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The Medical Education Department recently wrapped up its eighth annual ‘Teaching Skills for Doctors’ course at the Princess of Wales Hospital.

A message from Amanda Farrow, Clinical Director for our Emergency Departments in CTM.

It’s World Menopause Day on 18 October and our Health Board has planned an event to help and support you to prepare for, and navigate your way, through the Menopause.

CTM patients who are living with the impact of head and neck cancer have successfully trialed a device which helps exercise and strengthen the muscles involved in swallowing and breathing.

Last night our maternity, gynaecology, neonatal, bereavement, and chaplaincy staff led Wave of Light services to honour the babies we’ve sadly lost.

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board’s (CTMUHB) People’s Experience Team will be hosting an Information and “Feedback Roadshow” for staff and members of the public at Ysbyty Cwm Cynon, Mountain Ash, on Tuesday 22nd October 2024, from 9am – 4pm.

Baby Loss Awareness Week takes place each year between 9 and 15 October. This year we are helping to mark its 22nd year.

Phil was invited to take part in the Lung Health Check pilot which detected a suspicion of lung cancer.

From Monday 14 October, the Community Vaccination Centre currently at Glanrhyd Hospital is relocating to Princess of Wales Hospital in the former Occupational Health Department.

Following ongoing issues at Princess of Wales Hospital with rain water entering the building through the roof, specialist contractors have conducted a full survey of the condition of the roof of the main building across the site.

Plans to deliver a new electronic prescribing system in all Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board (CTM UHB) hospitals have taken a big step forward today (Tuesday September 3, 2024) with the announcement that it has selected Nervecentre as its technology supplier.

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.

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

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.

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.

Saturday 5 October is World Meningitis Day.  

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.

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.