Health Board News

This week has seen unprecedented numbers of people receive their COVID vaccines in Powys. Following on from 12 months of ever-increasing capacity and delivery, the health board is trying to get every single eligible person in Powys their vaccinations by the New Year.

Drop-in vaccination clinics week beginning 20 December

18 and over? Registered with a Powys GP? More than three months since second dose?

Can you spare a couple of hours a week to help with the booster roll out?

BOOSTER drop-in clinics week beginning 13 December

Thank you for your patience.

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Wherever you look, there are Christmas temptations at every turn. From mince pies and Christmas cake to chocolate and your favourite tipple, it is easy to over-indulge over the festive season.

Powys Teaching Health Board is celebrating the first anniversary of its county-wide COVID-19 vaccine programme.

Drop-in vaccination clinics week beginning 13 December

You are invited to an online Q&A event from 5.30pm to 6.30pm on Tuesday 14 December 2021.

Take a look at the Christmas opening times for Powys Community Pharmacies

Invitations will be sent in order of Priority Group.

Drop-in vaccination clinics week beginning 6 December

A second wave of recruits to the new Powys Health and Care Academy have begun their work placements, supporting hospital services in Llandrindod Wells, Ystradgynlais, Newtown and Brecon.

A compendium of patient stories which opens the door on the personal journeys and experiences of people living with cancer in the county has been created and published as part of the Improving the Cancer Journey in Powys programme.

Over 7,500 rapid lateral flow test (LFT) kits were handed out from the asymptomatic testing centre that was set up to test visitors attending this year’s Winter Fair without a COVID pass, the county council has said.

New recommendations from the JCVI have been adopted by Welsh Government.