Health Board News

Rural communities are being urged to be on their guard for Coronavirus and follow social distancing guidelines to slow the spread of the virus.

News on COVID-19 vaccines is encouraging but until it is widely available we must all continue to stay safe. 

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board has developed a great website to help people manage all aspects of their health.

Would you like to come and work for Powys Teaching Health Board as one of our Independent Members?  We currently have two opportunities.

In October 2020, the health board received a Special Report issued under s28 of the Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2019 following a complaint made by Mrs A against Powys Teaching Health Board. 

Powys Teaching Health Board and Powys County Council are urging Powys residents to support the firebreak as coronavirus cases continue to rise in the county.

To support our COVID-19 testing programme across the county, the drive through testing facility will relocate from the Royal Welsh Showground in Builth Wells to Brecon from Monday 26 October.

An information booklet about changes to Nevill Hall Hospital from 17 November 2020 is being sent to households across South and Mid Powys in the Nevill Hall Hospital catchment.

Proposals for a new state of the art health and care facility in Newtown have today (Thursday, October 22) been backed by Powys Teaching Health Board following approval by the council’s Cabinet earlier this week.

National firebreak 23rd October to 9th November 2020: Hospital outpatient appointments, planned procedures and primary care appointments (including flu clinics) will continue as scheduled in Powys during the firebreak taking place from 23 October to 9 November.

Due to the Powys-wide flu vaccination programme, your GP practice will be closed for the afternoon on the following dates.

Powys Teaching Health Board Annual General Meeting takes place on 22 October 2020

A meeting of our Board has APPROVED the Full Business Case for the Bro Ddyfi Hospital Health & Well-being Project.

Information about changes to Nevill Hall Hospital from November 2020.

Public Health Wales regrets to announce that there has been a data breach involving the personally identifiable data of Welsh residents who have tested positive for COVID-19.

Today (Monday 14 September) saw the official launch of the South Wales Trauma Network, held at the new Major Trauma Centre at the University Hospital of Wales.

Nearly 500 people have been tested at a mobile coronavirus testing centre in Welshpool over the last four days.

All Powys Teaching Health Board therapy and health science services for adults (Audiology, Dietetics, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Podiatry, Radiography (X-ray and Ultrasound) and Speech and Language Therapy) are gradually reintroducing their normal services following the Covid 19 lockdown period now that plans have been approved by the Health Board.