News

Team County at Aneurin Bevan University Health Board are finalists in the Nursing Older People category of the RCN Nursing Awards 2021.

They were shortlisted for the profession’s top accolade for nursing excellence from hundreds of entries by a panel of nurse leaders, and will find out if they have won at a live-streamed ceremony on 12th October 2021. 

We’re experiencing a large volume of calls within the Mass Vaccination Booking Centre and request that anyone calling to cancel or rearrange their appointment to select option 1 to leave a voicemail message.

The Transport to Health project has awarded its first cash grants to two successful applicants.

If you have recently received your letter inviting you to attend for your Covid-19 booster vaccination, the letter will have informed you that you may be offered a flu vaccine at the same time.

We are delighted that our Vice Chair, Emrys Elias, has been appointed as the new Chair of Cwm Taf Morgannwg Health Board for up to the next 18 months, following the retirement of Professor Marcus Longley after his 4 year term.

Welsh Government continues to report Alert Level 0 for the general population. However, in line with national guidance COVID measures remain in place on healthcare premises in order to protect extremely vulnerable patients. This includes social distancing and the use of facemasks.

Thursday 23rd  September marks the first Healthy Travel Wales day, an opportunity for businesses and organisations to showcase how they’re helping people make sustainable journeys...

Join us for the Falls Prevention Awareness Week 20-24th September 2021. This week promotes a campaign to increase awareness around falls and injury prevention and continue the conversation to promote healthy aging.

The Patient Choice Award offers patients and the public an opportunity to have their say and to recognise the staff who have made a difference to their lives.

We will be streaming our next Public Board Meeting live on YouTube at 9:30am on Wednesday 22nd September 2021.

Following yesterday’s Welsh Government announcement regarding:

• those who are 12-15 years of age being offered a first dose of the Covid-19 vaccination
• the Covid-19 Autumn Booster Programme

We would like to assure our residents that we will be contacting all those eligible for these vaccinations to offer them an appointment over the next few weeks.

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board are planning to build a new integrated Health and Wellbeing Centre in Newport East.

JCVI announce Covid-19 booster vaccination for all those currently in priority groups one through to nine.

Further to the message published this morning (see below) we are pleased to advise that the technical upgrade is now complete and the lines are now back to normal.

The Friends of Llanfrechfa Grange Walled Garden are pleased to share the Summer 2021 edition of their Newsletter....

Due to unforeseen circumstances, our Customer Management Centre will be running a reduced service this week (Week commencing 13th September 2021).

Advocacy is one way of supporting people to express what they want from support and services, and to have this taken into account when decisions are being made that affect them.

All of our Hospitals are currently extremely busy.  Please only attend if you really need to. If your condition is not life threatening please call 111 for advice.

Are you aged 16 years and above, or has it been 8 weeks since your first dose? You can now walk in to any of our vaccination clinics to receive your vaccination.

This week is blood pressure awareness week and we are shining a light on blood pressure, what it is, and some of the things that we can do to help keep our blood pressure in a healthy range. 

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board’s new Specialist and Critical Care Centre, The Grange University Hospital, was officially opened today by Rt Hon Mark Drakeford, MS First Minister of Wales.

NHS services are currently affected by an international shortage of blood collection tubes used for taking some blood samples (blood tests).

We are expecting a high number of births over the Bank Holiday weekend and we are currently experiencing staff shortages across a number of our hospitals.

Please note that the Mass Vaccination Booking Centre line will be operating at the slightly reduced hours of 10:00am - 4:00pm on Bank Holiday Monday, 30th August only.

AstraZeneca vaccine walk-in clinics for second doses only for anyone who received their first dose on or before 6th July 2021.

We are currently experiencing some faults on the telephone lines for the Vaccination Booking Line and some lines to our Referral and Booking team.

From Monday 23rd August until Thursday 26th August there will be some structural work being undertaken in the Children’s Emergency Assessment Unit at The Grange University Hospital.

A number of our services are now offering virtual appointments to allow our patients to attend pre-arranged appointments using a video call, rather than attending in person. 

Vaccination Walk-In Clinics

Please see details below of our upcoming Covid vaccination walk-in clinics.

Thursday 12th August 2021

Due to unforeseen technical difficulties with our IT systems, we are currently unable to take any calls. We apologise for any inconvenience and aim to get these issues resolved as soon as possible.

The Gwent Liver Unit will be holding a Patient Support Evening from 5:30pm on Tuesday 7th September 2021 in Belle Vue Park, Newport.

