A leading vascular nurse is heading the charge to make staff and, just as importantly, patients aware of the signs of lower leg venous diseases.
Untreated, such conditions can result in leg ulcers which refuse to heal and can lead to lower limb amputations or worse. It is all part of “Leg Matters”, a national awareness week highlighting the importance of early diagnosis and management of conditions affecting the circulation in our lower limbs.
Wrexham Community Gardeners gathered for the first time on Saturday to improve garden areas around Wrexham Maelor Hospital.
Stroke is a leading cause of death in the UK yet 9 out of 10 strokes are preventable, according to Stroke Association, if the risk factors are better detected, treated and managed.
The recently established Wrexham Maelor Kidney patient association (WMKPA) has successfully raised the funds to purchase a portable scanner to help haemodialysis patients at Wrexham Maelor renal unit.
The Health Board’s Welsh Language Team has received the Work Welsh Employer of the Year 2024 award from the National Centre for Learning Welsh at a recent celebration event.
A new model building is helping to prepare young hospital patients for their scans at Ysbyty Gwynedd.
After brightening up the days of Wrexham Maelor Hospital patients for almost two decades, Ron Evans has said goodbye to colleagues and patients on the Shooting Stars Unit.
A piece of equipment known as a vein finder is being used for inpatients at Ysbyty Gwynedd in order to improve the experience for patients with hard-to-find veins.
A team of young people and child health practitioners have worked together to create a new outdoor space at Wrexham Child Health Centre.
Hard-hitting new videos released by a North Wales’ sexual violence support service give a harrowing insight into the anguish crimes against children cause for victims’ fathers.
Amethyst Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) based in Colwyn Bay commissioned the series of short films, which showcase powerful first-hand accounts of the experiences of child sexual violence survivors’ fathers and male carers from North Wales.