THIS year’s flu vaccination is now available in GP practices and pharmacies.
Flu can be serious and vaccination is the best way to protect against catching or spreading it.
It is caused...
Gower AM welcomes £30 million funding to support health and social care services this winter
REBECCA Evans AM, Assembly Member for Gower, has welcomed the Welsh Government’s announcement of an additional £30 million of funding to support the delive<span id="E194"...
Pembrokeshire ambulances reach Government target time
AMBULANCES in Pembrokeshire attended the majority of the most serious emergency calls within the Welsh Government’s eight minute target over the last two months.
Christian Newman, Welsh...
Multi-million pound Tregaron health centre reached the next stage of process
A PARTNERSHIP scheme to develop a multi-million pound health centre in Tregaron has reached the next stage of a long process.
Members of Ceredigion County Council’s cabinet received the...
‘Test and go’ sexual health pilot scheme extended
A HYWEL Dda pilot project which allows people to test themselves at home for Chlamydia and Gonorrhoea has been extended by the Health Minister, Vaughan Gething.
The Test and Post (TAP) project...
Ambulance handover delays increasing throughout Wales
NEW figures have laid bare the continuing struggle to admit ambulance patients into many hospitals in Wales.
Swansea Bay University Health Board has taken action to speed up unscheduled care...
AM welcomes financial help for NHS students
NEIL HAMILTON, AM for Mid and West Wales and Leader of UKIP Wales, has welcomed news that eligible students will continue to have financial help towards their NHS studies.
Mr Hamilton, said he...
Health centres nearing completion
TWO new health centres for Ceredigion are nearing completion, according to Hywel Dda Health Board’s county director.
Peter Skitt told members of the coordination overview and...
Glangwili Hospital trauma ward celebrates over 120 days without pressure ulcers
PRESSURE ULCERS can be extremely upsetting for patients but staff on a busy trauma ward at Glangwili General Hospital are celebrating excellent progress this year by achieving over 100 days...
Hywel Dda Nurses ride 95 miles to inspire people with diabetes
TWO community diabetes nurses from Ceredigion are gearing up for a challenging bike ride to raise funds and awareness, and inspire their patients.
Colleagues Anwen Jones and Helen Saunders,...