Health Board News

Our AGM will take place from 2.00pm to 3.00pm on 11 September 2024 virtually via Microsoft Teams. 

It is really important to stress that community hospitals in Powys do not provide acute care. Instead, they provide those services that it is safe and appropriate to offer in a rural community setting including treatment for minor injuries.

Exam results day can be a nerve-wracking experience for students, but whatever grades you get remember they’re just one step in your educational journey.

NHS Wales has recently concluded an extensive two-year programme of work with the National Nosocomial COVID-19 Programme, to review the unusually high number of suspected nosocomial COVID-19 patient safety incidents recorded during the onset of the pandemic.

As an organisation that is proud to both serve and employ people of all ethnicities and faiths we have been appalled by the level of violence, racism and destruction we have seen over the last few days in various parts of the UK.

The Public Health Dietetics team have put together a few tips for storing your food and cooking safely during these warm periods

Engagement will begin on 29 July on a number of temporary changes to services provided by Powys Teaching Health Board which are due to take place from September 2024.

Welsh speakers dealing with anxiety can now access free online help in their preferred language through the NHS. 

If you are planning to visit someone in hospital, please help us keep your friends and family safe by not visiting our hospitals if you are feeling poorly.

Recommendation 4 Task and Finish Group Update

A member of the capital and estates team at Powys Teaching Health Board (PTHB) has been recognised in a prestigious national industry awards.

Kara Price, Transformation Programme Manager with Powys Teaching Health Board won the Systems and Pathways award in the Excellence category of the Moondance Cancer Awards at a ceremony in Cardiff recently. 

Professionals across NHS Wales were awarded for their successes in making healthcare services more sustainable at the Welsh NHS Sustainability Awards 2024 recently.

The awards celebrate the efforts of staff in delivering environmentally friendly outcomes at work, and projects making lasting changes.  

The reality is, it can be totally normal to feel stressed, anxious or low in the perinatal period.  But rest assured, there’s help at hand: Help that fits in with you and your schedule; help you can access 24/7 in the comfort of your own home; help that will teach you lasting skills for taking care of your mental health now and into the future.

When it comes to the future of our health and social care services here in Wales, it is vital that everyone’s best interests are represented. That’s why we’re working with Llais to encourage you to have a voice and help shape Wales’ health and social care services for the better.

Today, on the 80^th anniversary of D-Day, we join the nation in remembering and honouring the fallen.

A new service which makes it quicker and easier for patients to find out if they are suffering from an arrhythmia is now being rolled out to patients via some GP practices in Powys.