Health Board News

This International Day of the Midwife (5 May 2023) we’re celebrating the hardworking research midwives across Wales making pregnancy and childbirth safer.

Surgical teams in Bangor and Cardiff are celebrating a major milestone after recently completing their 100^th robotic operation.

A senior secretary in Glan Clwyd Hospital’s cardiology department is about to start her journey on the hit BBC One cookery competition MasterChef.

Linda Zouggari makes her bow on the show during week three, tomorrow night (April 25) at 9pm.

A doctor who played a key role in creating a specialised breast service in North Wales has retired after 37 years in the NHS.

The North Wales Adolescent Service (NWAS) has received a national award, inspected and awarded by young people, for its work to ensure the voices of young people, and their families and carers, were listened to and supported. 

A couple who endured the heartache of losing one twin boy in the womb because of a rare condition have praised staff who saved his battling brother.

Laura Pridding and Ali Davies, from Rhosddu, Wrexham, wanted to tell their story because of the care they received from neonatal staff at Glan Clwyd Hospital.

A Consultant Nurse from Wrexham Maelor Hospital’s Emergency Department has received two awards for his research into how to safely rescue someone from a car incident. 

Around 120 students from Gwynedd and Anglesey considering a career in medicine have received an insight into life working in a busy hospital.

A new stroke rehabilitation centre has opened in Deeside Community Hospital as part of a £3million programme to improve stroke care in North Wales. 

The first individual practice nurse from Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board’s (BCUHB) has received a national award for her dedication to supporting care homes during the pandemic. 

NHS Wales has published a new report detailing the good progress being made to investigate and learn from hospital-acquired COVID-19 in Wales.

Three newly appointed assistant practitioners have been making sure elderly patients get continuity of care at Glan Clwyd Hospital.

Care of the elderly ward manager Annette Mason decided to take them on after encountering difficulties recruiting Band 5 registered nurses to cover maternity leave.

Our executive medical director and acting deputy CEO, Dr Nick Lyons, has issued the following message to mark the National Day of Reflection on the third anniversary of the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.

An NHS phone line providing urgent mental health support to people across North Wales is now available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

During the snowy conditions a 4x4 volunteer group helped over 100 members of essential NHS staff get to work safely. 

Karen Higgins, Director of Primary Care, said: “We are seeing an increase in the number of incidents of verbal aggression towards our staff across our primary care services, both over the telephone and face-to-face.