2026

International Women's Day 2026

Update from Nia Boughton, Clinical Lead for the Women's Health Plan in North Wales

#IWD2026 #InternationalWomensDay

A Q&A with Katarzyna (Kasia) Studnicka‑Perkin, Trauma and Orthopaedic Consultant specialising in Hand and Wrist Surgery.

International Women's Day 2026

#IWD2026 #InternationalWomensDay

Health professionals are working proactively to educate young people about the serious and potentially life-changing health consequences of ketamine misuse, ensuring they have clear, factual information about the risks associated with the drug.

Work is set to begin on the construction of two new hospital helipads at Ysbyty Gwynedd – a project that will see the hospital gain one additional helipad, significantly improving emergency air access for some of the most seriously ill and injured patients in North Wales.

The historic Royal Alexandra hospital is to be transformed by a major £33m investment by Welsh Government that will improve NHS services for people living in Rhyl.

A nurse who was the first in her family to go to university, has aced her nursing studies by gaining a First Class Honours degree.

Katie Garner was a healthcare assistant (HCA) in Prestatyn’s community nursing team more than three years ago. She described how she “never in a million years dreamed” she would be a nurse and how “I never thought I would be good enough”.

Patients at Ysbyty Gwynedd and the Hergest Unit are now benefiting from a new electronic prescribing system designed to make medicines safer, faster and more efficient for both patients and staff.

An update on the ongoing work to review and improve the Emergency Medical Retrieval and Transfer Service (EMRTS), following recent discussions at the NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee (NWJCC) – January 2026.

A Welsh Minister visited North Wales yesterday, to see how we are helping young people to communicate.

Dawn Bowden, Minister for Children and Social Care, was in Pentre Mawr Park, Abergele, to see Inclusive Communication in action. It’s an approach to communicating which helps as many people as possible to be included.

The North Wales Population Needs Assessment provides information about the care and support needs of people in North Wales and the support needs of carers.

A new app is helping patients recover faster and more effectively following knee replacement surgery at Ysbyty Gwynedd.

A specialist Life After Stroke exercise group in Caernarfon is helping to highlight the importance of ongoing rehabilitation, physical activity and education in reducing the risk of recurrent stroke and supporting long-term recovery.

The Health Board today joined Bangor University in celebrating the formal launch of its Master of Pharmacy (MPharm) Programme at the North Wales Medical School.

Congratulations to our IVAS Service and colleagues in DDaT, who have been nominated for an HSJ Digital Award, following their recent success as finalists at the NHS Wales Awards in November 2025. 

We welcome the findings of Healthcare Inspectorate Wales’ latest inspection of the Hergest Unit at Ysbyty Gwynedd and are encouraged by the positive feedback recognising the compassion, professionalism and dedication of our staff.

We have made significant improvements in reducing the waiting times for first outpatient appointments in North Wales over the past 12 months...

An advanced neonatal nurse practitioner helped lead a team to success, with two prestigious national awards for improving the life chances of premature babies.

Rhian Smith, based at Glan Clwyd Hospital, was lead nurse as part of an all-Wales team on the PERIPrem Cymru (Perinatal Excellence to Reduce Injury in Premature Birth Cymru) project.

Wrexham Maelor Hospital has successfully implemented an Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration (ePMA) system this weekend, following a successful early adopter implementation in the Heddfan Unit in December.