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We are currently experiencing intermittent issues with our telephone lines across all Health Board sites.

To celebrate today's RCN Nursing Support Workers' Day, we spoke with Tina Martin, a dedicated Healthcare Support Worker at the Minor Injury Units at Nevill Hall Hospital (Abergavenny) and Ysbyty Aneurin Bevan (Ebbw Vale).

For Health Care Support Worker Day, we asked our staff to nominate their Health Care Support Worker colleagues for their excellent work.

Donna, Alison, Jayne, Ann, Kirsti, Dawn, Charlotte, Sara, Stephen & the HCSW Team from Radiology, Nevill Hall Hospital were nominated by their teams and here is what they had to say…

Meet Mark Smart, staff midwife on the induction ward at the Grange University Hospital. One of only several male midwives in Wales, he is proud to come to work each day.

A young Newport family whose daughter was born prematurely have offered words of comfort and advice to fellow neonatal parents on World Prematurity Day.

Patient’s Choice Award offers patients and the public an opportunity to have their say and to recognise the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board NHS staff who have made a difference to their lives.

As work throughout the site continues, the proposed One-Way system will be effective from Monday 17th April 2023..

More than 209,015 people in Wales are now living with diabetes. This is 8% of the population aged 17 and over - the highest prevalence in the UK - and the numbers are rising every year...

Take a look at the latest events and developments highlighted in the Llanfrechfa Walled Garden newsletter.

Following today’s publication of the Health Inspectorate Wales' (HIW) report a variety of recommendations have been made, all of which we acknowledge and accept and some of which have already been addressed.

A team of local security guards work hard to keep NHS staff and visitors safe during their visit to hospital sites. Richard Lane (also known as the ‘Singing Security Guard’) and Jordan Marsh run the service at the Grange University Hospital since the building opened in 2020.

The Building Better Healthcare Awards were held in central London on 2nd November

The Radiology team at The Grange University Hospital have worked hard to create a child-friendly CT scanner. A computed tomography (CT) scan is a medical imaging technique that is used to gain detailed internal images of the body. To do this, the patient must go through a doughnut-shaped machine and lay very still for a few minutes. For many children, and adults, this can be an intimidating process which will often lead to the patient being sedated before entering the scanner. However, with the help of our suppliers at Canon, the Radiology team have been able to create a child-friendly CT scanner which has been covered in artwork of Ferdinand the Fox and Betty the Bunny.

This OT week, the Royal College of Occupational Therapists will be launching a campaign to raise the profile of Occupational Therapy, called ‘Lift Up Your Everyday’.

We are delighted to announce that on Friday 21st October at the Care Forum Wales Awards, the Covid-19 Heroes – Best Health Board Supporting Care Homes Award was awarded to Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.

This period has now been extended until Wednesday 9th November.

November is Men’s Health Month, and we spoke to local Ironman, triathlete, husband and Testicular Cancer survivor, James Smith to hear about his inspirational story.

Earlier this year ABUHB piloted the SignLive service in a number of key areas for patients and families that use BSL.

Cancer services have now been added to the pilot.