Health Board News

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. 

NHS Wales is partnering with foodbanks to help combat the mental health impacts of the cost-of-living crisis. 

A researcher from Powys Teaching Health Board has been involved in ground-breaking research on the use of antipsychotics in partnership with the University of Liverpool and University of Glasgow.

The temporary changes will help to ensure that more patients are in a hospital environment better suited to their needs, particularly if they are waiting for package of care to enable them to return home.

Antibiotic resistance happens when bacteria find a way to defeat the drugs designed to kill them. Whenever we use antibiotics, we give the bacteria a chance to fight back.  

Community leaders are urging sexually active people in Wales to order a free, confidential test kit from Public Health Wales. 

Progress on bespoke road-based service.

NHS Wales’ digital mental health service is calling on more men to access self-help support as figures reveal they’re 2.5 times less likely than women to use its programmes.

From 18 November 2024, there will be some changes to the opening hours of Powys Teaching Health Board’s Minor Injury Units at Breconshire War Memorial Hospital and Llandrindod Wells Memorial Hospital.

The Maternity Services team at Powys Teaching Health Board has been awarded a Bronze Distinction Award by Diverse Cymru for the work they have been doing to progress how they approach diversity and equality in the workplace for both staff and patients.

The national escalation status for PTHB has been increased from “enhanced monitoring” (level 3) to “targeted intervention” (level 4) for finance, strategy and planning.