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This week CTMUHB is celebrating National Careers Week 2025 an annual UK wide event dedicated to promoting careers, education and guidance. 

This St. David’s Day, we’re taking a look back on our achievements over the last 12 months to increase the use of Welsh in CTM and the experiences and care we provide for our patients.

If you are looking for an NHS dentist across Rhondda, Cynon, Taff Ely, Merthyr or Bridgend, the Dental Access Portal is your new way to register your interest for routine NHS dental treatment.

Last week CTM UHB marked National Apprenticeship Week 2025 by showcasing and celebrating apprentices from across CTM.

Over the past five years huge progress has been made in improving access to HIV testing and treatment, and Wales can be proud of the significant reduction seen in new diagnoses of HIV.

Services and emergency departments at Royal Glamorgan, Prince Charles and Princess of Wales hospitals are exceptionally busy this week, and the Health Board is asking for the support of local people to help it manage this high demand.

We’re starting 2025 with exceptional demand upon our services and staff. Here’s what you can do to help.

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

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

Yesterday (Thursday 13^th February) Cwm Taf Morgannwg Regional Partnership signed the Paris Declaration and joined the Fast Track Cymru Initiative.

Today (11 February) is International Day of Women and Girls in Science, a global celebration of the women who work and contribute to STEM related fields (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths).

If you are a patient on a waiting list for treatment, you might need support while you wait. 

A pilot abstract on increasing uptake of Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccination in two-year-olds was presented by CTM Principal Researcher, Dr Megan Elliott, at the November conference last year.

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.