Health Board News

A popular character around Glan Clwyd Hospital has brushed his last stroke after more than 50 years brightening the lives of colleagues and patients.

Painter and decorator Tommy Stone finally gave work the brush-off after 50 years and four months, during which time he raised as many smiles as he did ladders during his dedicated service.

Staff from our sexual health services marked Wales HIV Testing Week by taking the campaign against the virus out of the clinic and into the community.

Staff, students and service users of the Posture and Mobility Service in Wrexham, have been working together to install state-of-the-art outdoor equipment to support people learning to use prosthetics and to create a wellbeing garden.

A health professional with more than 30 years’ experience has proved she really is a “quality matron” after being accepted as a Queen’s Nurse (QN).

The Welsh Government has agreed funding of up to £29.4m for a new Orthopaedic hub at Llandudno Hospital to help reduce orthopaedic waiting times.

A new Community Dental Clinic has officially opened at Bryn Beryl Hospital.

A second minor procedure room for hand surgery has now opened at Llandudno Hospital to help reduce waiting times and lower the carbon footprint within surgical procedures.

Three colleagues from our Central IHC community nursing team have joined an elite group across Wales, Northern Ireland and England who can call themselves Queen’s Nurses.

The community nurses were granted the rare honour recently, after applying to the Queen’s Nursing Institute (QNI) and undergoing a taxing assessment process.

A Glan Clwyd Hospital radiographer, with a wealth of experience and passion for innovation, is the best in Wales according to her professional body.

Leah Cox, lead review radiographer within the North Wales Cancer Treatment Centre, said she was “surprised and delighted” to be named Welsh Radiography Professional of the Year by the Society of Radiographers.

Llinos Williams, a physician associate (PA) in orthogeriatrics, was nominated by orthogeriatrician Vedamurthy Adhiyaman (Adhi).

A dedicated duo who help asylum seekers and refugees access vital health services have been recognised for their commitment to some of the most vulnerable people in North Wales.

The large multi-disciplinary team behind the health board’s Long Covid Service has been handed an award for its pioneering approach to treating people suffering persistent symptoms of the virus.

A new research trial is underway at Ysbyty Gwynedd aimed at improving the quality of life for adults with kidney disease by conducting overnight dialysis.

The Memory Assessment Service (MAS) has been recognised for its specialist service to assess, diagnose and treat dementia in Wrexham and Flintshire.  

Planning permission has been granted for a new cancer support centre in North Wales.

It will be completely commissioned, designed and funded by the Steve Morgan Foundation and will be built in the grounds of Glan Clwyd Hospital in Bodelwyddan, Denbighshire.

Patients on two wards at Deeside Community Hospital have a newly refurbished kitchen to help them become independent in order for them to be able to go home.