Board’s COVID-19 vaccination programme.
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- 02/03/21
- Hywel Dda UHB renal dialysis patients among first in UK to receive a COVID-19 vaccine
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Dialysis patients attending Bronglais, Glangwili and Withybush hospitals are among the first in-centre dialysis patients to receive their COVID-19 vaccine in the UK.
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- 01/03/21
- St. David's Day celebrations at Hywel Dda
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In celebration of St. David’s Day, Hywel Dda University Health Board are holding a week of Welsh language activities for staff to enjoy, including the launch of its new Bilingual Skills Policy.
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- 26/02/21
- Vaccination venues and timeline announced for Hywel Dda residents in priority groups 5 to 9
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- 23/02/21
- Got a common ailment? Visit your local pharmacist rather than your GP for advice and treatment
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- 15/02/21
- Hywel Dda UHB staff receive Royal thank you
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One of Hywel Dda UHB’s own workforce received an extra special phone call this week from His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge.
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- 15/02/21
- Vaccine milestone achieved in Hywel Dda
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Thanks to the amazing efforts of vaccination teams and GP practices across Hywel Dda, we can confirm that we have met the first vaccination milestone.
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- 12/02/21
- Thank you for the support – COVID-19 vaccine support
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Hywel Dda University Health Board (UHB) is thanking the many partner organisations and people who have helped implement the COVID-19 vaccination programme – the biggest vaccination programme in NHS history.
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- 10/02/21
- All Wales COVID-19 Wellbeing Survey
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Hywel Dda University Health Board is supporting a national study which aims to understand how the ongoing pandemic has impacted on the mental health and emotional wellbeing of people across Wales.
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- 10/02/21
- People in vaccine priority groups 1 to 4 asked to contact health services about first vaccine appointments
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Hywel Dda University Health Board’s COVID-19 vaccination programme is on schedule to offer a vaccine to everyone in priority groups 1 to 4 by Monday 15 February.
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- 05/02/21
- Additional measures to protect patients at Glangwili General Hospital
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Hywel Dda University Health Board can confirm that despite improvements in the rate of COVID-19 infections across our community in recent weeks, we continue to manage a significant number of patients at Glangwili General Hospital who have tested positive for COVID-19 and we are taking additional measures to protect patients and help prevent further spread of the virus.
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- 05/02/21
- New facilities for special care babies on the horizon
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Work on new neonatal facilities at Glangwili Hospital, part of £25.2 million maternity improvements at the hospital, has continued throughout the pandemic with the new Special Care Baby Unit set to open later this year.
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- 05/02/21
- People who are shielding to receive vaccine at a mass vaccination centre
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In response to confirmed COVID-19 vaccine supplies for the coming week, people who are shielding and have not already been offered an appointment by their GPs will now be invited to receive their vaccination at a mass vaccination centre, Hywel Dda University Health has confirmed.
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- 05/02/21
- People in vaccine priority groups 1 to 3 asked to contact health services about first vaccine appointments
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Hywel Dda University Health Board is asking people in vaccine priority groups 1 to 3 to get in touch as soon as possible if they have not yet received a COVID-19 vaccine appointment.