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27/09/2024
Help us care for those most in need

As we head into the weekend, our hospitals are already extremely busy. In addition, we are managing the effects of the severe, wet weather on the Princess of Wales hospital which is causing some disruption on this site.

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
01/10/2024
Estates issues at Princess of Wales Hospital

Urgent work is underway at Princess of Wales Hospital in Bridgend, where rainwater was discovered to be leaking into the building. 

Man receiving an annual health check
Man receiving an annual health check
10/10/2024
Promoting annual health checks for people with a learning disability

Our health board, in partnership with the CTM Regional Partnership, Cwm Taf People First and People First Bridgend are working together to promote the importance of annual health checks for people with learning disabilities.

Rhys & Sarah
Rhys & Sarah
24/09/2024
Organ Donation Week: Rhys' Story

My name is Rhys and my life has been saved twice by organ donation due to two heart transplants, in 2011 aged 25 and 2021 aged 35.

World Meningitis Day Saturday 5 October
World Meningitis Day Saturday 5 October
04/10/2024
World Meningitis Day 2024

Saturday 5 October is World Meningitis Day.  

David Whistance, staff & children on the ward
David Whistance, staff & children on the ward
01/10/2024
Children's ward welcomes local writers

The children’s ward at the Princess of Wales Hospital recently had a visit from two local friends who have co written a book and donated copies to the ward.

Join us to celebrate, throughout October
Join us to celebrate, throughout October
01/10/2024
CTMUHB is celebrating Black History Month!

Throughout October we will be holding engagement events and learning sessions for all of our staff to highlight the importance of Black History Month and to help further our commitments under the All-Wales Anti-Racist Wales action plan.

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
30/09/2024
QuicDNA project expands across Wales, revolutionising lung cancer diagnosis

In a significant breakthrough for lung cancer diagnostics, the QuicDNA study has now reached a major milestone

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
30/09/2024
SilverCloud Wales expands through new perinatal referral pathway

NHS Wales’ Online Cognitive Behavioural  (CBT) service has established a new referral pathway with the perinatal team at Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board (CTMUHB).

Victoria Hughes and Corinna McNeil. Two Specialist Nurses for organ donation.
Victoria Hughes and Corinna McNeil. Two Specialist Nurses for organ donation.
23/09/2024
Organ Donation Week – Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board Staff

This week we are celebrating Organ Donation Week from the 23-29th September 2024.  

03/09/2024
Board Meeting Notice - 26 September 2024

Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board will be held on Thursday 26 September 2024 at 9:00am in The Hub, Royal Glamorgan Hospital Site, Gwaun Elai, Llantrisant, CF72 8XR. 

Be a responsible visitor - person holding patient
Be a responsible visitor - person holding patient
26/09/2024
Be a Responsible Visitor

We’re are starting to see more illnesses, such as ‘flu, colds, and stomach bugs in our communities and in hospitals. Here’s what you can do to help the NHS keep bugs at bay.

Illustration of people of all ages holding hands
Illustration of people of all ages holding hands
25/09/2024
Cwm Taf Morgannwg Staff to Turn the Peaks Pink for Organ Donation Week

This year’s Organ Donation Week, which is being celebrated from 23rd - 29th September, marks the 30th anniversary of the NHS Organ Donor Register.

people holding hands
people holding hands
23/09/2024
Organ Donation Week 2024

This year’s Organ Donation Week (23-29th September) marks the 30th anniversary of the NHS Organ Donor Register.

International Week of Deaf People
International Week of Deaf People
20/09/2024
International Week of Deaf People

International Week of Deaf People takes place from 23rd-29th September 2024.

Staff at the Snowdrop Breast Centre are presented with the Johnsons Workwear cheque.
Staff at the Snowdrop Breast Centre are presented with the Johnsons Workwear cheque.
18/09/2024
Snowdrop Breast Centre receives generous donation from Johnsons Workwear in support of colleague and CTM patient

Johnsons Workwear in Treforest has raised over £700 in support of their colleague and the Snowdrop Breast Centre.

Help us shape the future of health and care in Maesteg
Help us shape the future of health and care in Maesteg
06/01/2023
Healthy Futures Maesteg - January 2023 Update

We’re kick-starting 2023 by bringing together local residents and community groups from Maesteg, and the wider valleys communities, to help shape the future of health and care in Maesteg.

man holding baby
man holding baby
05/09/2024
New RSV vaccine set to prevent thousands of infant and elderly hospital admissions

RSV causes between 400-600 deaths in older adults and over 1,000 hospital admissions in young babies in Wales every year. The new RSV vaccination programme launched this week will provide protection against the most common childhood respiratory infection for the first time in Wales.

Sepsis Information Stand
Sepsis Information Stand
13/09/2024
World Sepsis Day 2024: Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is Sepsis Savvy

Every year on September 13, we join organisations and individuals around the world to mark World Sepsis Day.

Falls Prevention Awareness Banner
Falls Prevention Awareness Banner
11/09/2024
Don't Fall For It – Falls are not a normal part of ageing

From 16th – 20th September, we will be running a series of information stalls across Cwm Taf Morgannwg focused on preventing falls.