2025

New x-ray equipment with better image quality and reliability is set to be rolled out to hospitals across North Wales.

Nurses from the Gynae Oncology team at Ysbyty Gwynedd are lacing up their trainers and taking on the Bangor Half Marathon in October 2025 to raise funds for a much-needed transformation in their department.

A Senior Health Care Support Worker specialising in working with children with complex needs has been named as a winner in the prestigious national 2025 WellChild Awards.

Women are being invited to take part in an important conversation about the future of women’s health services across North Wales.

Patients, staff and visitors at Ysbyty Bryn Beryl in Pwllheli will now be able to enjoy the benefits of a tranquil new dementia-friendly garden.

Renal patients at Ysbyty Gwynedd and Ysbyty Alltwen are set to benefit from new specialist machines that measure body composition, thanks to kinds donation by the Llŷn Bikers group and the Kidney Patients Association.

Two specialist SWAN Bereavement Nurses have been appointed to help improve experiences for patients and their loved ones undergoing end-of-life and bereavement care in North Wales. 

A team of therapies staff, that include Physiotherapists, Podiatrists and Dieticians, have supported more than 450 people with joint and muscle problems thanks to an innovative and community-based solution.

An assistant psychologist in our child and adolescent mental health service (CAMHS) is doing a 12km sponsored ‘walk’ to brighten the lives of young people.

The really impressive thing about Gianni Frary’s trip from Old Colwyn to Penrhyn Bay during the next month, is he’s doing it in his wheelchair.

The Health Board’s head of nursing said it was an honour to stand before the first cohort of student nurses to complete a course in central North Wales for three decades.

Patients are now benefiting from a ground-breaking surgical innovation that is transforming the way carpal tunnel syndrome is treated—offering faster recovery, lower costs, and no visible scars.

Our Emergency Departments in Wrexham and Glan Clwyd have both achieved Bronze accreditation in the Royal College for Emergency Medicine’s (RCEM) GreenED programme.

Three more areas of North Wales have been recognised for the welcome and encouragement they give to breastfeeding mums

Opera star Rhys Meirion, who was diagnosed with bowel cancer is now passionately urging others to participate in screening programmes.

The cancer treatment centre for North Wales has been re-designated a Centre of Excellence for the research, treatment and care provided to patients with a brain tumour.

As we prepare for the next academic year, we reflect on our achievements for 2024/25.

A routine blood pressure check carried out by a stroke prevention nurse at Coleg Llandrillo, Rhyl last year, has been credited with saving the life of a public services lecturer and programme leader from Grwp Llandrillo Menai.

Early plans have been unveiled for a new Health and Wellbeing Centre in Penygroes, as part of a commitment to expand and improve access to vital service across Dyffryn Nantlle.