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This week (22 - 28 September), CTM is marking Organ Donation Week 2025.

This week we are celebrating Organ Donation Week from the 22 - 28 September 2025.

A first of its kind event, showcasing how Value-Based Healthcare (VBHC) is changing the way excellence in care is delivered, was held by Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board earlier this week.

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board’s Alcohol Care Team (ACT) is a Value-Based Health Care Funded service which supports patients across the CTM UHB, 7 days a week.

This month something new and exciting has happened in Cwm Taf Morgannwg.

This month, the 2025/2026 Project Search training interns started their training programmes with Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board.

This summer, Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board (CTM UHB) partnered with The College Merthyr Tydfil to host a health care careers fair for pupils aged 16-18 at the Merthyr Tydfil campus during the college’s transition week.

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board (CTM UHB) has announced the finalists for the their Seren Annual Awards 2025, alongside this year’s Long Service Award honourees. 

This September CTM UHB is marking Blood Cancer Awareness Month. This month aims to raise the profile of the fifth most common cancer in the UK.

From 15 - 19 September, we will be running a series of information stalls across Cwm Taf Morgannwg focused on preventing falls.

The next Board meeting of the Health Board will take place on Thursday 25th September 2025 at 09:00am at the Hub, Royal Glamorgan Hospital, Llantrisant.

Staff at Johnsons Workwear in Treforest have gone above and beyond in their support for local breast cancer services by raising more than £4,000 to support Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board’s Snowdrop Breast Centre and Cwm Taf Morgannwg NHS Charity.

This August, Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board’s Hummingbird Centre is hosting a powerful art exhibition that invites visitors to see diabetes through the lens of emotion, reflection, and lived experience. 

The Fracture Liaison Service (FLS) at Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board (CTM UHB) - the first and only service in Wales to assess patient frailty alongside bone health - launched last autumn to proactively identify, assess, and treat fragility fractures.

Our six vaccination centres will be closed on Wednesday 27th August, Thursday 28th August, and Friday 30th August due to a planned system refresh.

A pioneering outdoor healthcare initiative launched in Treorchy this July, offering autistic adults a unique opportunity to improve their wellbeing through nature-based therapy.

CTMUHB will be hosting its first ever Value-Based Healthcare Showcase Event on Wednesday 17 September.

Diabetes patients in Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board (CTM UHB) are set to be the first in the UK to benefit from a new digital platform which can transform the way they manage their condition.