See the latest news stories from the Health Board below...

Unfortunately our Sexual Health Triage phone lines are currently unavailable. We are working to reopen the lines later today, but in the event of an emergency please contact your GP or alternative healthcare services.  

In June, the Welsh Government announced a time-limited vaccination offer for eligible persons to receive the Meningococcal Group B (MenB) vaccine. The rollout of the vaccine will begin on 20th July 2026 and will be delivered across Gwent by Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.  

Last week, staff at Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr were raising awareness of muscle deconditioning by encouraging patients to get dressed and take part in activities – all whilst wearing pyjamas themselves!

Friday 31^st July 2026, 10am-12pm at The Riverside Walk, Newport.

The Sexual Health Triage lines are now open as usual.

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is proud to support Power Up To Play, a charity initiative founded by medical professionals to improve the welfare of young players in grassroots sport through the prevention of serious knee injuries.

The NHS (Pharmaceutical Services) (Wales) Regulations 2020 require the Health Board to produce its second Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA) by 1 October 2026.

More than 25,000 cataract surgeries have been successfully delivered across South-East Wales in just twelve months, improving patient care and significantly reducing waiting lists by almost 10,000 patients. 

We have had to take the decision today to call a Critical Incident due to the effects of the extreme heat we are experiencing this week.

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is reminding people that the RSV vaccine provides year-round protection, not just during winter, with a single dose, which they can receive at their GP Practice or the ABUHB Vaccination Centre in Cwmbran. 

Today, we celebrated the completion of a ground-breaking partnership programme supporting young unpaid carers across the Gwent region.

The Aneurin Bevan Fracture Liaison Service has been recognised as a national leader in using healthcare data to improve patient outcomes, receiving two major honours at the Excellence in Clinical Audit Awards 2026.

We are proud to support Armed Forces Day today (Saturday 26th June 2026).

Across Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, staff have continued to deliver exceptional care despite the challenges of extreme temperatures.

On Thursday 18th June, The Bevan Health & Wellbeing welcomed Nerys Evans, Deputy Minister for Public and Preventative Health, to find out about the work, impact and success of the ‘Happy Health Blaenau Gwent – In This Together’ project.

You are invited to attend Aneurin Bevan University Health Board’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Wednesday 29^th July 2026 at 18:00, where we will be presenting our Annual Report and Annual Accounts for 2025/26.

For one Gwent family, supporting research has become a shared story across generations, with twins Grace and Lily and their father James all contributing to a genetics study exploring how our genes influence the body’s response to serious illness.