Health Board News

Choosing whether to have a hysterectomy after being diagnosed with cervical cancer is never an easy decision for a woman to make at any age.

A Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board team has scooped a prestigious innovation award for its work helping patients suffering from cancer related fatigue (CRF).

The Clinical Psychology and Occupational Therapy team took the Macmillan Innovation Excellence Award recently at a Gala event at the Hilton Hotel, Wembley last week.

Youngsters at a primary school in Holyhead have been learning some vital skills that really could mean the difference between life and death after a visit from Ysbyty Gwynedd staff.

Families who have experienced the loss of a child are invited to Wrexham Maelor’s annual Brightly Shining Stars Service. 

As well as providing much needed NHS dental services to thousands of local patients each year, the exciting new venture on the city’s High Street will soon play a leading role in training dental professionals across the region.

Ysbyty Gwynedd is piloting a new service for members of the public to independently raise concerns with highly skilled clinicians if they believe a patient’s clinical condition is deteriorating.

Ahead of Remembrance Day Wrexham Maelor Hospital has implemented a Poppy Programme which seeks to identify patients from the Armed Forces Community (AFC) including personnel currently serving, reserve personnel, veterans and their families. 

The virtual event, held to mark Men's Health Awareness Month, is open to individuals and employers who want to gain a better understanding of how to support men to look after their mental health at work.

Miniature cameras that patients can swallow to get checked for bowel cancer are now being trialled at Ysbyty Gwynedd as part of a national project.

A powerlifter from North Wales has thanked Wrexham Maelor Hospital for helping him manage his diabetes, abling him to become a British and world powerlifting champion.

A new Community Dental Clinic is set to open next year at Bryn Beryl Hospital.

An ‘inspirational’ nurse has been recognised for her compassionate and inclusive leadership of an NHS service that supports adults with learning disabilities.

A Canadian therapist who has been described as a ‘role model’ for others to learn the Welsh language has won a special award.

Colleagues have commented on Ellen’s compassionate and inclusive approach to advancing BCU’s equality agenda. They say she has made herself available to the team since she took over workforce and organisational development.

Dr John Glen, Dr Dan Menzies, Berwyn Thomas and Geraint Williams (EBDM) devised an innovative fix, using a CPAP machine normally used for sleep apnoea patients, to give respiratory support to patients with severe Covid during the pandemic

Putting patients first has always been the recovery/PACU teams ethos and operations continued at the beginning of the pandemic, despite many staff being redeployed, without complaint.

The team behind Ysbyty Enfys Deeside, also known as Deeside Rainbow Hospital, has won an award for its outstanding efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic.