Health Board News
- More locations to collect COVID-19 tests in Powys
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COVID-19 testing availability in Powys will be boosted from Monday 26th July with lateral flow devices available for collection from more locations across the county.
- 23/07/2021
- Foodwise for life inspires Caribbean food business
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A man from Newtown has been inspired to lose weight and start a new Caribbean food business thanks to a NHS Wales weight management programme called Foodwise for Life.
- 21/07/2021
- Mobile Testing Units move to Knighton and Hay-on-Wye
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Mobile testing units for people with symptoms move on 21 July
- 21/07/2021
- COVID-19 Vaccination: JCVI announcement on vaccinating Children & Young People
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More detail on vaccination for certain people aged 12-17 is expected soon.
- 19/07/2021
- Drop-In COVID vaccination first dose sessions
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Drop-in first dose COVID-19 Vaccination appointments are available this week
- 19/07/2021
- Online Q&A with Carol Shillabeer
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A chance to watch our Online Q&A with Carol Shillabeer again.
- 16/07/2021
- Stroke survivors invited to play golf
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A project in Powys is encouraging people who have survived a stroke to try golf or return to the game they love.
- 15/07/2021
- Update on European Travel from the Welsh Health Minister
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The EMA has authorised Vaxzevria and we are confident that travel should not be affected.
- 13/07/2021
- NHS COVID Pass
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Take advantage of the NHS COVID Pass to show your travel vaccination status.
- 13/07/2021
- Newtown: Wales COVID hotspot
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Residents in Newtown are being urged to access COVID testing as the town has become a COVID hotspot.
- 13/07/2021
- Urgent call for people to come forward for COVID testing in Newtown and surrounding areas
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Following a sharp rise in COVID cases in Newtown over the past few days Powys Teaching Health Board and Powys County Council are reopening the Asymptomatic Testing Centre at the Park Street Day Centre in Newtown from Saturday 10 July.
- 09/07/2021
- PTHB offering drop-in vaccination session – no appointment needed
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As part of our ‘Leave no one behind’ policy on COVID vaccination, Powys Teaching Health Board will be offering a first-dose drop-in vaccination session in Newtown on Friday 9 July.
- 07/07/2021
- 48% increase in the number of smokers seeking support to quit during pandemic
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During the COVID-19 pandemic there has been a 48% increase in the number of smokers seeking support to quit using the free NHS service, Help Me Quit.
- 06/07/2021
- A Powys mum has shared her COVID vaccination story
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COVID vaccination is available during pregnancy and breastfeeding.
- 02/07/2021
- More than 7000 online appointments have taken place in Powys over the last 12 months through the NHS Wales video consulting service
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Patients in Powys can access their GP, dentist, pharmacist or optician safely through virtual appointments
- 02/07/2021
- COVID-19 Vaccination Heroes: Powys Contact Tracing Team
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Members of the Contract Tracing Team have been working as part of the county’s Vaccination Booking Team.
- 01/07/2021
- Annual General Meeting of Powys Teaching Health Board
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The Annual General Meeting of Powys Teaching Health Board will take place at 2pm on 28 July 2021.
- 01/07/2021
- Local residents have helped to create a new vision for improving health and wellbeing in Powys
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Powys Teaching Health Board and Powys County Council, on behalf of the Powys Regional Partnership Board, are pleased to share the new ‘Integrated Model of Care and Wellbeing in Powys’.
- 29/06/2021
- £64 million funding to back UK-wide plan to strengthen clinical research delivery
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Patients across the UK will benefit from a super-charged clinical research system, backed by over £64 million of dedicated investment, which will save lives across the country.
- 28/06/2021
- Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust Launch Innovative Ecotherapy Project in direct partnership with Powys Teaching Health Board and Cardiff Met University
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The ‘Wild Skills Wild Spaces’ (WSWS) team from Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust met at Llyn Coed y Dinas’ on 26th May to exhibit a brand new ecotherapy programme aimed at adults and young people who may be struggling with their mental health. Ecotherapy is the term given to a range of activities and treatments that reconnect people with nature and the environment, in order to improve health and wellbeing.
- 28/06/2021