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29/01/2021
Volunteer 4x4 response team drive vital NHS staff to work through snow

A 4x4 volunteer group has covered over 2,000 miles to drive essential NHS workers through the snow to get to work safely.

28/01/2021
North Wales GPs urge people to not delay seeking support during the latest COVID-19 lockdown

Doctors in North Wales are urging people to not delay seeking support if they are worried about their health during the latest COVID-19 lockdown.

26/01/2021
An additional 15 beds to open at Deeside's Rainbow Hospital

Ysbyty Enfys Deeside, the rainbow hospital at Deeside Leisure Centre, is increasing its capacity to 45 beds from 30 due to pressures on our hospitals.

25/01/2021
GPs in Flintshire and the Llŷn vaccinate 2,300 people using Pfizer jab

GPs on the Llŷn Peninsula and in Flintshire have vaccinated around 2,300 residents using the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for the first time within the community as part of a pilot project.

22/01/2021
Staff speak of joy and relief as vulnerable mental health patients receive the COVID-19 vaccine

NHS staff providing hospital care to older people with severe mental illness have spoken of their joy and relief at seeing their vulnerable patients receive the COVID-19 vaccine.

20/01/2021
North Wales has recorded its highest ever uptake of the flu vaccination

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board has reported the largest ever uptake of flu vaccinations in its communities across North Wales.

15/01/2021
Daughter who had to fight for her life after losing mum to COVID-19 urges people to stay home

A Wrexham woman who has been fighting COVID-19 in the intensive care unit after her mum died from the virus is urging the community to adhere to the rules and stay safe. 

11/01/2021
Planned surgery paused due to pressures of COVID-19 at Wrexham Maelor Hospital

The increasing transmission of COVID-19 in the Wrexham and Flintshire areas and the resulting number of patients being treated for COVID-19 at the hospital – currently 128 - together with winter pressures has had a significant impact on our ability to provide routine services at Wrexham Maelor Hospital.

04/01/2021
Hundreds of patients offered new 'fit at home' heart monitors in bid to cut down on hospital visits

Cardiac patients in North Wales will soon be able to have heart monitors fitted from the comfort of their home, reducing the need to come into hospital.