It is pleasing to note Welsh Government Alert levels have reduced to 0 for the general population, but in line with national guidance COVID measures remain in place on healthcare premises

Did you know that smoking cessation services can be accessed via your local pharmacy? Over the last year, there were three pharmacies within our Health Board area who were extremely proactive in working with smokers to help them quit.

Details of our next Pfizer vaccine walk-in vaccination sessions are below: 

Following today’s announcement and recommendations from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisations regarding the vaccination of all those aged 16 and 17 years old, we would like to assure our residents that we will be contacting all those eligible for vaccination to offer an appointment over the next few weeks.

Monday 2nd August 2021

Please note that with effect from Monday 9th August, our opening hours will be:

8am – 6pm, Monday to Friday

8am – 1pm, Saturday and Sunday

We appreciate how important it is for patients and their loved ones to see each other whilst they are receiving care.

All adults who have been fully-vaccinated will no longer have to self-isolate if they are identified as close contacts of someone with coronavirus from 7 August, the First Minister confirmed today.

On Wednesday 28^th July, we held our Board Meeting and Annual General Meeting (AGM) for 2020/21 - an extraordinary year for us all.

On Friday 16th July 2021, the new Llanbradach Centre for Health was officially handed over from the developer, Apollo and contractor, Jehu to Aber Medical Centre and The Village Surgery.

You are invited to attend the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Health Board on Wednesday 28th July 2021 at 3pm.

Newport NCN and The University of South Wales are looking to recruit people who are eligible for one of the cancer screening programmes (Breast, Bowel and Cervical screening).

Following the JCVI announcement earlier this week, those within twelve weeks of turning 18 years old are now eligible to be offered the COVID-19 vaccine.

The A465 will be closed between Brynmawr & Gilwern from 20:30 Friday 23rd July - 06:00 Monday 26th July 2021. 

From 26^th July 2021, there will be the opportunity for some patients within the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board area to be admitted to a community hospital rather than one of our enhanced general local hospitals.

The following infographic shows the work carried out by our Primary Care and Community Services during the pandemic (March 2020 - March 2021).

It’s been one year since Improvement Cymru (Public Health Wales) produced a free online self-help video course available to everyone in Wales over the age of 16.  The ACTivate Your Life course has helped people take greater control so that day-to-day life has become less stressful and more enjoyable.

Following the recent announcement and recommendations from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisations regarding the approval of the COVID-19 vaccination of those aged between 12 and 17 years, who are at higher risk from COVID-19 and all those within twelve weeks of turning 18 years old will now be eligible to receive the vaccine.

A new project has been set up to support community transport to hospitals and other NHS premises across the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board area.

Have your say on video consulting.

TEC Cymru want to hear from NHS Wales users of Attend Anywhere.

We will be holding walk-in vaccination clinics at our Mass Vaccination Clinics on Saturday 24th July.

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board fully recognises visitors are essential to the wellbeing of patients and we have been committed to finding ways to ease visiting restrictions in the safest way possible.

Residents across Wales with Covid-19 symptoms are being urged to join the world’s largest trial of treatments at home to prevent deterioration from coronavirus.

Come and join us on Thursday 29th July in the Llanfrechfa Grange Walled Garden for our Open Day and Annual General Meeting.

How have you managed? What has been useful? Is there any ongoing information or support you need?

For the attention of all Aneurin Bevan University Health Board patients who use CPAP or BiPAP machines at home-

All Aneurin Bevan University Hospitals are Smoke-Free. It is illegal to smoke on hospital grounds and anybody smoking in smoke-free areas could be fined £100. 

This year's Learning Disability Week took place between 14th - 20th June and the theme this year was art and creativity!

Following yesterday’s announcement from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisations regarding the next phase of the Mass Vaccination Programme, we would like to reassure our residents that all those that meet the criteria for the booster vaccination will be offered an appointment within the appropriate timeframes.

Welsh Government, NHS Wales, and community pharmacy have today (30 June 2021) released a detailed infographic to highlight the growing importance of independent prescribing.

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. 

Due to circumstances beyond our control, on Friday 25^th June our triage telephone line will only be open in the morning from 9:00am - 12:00 midday.

Thursday 24th June 2021

We're delighted to announce that the team at County Community Hospital have been named as finalists in the Nursing Older People category of the Royal College of Nursing Awards for their new intergenerational partnership scheme with a local Primary School.

