Health Board News

The X-ray unit at Welshpool’s hospital is due to re-open on Friday January 24^th with the units at Ystradgynlais and Llandrindod Wells re-opening a few weeks later.

A meeting of Powys Teaching Health Board (PTHB) took place on Friday 10 January 2025 to consider additional measures to improve this year’s financial position. 

Plans to bring the well-loved and recognisable Grade II listed chapel back to life will get underway during 2025.

Committing to quitting smoking in 2025? SilverCloud Wales can help with free support for the mental health challenges of giving up cigarettes. 

News from Public Health Wales

Help us protect patients and staff from respiratory infections.

You can do a few things to help reduce your risk

Overdone it this festive season? Dry January means a chance to reset - not just physically, but mentally too - helping you feel clearer, calmer, and more in control. 

Vaccination continues to be the best way to protect you and your family from the consequences of flu this winter

Act F.A.S.T. and dial 999 for emergency stroke care.

After 42 years of smoking, Deborah has finally turned her back on cigarettes thanks to support from the Powys Stop Smoking team.

Over the past few years, many people may have noticed visual improvements to a number of internal (and a few external) spaces at Powys Teaching Health Board premises.

It’s the season of goodwill, a time for joy – but Christmas can also mean a sleigh-load of stress. Prioritising your mental health is key to enjoying a peaceful and fulfilling Christmas.

A member of the Powys Teaching Health Board’s nursing team has spoken of her pride after being chosen as the first ever Learning Disability Nurse of the Year at the RCN Wales Awards 2024.

The NHS in Powys is asking people not to visit loved ones in hospital if they are unwell, have been unwell in the last 48 hours, or have had contact with people with diarrhoea, vomiting or flu-like symptoms in recent days.

Work to install £1.7m of state of the art X-ray equipment in Powys community hospitals is now under way and is on target to be finished in the Spring.

Children in Powys who suffer from epilepsy will now be able to receive more support thanks to the creation of a new role within Powys Teaching Health Board.