Health Board News

A group of Project SEARCH interns became proud graduates this month, receiving their certificates at a ceremony in front of their families.

A Wrexham Maelor Hospital mental health team have been shortlisted for a prestigious national award.

An exhibition showcasing artwork from an innovative mental health therapy programme held in the foothills of Snowdonia has been opened at Ysbyty Gwynedd.

Dietitians have teamed up with Conwy and Denbighshire food banks to help families prepare simple, tasty, healthy meals.

A new Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) unit at Glan Clwyd Hospital will improve waiting times for people in need of urgent care.

A psychologist is now offering extra support for patients who are coming to terms with their critical illness experience thanks to charitable donations.

We are extending our contract to provide the park and ride service at Glan Clwyd Hospital for a further four months. Having reached an agreement with Arriva on Friday, the park and ride will now run until October 31, 2019.

A new Health Visitor funded by the North Wales NHS charity Awyr Las/Blue Sky is now providing support to homeless families in Flintshire.

Staff at Glan Clwyd Hospital’s neonatal unit have won an international competition encoraging parents to have skin-to-skin contact with their babies.

Specialist teams of Occupational Therapists are helping Glan Clwyd patients get ready for returning home following a pilot study which reduced length of stays by almost 50 per cent.

A doctor at Ysbyty Gwynedd has raised almost £4,000 after taking on a triple challenge to raise funds that will benefit cancer patients.

A team of doctors and nurses have been recognised for their dedication to organ donation and transplantation across North Wales with a special award.

A new approach to avoiding preventable blood clots for patients at Glan Clwyd Hospital has been recognised with a respected national accreditation.

Health professionals at Ysbyty Gwynedd are the first in the UK to take part in a new course designed to improve their resuscitation skills.

A Tywyn nurse is raising awareness of the importance of looking after your legs within her community.

A new drop in service is helping to ensure that the carers of people with serious mental health problems receive the emotional and practical support they need.

A Llanddeiniolen man who received life-saving treatment on Ysbyty Gwynedd’s Intensive Care Unit (ICU) has thanked staff for the ‘incredible’ care.

A physiotherapist who worked in the community in Wrexham and Flintshire for over 20 years has been awarded a British Empire Medal in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List.