A new report examining learning and innovative practice that has emerged from across NHS Wales in response to COVID-19 has been released today (23rd June) by Swansea University, on behalf of NHS Wales organisations and partners.

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. 

Wednesday 23rd June 2021

We are pleased to report that, following our Public Engagement on Adult Mental Health Services in our Health Board area, we have carried out an analysis on responses and all comments submitted. 

With the increasing number of cases of the Delta Covid-19 variant across Wales, including the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board area, we are reminding people that if they have any symptoms of Covid-19 that they must book a Covid-19 test with the Health Board.

The Health Board was delighted to host a visit from the new Minister for Health and Social Care, Eluned Morgan, this week. The minister visited Newport Velodrome to hear about our post COVID recovery services.

Diabetes Week is here! And this year, we're telling #DiabetesStories from all corners of the UK. We're looking back on an extraordinary year and looking forward to what’s to come, and, above all celebrating the incredible diabetes community.

We will be holding walk-in vaccination clinics in the Newport and Ebbw Vale areas on Saturday 26th June.

The Health Board has recently witnessed an increase in patients receiving visitors outside in the hospital grounds.

Tuesday 15th June marks International Elder Abuse Awareness Day. The Police and Crime Commissioner for Gwent, Jeff Cuthbert is working with partners to help professionals working in communities recognise the signs and behaviours of elder abuse.  

Join us at our virtual event where our panel of experts will discuss and answer all your questions about the Covid-19 vaccines.

We have carefully considered our approach to Hospital Visiting and following a pilot in Nevill Hall Hospital, we have now extended visiting to more hospitals including The Grange University Hospital, Ysbyty Aneurin Bevan, The Royal Gwent Hospital and Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr, together with continued visiting at Nevill Hall Hospital.

A key priority this year has been the identifying and supporting carers through primary care health services. With the lockdown restrictions this has meant thinking more strategically about how we best provide responsive support.

Thursday 10th June

Last week, Surgeons and Theatre staff at the Royal Gwent Hospital were fortunate to have the opportunity to test-drive a state-of-the-art Operative Robot.

Please note that the vaccination booking centre line will be operating from 7:00am - 6:00pm instead of the usual 7:00am - 7:00pm for Thursday 10th June only.

Due to a planned fire-drill at the Vaccination Booking Centre, there will be minor disruption to the service for approximately 10 – 15 minutes. Unfortunately, as the original timescale has been delayed we're unable to specify the time this will take place.  

We are still experiencing minor technical issues with our vaccination booking line.

This week is Carers Week 7th – 13th June across the UK. People and organisations across Gwent are coming together to make a pledge to unpaid carers.  

Today, Orthoptists around the world are celebrating World Orthoptic Day.

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board are opening a mobile COVID-19 testing in Maindee, Newport. The temporary facility will be based at Maindee Carpark on Chepstow Road (NP19 8XA).

We are experiencing some service problems today with our laboratories in The Grange University Hospital. This is causing issues across the site which is resulting in significant delays...

All Aneurin Bevan University Hospitals are Smoke-Free. It is illegal to smoke on hospital grounds and anybody smoking in smoke-free areas could be fined £100. 

Wednesday 2 June 2021

We would like to wish every single one of our amazing volunteers a happy volunteers' week.

Wednesday 2nd June 2021

The Gwent Carers Regional Partnership Board is proud to support the launch of its Young Carers book ‘It’s cool to care’, in recognition of Carers week, which takes place between 7th and 13th June 2021.

This consultation provides an opportunity to help shape pharmaceutical services in Aneurin Bevan University Health Board and make sure that they are meeting the needs of local people.

Twenty years ago today on 1st June 2001, we were fortunate enough to welcome the first ever cohort of Filipino Nurses to our Health Board.

We are extremely proud to announce that we have now hit the milestone of administering 600,000 vaccinations (combination of first and second doses)!

Yesterday (Thursday 27th May), we had the absolute pleasure of the Year 5 class from St Andrew’s Primary School, Newport visiting the Royal Gwent Hospital to present our nurses with gifts of thanks for all the hard work they have carried out over the last year.

The previous network problems at Risca Health Centre have now been rectified and the telephone lines are now back in service.

There has been a network failure at Risca Health Centre this afternoon which has resulted in the Podiatry Booking Centre lines becoming unavailable.

The Llanfrechfa Grange Walled Garden is taking part in the UK wide “Have a Grow” day on Saturday 5th June.

Next month, we will be shining a spotlight on Cancer services within our Health Board.

We are currently experiencing significant issues with our vaccination booking line.