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28/06/2021
£64 million funding to back UK-wide plan to strengthen clinical research delivery

Patients across the UK will benefit from a super-charged clinical research system, backed by over £64 million of dedicated investment, which will save lives across the country. 

24/06/2021
Report captures learnings and innovative practice emerging from across NHS Wales in response to the COVID-19 pandemic

A new report examining learning and innovative practice that has emerged from across NHS Wales in response to COVID-19 has been released today by Swansea University, on behalf of NHS Wales organisations and partners. 

22/06/2021
CTM signs Memorandum of Understanding with BAPIO

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is delighted to have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with BAPIO.

22/06/2021
Cwm Taf Morgannwg welcomes 19 new Occupational Therapists to the Health Board

This September(2021) we will be welcoming 19 new Occupational Therapists to join our team at Cwm Taf Morgannwg

15/06/2021
Cwm Taf Morgannwg Regional Partnership Board launches new website

A new website for the Cwm Taf Morgannwg (CTM) Regional Partnership Board (RPB) is live today

12/04/2021
CTM ends contract with Patient Knows Best

On the 1st April 2021 Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board’s contract with Patient Knows Best ended.

04/03/2021
Don't ignore cancer concerns or miss appointments urges doctor

A leading cancer consultant from Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board, is urging anyone with worrying symptoms not to let the ongoing lockdown put them off getting checked by their GP or miss scheduled tests or treatment.

09/03/2021
Upcoming CTM engagement events for the Vascular Services Network for South East Wales (11 and 23 March)

On 19th February 2021, Aneurin Bevan University Health Board alongside Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board and Powys Teaching Health Board officially launched a new public engagement for the proposed establishment of a Vascular Services Network for South East Wales.

18/02/2021
Optometry scheme leads to reduction in hospital referrals

A pioneering optometry scheme is reducing hospital referrals and allowing patients to be treated closer to home during the pandemic.

22/02/2021
One week until all hospital grounds become smoke free

People living across the Cwm Taf Morgannwg Health Board area are being reminded that today marks just one week until hospital grounds become smoke-free.

12/02/2021
Photography competition puts wellbeing in the frame

Entries in a photography competition showcasing many of the natural beauty spots across our Health Board are now ready to be judged – and we need your help!

01/02/2021
More choice for patients as primary care services adapt to pandemic

Use of innovative, new video technology has been helping elderly residents in the South Wales valleys to become more involved in decisions regarding their own care.

23/10/2020
A warm Welsh welcome greets overseas nurses

We were delighted this week to welcome a further 33 overseas nurses to Cwm Taf Morgannwg, in addition to 27 nurses who joined in September. The new staff are now settling into their roles after completing a period of quarantine.

30/03/2021
Cwm Taf Morgannwg UHB sets up a COVID-19 vaccination reserve list

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is setting up a reserve list as part of its vaccination programme.

10/11/2020
Cwm Taf Morgannwg first in Wales to trial Accufuser pump to support patients at home

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board are trialing a new service, believed to be the first of its kind in Wales, which allows patients to leave hospital sooner.

18/11/2020
Health visitor Kelly completes cancer treatment to be crowned star student

A health visitor who trained while receiving treatment for breast cancer and raising her family has won a prestigious Queen’s Nursing Institute Outstanding Achievement award.

19/02/2021
Zoe Williams represented CTMUHB in the first International Dementia Conference

Well done to Zoe Williams who represented CTMUHB in the first International Dementia Conference to be held in Wales

17/03/2021
Cwm Taf Morgannwg celebrates opening of landmark Clinical Research Centre

A new Clinical Research Centre designed to enhance Cwm Taf Morgannwg UHB’s research work and give patients access to new therapies, treatments and therapeutics has opened at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital in Llantrisant.

18/03/2021
Over 12,500 patients had online medical consultations in first year of pandemic

New figures released today reveal that almost 12,500 patients across the Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board (CTMUHB) region have still been able to receive medical consultations during the Covid-19 pandemic, despite not being able to visit the GP surgery or other healthcare setting in person.

11/03/2021
Royal Glamorgan Hospital ED patients offered next-day appointment in pilot project

Patients who attend the Royal Glamorgan Hospital (RGH) with a minor injury late in the evening are being offered a choice of waiting to be seen or returning the following day for a timed appointment, under a new pilot scheme to reduce waiting times.