Hywel Dda University Health Board services under unprecedented amount of pressure
Our emergency and unplanned care services in community and hospital settings are under an unprecedented amount of pressure today and are predicted to sustain this level into early next week. If you or a loved one needs emergent or urgent…
Pembrey Country Park most awarded Blue Flags in Wales
PEMBREY Country Park has won more Blue Flags than anywhere else in Wales. Cefn Sidan has secured the prestigious Blue Flag status once again making it the most awarded Blue Flag site in Wales since 1988. It has won on…
Ammanford Dental Practice to close in July
It is with regret that Margaret Street Dental Practice, Ammanford, will be closing on 31 July 2022. The health board is working closely with {My} Dentist to provide patients who had previously received care at the Practice with information about…
Masks may still be required in Llanelli care homes after lifting of Covid regulations
Some Llanelli care homes may still require people visiting relatives or friends to wear masks – depending on the level of risk to residents. That was the message from Care Forum Wales, which represents nearly 500 social care providers, after…
First Minister looks to brighter future as Coronavirus protections in law come to an end
First Minister Mark Drakeford today said Wales can look forward to a brighter future, as the last remaining coronavirus protections in law come to an end. After more than two years of living with coronavirus regulations, these will expire on…
Police appeal for witnesses to robbery on Llanelli coast path
Dyfed-Powys Police are appealing for information after a man was robbed on the coastal path in Carmarthenshire on Tuesday (24 May). The incident, which saw the victim assaulted and left with minor injuries, happened at around 4pm, near the Wildfowl…
Three new theatres for Singleton Hospital
THREE new operating theatres are a step closer at Swansea’s Singleton Hospital, and recruiting the staff needed to work in them is under way. Swansea Bay University Health Board chiefs have agreed to push forward with the proposal, although a…
Bay Studios Covid field hospital being decommissioned
THE field hospital which became a symbol of the early response to the Covid pandemic in Swansea Bay is finally to be decommissioned. Bay Studios Field Hospital, off Fabian Way, was created at speed along with the smaller Llandarcy Field…
Additional enrichment trial sessions running across 13 schools and one college
JEREMY Miles MS, Minister for Education and Welsh Language has announced that school enrichment sessions are being trialled across several education establishments in Wales. In a written statement he writes: We are committed to exploring reform of the school day…
Confirmed case of monkeypox in Wales
ELUNED Morgan MS, Minister for Health and Social Services, says that Public Health Wales has confirmed a case of monkeypox has been identified in Wales. The individual is receiving care and treatment and contact tracing is underway. In a written…