Due to ongoing staffing pressures we have made the difficult decision to temporarily reduce the opening hours of the Minor Injury Unit at Neath Port Talbot Hospital. It is now available from 8am until 9pm, seven days a week, for a period of nine months, rather than the previous times of 7.30am-11pm. We will have [...]
Improving Life with Long Term Pain Pain affects everyone sometimes, but for some it is a constant part of their lives. If that’s you or someone you know, please read on. Are you living with long-term pain which is getting you down and holding you back? Is your pain medication not helping as much [...]
Royal Mail Postal Strikes We're writing to update about potential impacts to services following Royal Mail Postal Strikes. We do not know to what effect this will have, but are anticipating potential delays on letters and prescription requests by post. More information can be found here and we will try to [...]
Coping with the Heat Chris Witty, Chief Medical Officer shared some tips on coping with the heat. Preventing heat exhaustion and heatstroke There's a high risk of heat exhaustion or heatstroke during hot weather or exercise. To help prevent heat exhaustion or heatstroke: drink plenty of cold drinks, especially when exercising [...]
June 2022: Hospital Visiting Updates Swansea Bay University Health Board are happy to announce that they are now able to begin relaxing visiting restrictions. They know visitors are important and benefit patients’ health and wellbeing, but we also recognise that risks, do, unfortunately, remain to those that are vulnerable within our care. For [...]
Monkeypox - Guidance Video from Public Health Wales The Director for Health Protection at Public Health Wales has provided a video message about Monkeypox. Highlights: Risk to the general public is LOW It does not spread easily between people Usually a mild self limiting illness that recovers [...]
