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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

Due to an increase in cases of flu within our hospitals and our communities, CTM UHB has taken the decision to require all staff, patients and visitors (apart from those who are medically exempt) to wear a mask within all acute and community hospital settings.

People visiting the emergency departments at acute hospitals in Cwm Taf Morgannwg are being asked to wear masks to help prevent the spread of flu.

Play your part this New Year's Eve as hospitals face execeptional demand.

This year, in collaboration with Natural UK, Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board has produced amazing Christmas decorations made from its own clinical waste,

The GP X-ray service at Ysbyty Cwm Rhondda Hospital will temporarily close for essential refurbishment work from Thursday 2 January until April 2025.

Urgent changes are being made to stroke services run by Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board, to ensure patients can continue to access life-saving care and treatment.

This festive season, CTM UHB staff and services have been working hard to bring our community together and support those in need through donations, fundraising, volunteering, and other small acts of kindness.

Cwm Taf Morgannwg’s Claire Norman (Senior Nurse Specialised Services) has been given the prestigious title of Queen’s Nurse (QN) by community nursing charity The Queen’s Nursing Institute (QNI).

The X-ray department in Maesteg Community Hospital will temporarily close for essential refurbishment work from Wednesday 25th December 2024 until April 2025.

Cwm Taf Moragannwg UHB and its independent community pharmacy contractors scooped a number of awards at the Welsh Pharmacy Awards 2024.

CTM UHB and one of our Independent Community Pharmacy Contractors were shortlisted for two awards at the 2024 Chemist and Druggist Awards.

The All-Wales National Robotic Assisted Surgery Programme has reached a significant milestone, surpassing 500 robotic-assisted surgical procedures using the Versius Surgical Robotic System.