Health Board News

A health campaigner who has undergone 14 operations in 10 years has backed new support for catheter users as part of an effort to combat avoidable infections.

The future of North Wales nursing is in good health following the development of an innovative partnership between Coleg Cambria and Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB). 

Six COVID-19 vaccines are safe and boost immunity for people who have had two doses of AstraZeneca or Pfizer-BioNTech, results from the UK-wide COV-BOOST trial show.

A new Surgical Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) unit has opened at Wrexham Maelor Hospital for patients to gain quicker and easier access for surgical conditions. 

A doctor at Ysbyty Gwynedd is inspiring young women to become the next generation of surgeons.

A consultant, the first in the UK to use an artificial intelligence tool to diagnose prostate cancer, has called himself and his colleagues “pioneers”.

Dr Muhammad Aslam, a consultant pathologist and clinical director of North Wales managed clinical support services at Betsi Cadwaladr UHB, is in the vanguard of improving the quality and speed of prostate cancer diagnosis.

A Holyhead doctor who has a passion for rural medicine has been named GP Trainee of the Year at this year’s Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) Awards.

Construction staff have been building their understanding of mental health problems, as part of ongoing efforts to reduce stigma in the industry.

Wrexham Maelor Hospital has been awarded a ‘Quality Data Provider’ certificate by the National Joint Registry (NJR), after successfully completing a national programme of local data audits and meeting a number of targets related to patient safety. 

Wrexham Maelor Hospital has opened the first ward of its kind in North Wales which helps prepare patients to leave hospital and go home.

Over 3000 people in the Meirionnydd area of Gwynedd have received their Booster vaccination thanks to hard-working staff at a Dolgellau Surgery.

Community pharmacies throughout North Wales are stepping up the fight against antimicrobial resistance by helping patients use antibiotics safely

A £4m investment has seen a community hospital transformed into a modern health and wellbeing hub, fit for the 21^st century

Wrexham Maelor Hospital’s Renal Unit has undergone extensive refurbishment to help improve patient care, safety and wellbeing.  

Two Orthopaedic Surgeons have been nationally recognised for an innovative, sustainable healthcare project.

A former journalist decided to become a “selfish altruist” within the NHS while recuperating from three operations to remove a brain tumour

A North Wales nurse who has been described as a ‘credit to the profession’ has been recognised with a top national award.

The number of North Wales pharmacies where people can receive assessment, diagnosis and prescribed medication for minor illnesses is set to more than double over the winter months.