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

The Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, Mark Drakeford, paid visits to the Royal Gwent and Nevill Hall Hospital today (Friday 23^rd August), where he was given a glimpse of some of the amazing work being undertaken across the Health Board.

Please note that all GP surgeries and the majority of community pharmacies will be closed on Bank Holiday Monday 27th May 2024. Please see below which pharmacies will be open on this day.

In our Summer edition we have news from around the garden, more top tips and Green Flag Award celebrations.

Wards across our hospitals have been getting involved with some themed activities over the course of the 2024 Olympic Games!

We are absolutely shocked and appalled at the violence, racism and destruction being shown across the UK within the last week, and we know this has been terrifying for many of our staff and communities.

This year we are delighted to also have a guest lecture on growing hydrangeas.

Today is World Hepatitis Day, and Aneurin Bevan University Health Board’s Michael Allum, Consultant in Public Health, has discussed their ongoing commitment to the World Health Organization and to Welsh Government, working together across Gwent to eliminate Hepatitis B&C as a public health threat by 2030.

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board has adopted a transformational approach to awarding community voluntary service contracts - by asking people with lived and living experience of mental health and learning disabilities services to decide which bid is successful.

Happy birthday to Elizabeth, who turned 100 years old on Wednesday 17th July!

Throughout the day, a range of Allied Health Professionals and Healthcare Scientists came together to share new initiatives, evoke new ways of thinking, and to showcase the fantastic contribution these colleagues make to our services everyday.

The Gwent Liver Unit Patient Support Group invite you to a coffee afternoon on Tuesday 30th July.

On Friday 5th July 2024 - on the 76th birthday of the NHS - the Health Board held our annual Staff Recognition Awards.

Two teams from Aneurin Bevan University Health Board have been recognised for their outstanding achievements in cancer services at the Moondance Cancer Awards.

The awards - which are Wales’ only dedicated cancer awards - aim to celebrate and spotlight individuals and teams across NHS Wales and its partners who deliver, lead and innovate cancer services.

Happy Clean Air Day! And congratulations to Jenna Stevens, winner of the Sustainability Champion award and fellow members of the decarbonisation team that were shortlisted for their projects at the NHS Wales Sustainability Awards recently.