Generous grant from local group funds bed for bereaved parents at Glangwili Hospital
A generous grant from a volunteer-led Group, part of the UK’s leading pregnancy and baby loss charity Sands, has funded a bespoke fitted pull-down bed for the bereavement room on the labour ward at Glangwili Hospital. The new bed, which…
Carmarthen-based darts team raises hundreds of pounds for Hywel Dda Health Charities through raffle evening
Nicola Jones and the rest of the Carmarthen and District Ladies Winter Darts League chose to raise money for Glangwili Hospital’s Cilgerran Ward by organising a charity evening and raffle, which was held on the 30th September, with all proceeds going…
New maternity and neonatal facilities open at Glangwili Hospital
Hywel Dda University Health Board (UHB) today (6 February 2025) welcomed Jeremy Miles, MS Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, to officially open maternity and neonatal facilities at Glangwili Hospital. Following a £25.2m Welsh Government investment, the Special Care…
Welsh Ambulance Service declares ‘critical incident’
THE Welsh Ambulance Service has declared a ‘critical incident’ because of significantly increased demand across the 999 service and extensive hospital handover delays. Demand on the 999 service is currently very high, with more than 340 calls waiting to be…
92-year-old in severe pain left waiting 14 hours for Ambulance
A 92-year-old woman was left waiting 14 hours for an Ambulance after sustaining an injury to her back and suffering from chest pains. Olwen Simpson (pictured), who lives in Cynwyl Elfed had been at home on Saturday afternoon when she…
Large scale emergency services operation underway at riverside in Carmarthen
A large scale emergency services operation is underway in Carmarthen on the riverside near Glangwili. Police, the fire service, the ambulance service and a mountain rescue team arrived at the scene at around 5:30. A bystander who did not wish…
Cavegirl Fitness Training Group raises over £5,000 for the Chemotherapy Day Unit in Glangwili
THE Cavegirl Fitness Training Group has raised over £5,000 for the Chemotherapy Day Unit at Glangwili Hospital by hosting an All Girl Tractor Run in July 2021. The Tractor Run started at Penfoel Farm and ended at the Railway…
Parking at Glangwili and Prince Philip Hospitals has changed
PARKING at Carmarthenshire’s two largest hospitals, Glangwili Hospital in Carmarthen and Prince Philip Hospital in Llanelli has changed. Parking continues to be free, but use of the car parks is now strictly monitored by Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) number…