Press releases
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- 30/12/2020
- Minor Injuries Unit (MIU) in Cardigan temporarily closure
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Hywel Dda UHB has temporarily closed the Minor Injuries Unit in Cardigan to redeploy clinical staff to support the COVID 19 response.
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- 23/12/2020
- Health Board pays tribute to inspirational nurse leader
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It is with great sadness that we confirm the recent death of Mrs Carol Cotterell, Assistant Director of Nursing, on 13th December 2020.
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- 23/12/2020
- Community Midwife home for Christmas after 85 day battle with COVID-19
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Sharon Geggus, a community midwife from Llanelli is home for the holidays after a three month battle with coronavirus.
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- 23/12/2020
- Hospital visiting restrictions
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Visiting in our hospitals continues to be restricted over the Christmas and New Year period.
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- 23/12/2020
- HIW praise for field hospitals
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Two of our field hospitals have been highly praised by Health Inspectorate Wales in a recently published report.
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- 22/12/2020
- Local health care apprentice scoops national Teen Hero award
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Will Jones, aged 17 from Carmarthen, was presented with a national #TeenHero award by BBC Radio 1’s Greg James.
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- 22/12/2020
- 99-year-old ready for Christmas following heart procedure
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A former nurse from Aberystwyth has hailed the “miracle” heart procedure she received at Bronglais Hospital.
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- 21/12/2020
- Think pharmacy first this festive season
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With Christmas fast approaching and COVID-19 cases on the rise, people are being urged to visit their local pharmacist for minor conditions.
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- 18/12/2020
- Health Board to launch additional measures to cope with demand
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In recent weeks our hospitals have consistently been operating at the highest levels of emergency pressure escalation.
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- 17/12/2020
- Pilot of COVID-19 vaccination roll-out begins in Hywel Dda University Health Board
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The first care home residents in west Wales have received the COVID-19 vaccine as part of a phased and careful roll-out to care homes.
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- 15/12/2020
- The darkest hour is before the dawn
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Organisations at the frontline of the response to COVID-19 have warned that our communities are in the eye of the storm.
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- 11/12/2020
- COVID-19 patients isolated at St Non's ward
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A number of patients at St Non’s adult mental health ward have been isolated after testing positive for COVID-19.
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- 10/12/2020
- Testing to be provided more locally to Keep Ceredigion Safe
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Tests for people with COVID-19 symptoms will be available to book in Lampeter from today (10 December 2020).
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- 09/12/2020
- Health Board appeals for public support to alleviate pressure on hospitals
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Appeal for public support as hospitals operate under extreme pressure.
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- 08/12/2020
- History made across Hywel Dda as staff among first in the world to receive Covid vaccine
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History is being made as patient-facing staff from across the Health Board are among the first in the world to receive a COVID-19 vaccination.
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- 04/12/2020
- Thanking our school vaccinators
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Hywel Dda University Health Board would like to send our thanks to our school nurses and those who have had their children vaccinated for the flu.
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- 03/12/2020
- COVID-19 vaccine announcement – Hywel Dda UHB update
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Making the final preparations to deliver our mass vaccination programme following Wednesday’s announcement.
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- 02/12/2020
- Temporary transfer of patients from Llandovery Community Hospital to Amman Valley Hospital
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Transfer of all patients currently being treated at Llandovery Community Hospital, in Llandovery, to Amman Valley Hospital, in Ammanford.
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- 01/12/2020
- Abuse of NHS staff totally unacceptable, say health board
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Hywel Dda University Health Board has strongly condemned the behaviour of those members of the public who abuse NHS staff.