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Today (7th February), Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board’s PIPYN Rhondda Cynon Taf programme was officially launched at an event in the Rhondda Valleys.

Today, Thursday 6th February 2025, we are launching Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board’s brand new Infant Feeding Strategy.

On 26^th November 2024, CTM UHB hosted its 14th annual Research and Development (R&D) Conference.

Last month, CTM’s Sabrina Sheikh (Specialist Optometrist) travelled to Jordan with a team of UK-based medical aid volunteers to provide eye care in refugee camps around Amman in Jordan. 

CTM’s Mandie Welch (Heart Failure Nurse Specialist) based at Royal Glamorgan Hospital, has been honoured by the Pumping Marvellous Foundation with a national awards for supporting people living with heart failure.

Our maternity and neonatal services will be returning to Princess of Wales Hospital over the coming weeks in February 2025.

The next meeting of the Health Board will take place on Thursday 30 January 2025 at 09:00am at the Hub, Royal Glamorgan Hospital, Llantrisant.

NHS Wales’ digital mental health service has launched a new mini-guide outlining support designed specifically for students.

The Bevan Commission has announced the selection of 24 health and care professionals for its Bevan Fellows programme, which includes five colleagues from CTM UHB.

We are currently installing some temporary units on site at Royal Glamorgan Hospital, which will increase our surgical and endoscopy capacity

CTMUHB currently has exceptional demand on our services and staff. Help us by following these five steps:

CTM UHB is marking National Obesity Awareness Week 2025 (10th – 16^th January).

With exceptional demand on our services and an increase of flu in our hospitals and communities, we are asking the public to use our services wisely and help us to prevent the spread of illness.

We are pleased to share that the incidence of acute respiratory infections , including ‘flu, across the CTM region is now reducing.

Being active and spending time outdoors is proven to improve mood and sleep, while also reducing stress, anxiety and depression. To help boost the motivation that’s sometimes needed to get going, we are launching a CTM quest to get our CTM population moving the equivalent of Merthyr to Bridgend (75,000 steps/movements) over a three week period (10 - 31 January).

Launched in April 2023, the PIPYN programme began life as a Merthyr Tydfil-based pilot programme, helping to promote healthy lifestyles and to support children and families to live healthier and more active lives. 

2025 has arrived and many of us are looking at making New Year’s Resolutions. Thousands of others have quit smoking and you can too – so make this January a fresh start.

CTMUHB’s Sarah Bisp, (Health Care Support Worker, Mental Health) recently won the Health Care Support Worker of the Year Wales category, at the Nurse of the Year Awards 2024