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The Latest Breaking News from Swansea Bay University Health Board

Midwife unknowingly worked alongside woman who delivered her for six years

Two Swansea midwives, Katie Wintle and Sharon Cooling, worked together for six years before discovering their special connection.

Evening Standard

‘Angry’ families to launch their own maternity inquiry after losing faith in NHS probe

‘I’m furious... it’s not our job to fix that maternity unit’, says father

The Independent UK

Covid memorial unveiled at Swansea's Morriston Hospital to 'honour and remember those who lost their lives'

The outdoor seating areas are lined with hand-made tiles with messages on them

Wales Online

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Woman had to lie on 'stinking' floor of A&E for hours as disability stops her from sitting

'There's loads of things they could have done but they didn't suggest one thing. They're completely discriminating against my disability', claims Kara Williams

Wales Online

More than 300 more nurses have left Swansea Bay University Health Board than joined in the past four years

International recruitment of nurses is really gathering momentum though

Wales Online

'I waited months for an urgent operation to save my life because the consultant wasn't working on enough Mondays'

'I don’t even get on the list till I have seen him. It is utter madness'

Wales Online

Man who 'woke up on fire' after house explosion shares miraculous recovery after family told he would not make it

Father-of-four Stuart Cooper was in a coma for more than six weeks and weighed only 41kg when he woke up

Wales Online

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Man slams A&E times as sick wife 'waited 32 hours and other patient took three days'

Philip Martin took his wife Kay Davies, who had a cancerous tumour removed from her neck last year, to A&E after she fell unwell over Easter.

Daily Record

'My wife was left waiting in Morriston Hospital A&E for 32 hours, but one person had been there three days'

The health board has said the issue was caused by 'unprecedented demand' which had a considerable impact on waiting times

Wales Online

Swansea Bay health board set to recruit nearly 900 overseas nurses in just four years

Many are from India and they seem to settle well

Wales Online

Fitness instructor only found out she had stage four cancer after getting out of breath walking to her own class

'They said if I wasn’t as fit as I am, I would’ve had weeks to live'

Wales Online

Swansea dentists tells NHS patients they will have to go private and sparks wrath of health board

The letter sent out by Crescent Dental Care in Uplands has 'surprised and disappointed' Swansea Bay University Health Board which claimed it 'could cause unnecessary alarm and confusion to patients'

Wales Online

Hospital staff treating dozens of patients with flu and Covid at the same time

Swansea Bay University Health Board is already dealing with unprecedented levels of respiratory viruses

Wales Online

Swansea Bay health board faces £100 million maintenance backlog

The health board had been criticised for not providing a figure to the Welsh Conservatives

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Couple forced to cancel wedding vows renewal five times because of Covid and cancer

Thanks to cancer, chemotherapy and Covid, Ashley and Paul Pegg had to delay their renewal five times

Wales Online

Emergency care at Morriston Hospital Swansea heavily criticised in damning report

An inspection found 25 areas where improvements were necessary at Morriston Hospital in Swansea

Wales Online

'I don't want to lecture but people need to take responsibility for their health' says NHS leader

In a wide-ranging interview Swansea Bay University Health Board's chief executive Mark Hackett said he wanted to appeal to logic and common sense

Wales Online

Stroke patients had vital treatment delayed in Swansea

A report found worrying accounts of care of stroke patients in Swansea Bay health board but there was positive feedback from stroke survivors and relatives

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Man left unable to walk after serious assault can now play with his children again

'It may seem like a small thing - but you don't realise how important it is'

Wales Online

How much it costs to keep the lights on at a hospital, prison, and swimming pool as costs soar

Energy price hikes are rampaging through every sector of the economy and what support is made available to non-domestic customers after April is a major concern

Wales Online

I walked into A&E with a circular saw - because my thumb was severed and stuck inside it

Surgeons saved Arwel Davies's thumb in a 'race against time'. Warning: includes potentially graphic images

Wales Online

Town's pharmacy crisis leaves resident 'head butting a stone wall to shock myself out of pain'

The community in Pontardawe is demanding better pharmacy services out of fears for some patients' safety

Wales Online

'I've been waiting five years for a hernia operation and now I'm housebound'

Martin Owen is one of nearly 60,000 people who have been waiting more than two years for planned treatment

Wales Online

People queuing 90 minutes for prescriptions in town suffering pharmacy crisis

It is a busy lunchtime in the Swansea valley town of Pontardawe. People are visiting their local bakery to get a bite to eat and picking up their prescriptions from the high street. Perhaps at first glance, you would not guess there were any tensions

Wales Online

New Swansea wellness centre ambition for city centre

It would be home to a range of health and community services

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