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

Congratulations to the Gwent Interventional Radiology Team and the Fracture Liaison Service on their success at the MediWales Innovation Awards 2024!

Welsh is a language for everyone, and everyone is welcome to use their Cymraeg with us.

We're supporting the Welsh Language Commissioner's Office's'Defnyddia dy Gymraeg' (Use your Welsh) campaign, which runs between 25th November and 9th December 2024 and encourages people to use welsh in their everyday lives.

The Research and Development team at Aneurin Bevan University Health Board (ABUHB) recently held a special launch event to mark the induction of the first cohort of research champions, with the aim of creating a more impactful research culture.

Congratulations to all of our incredible staff who won awards, as well as those who were nominated and shortlisted, at this year’s South Wales Health & Care Awards.

Patients and staff on Hafan Deg Ward at County Hospital are in for a treat this December! Ffrind i Mi volunteer, Alan, has dedicated his time to putting together a handmade advent calendar for them to countdown the days until Christmas.

On Monday, voices from across the Health Board came together in the Main Restaurant at the Royal Gwent Hospital on their lunch break, forming the ABUHB John Lewis choir. Using the custom John Lewis-inspired TikTok filter, our Communications team captured the group’s rendition of Sonnet. Their performance was met with enthusiastic applause from onlookers in the canteen, creating a lovely moment that embodied the spirit of the season.

The long-serving manager at Watkin-Davies Pharmacy in Bettws, Newport, has retired at the age of 91 after an extraordinary 59 years of service to the local community.

It is HIV Testing Awareness Week in Wales, and the Sexual Health team want to take this opportunity to encourage everyone to test for HIV.

On World Prematurity Day, a Gwent Nurse and former premature baby has reflected on the lasting impact of the neonatal experience that led her to become a Neonatal Nurse herself.

A local community writing group from Caerphilly, named "Tales Around the Teapots", is a wonderful example of how the Five Ways to Wellbeing - especially connecting, learning, and giving - can really make a difference to well-being.

This week 4^th November we celebrate Occupational Therapy week in conjunction with the Royal College of Occupational Therapists.

The Winter period can be really isolating for a lot of us, but for those of us who are older, frail, vulnerable, or who live alone, it can be a particularly difficult, lonely and dangerous time.

Join us at our Lung Cancer & Mesothelioma Support Group that is held every 1^st Wednesday of the month, held at the Congress Theatre.

Our patients on Ward C7 East at the Royal Gwent Hospital had a fantastic time getting into the Halloween spirit with a pumpkin carving session!

Some patients in Aneurin Bevan University Health Board (ABUHB) are benefitting from a convenient digital service which allows GP practices to send prescriptions electronically to the community pharmacy or dispenser of their choice.

Take a look at the Newsletter of the Friends of Llanfrechfa Grange Walled Garden, which looks back on our summer season and features a quick tour of the garden, top tips for composting and much more.