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Transforming Clinical Services – Public / stakeholder workshop event in Carmarthenshire / Trawsnewid Gwasanaethau Clinigol – digwyddiad gweithdy ar gyfer y cyhoedd / rhanddeiliaid...

Dedicated new resource for diabetes patients at Prince Philip Hospital / Adnodd newydd pwrpasol ar gyfer cleifion diabetes yn Ysbyty’r Tywysog Philip A dedicated...

No time off for carers is unacceptable!   Millions of people across the UK are unpaid carers, 6.8 million in fact. When Carers UK’s recent State...

Anyone with an interest in local health services are invited to attend the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Hywel Dda University Health Board at...

Gwahoddir y rhai sydd â diddordeb mewn iechyd i Gyfarfod Cyffredinol Blynyddol Bwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Hywel Dda am 5pm ddydd Iau 27 Gorffennaf 2017. Eleni,...

New statistics reveal majority of people in Wales rarely step outside their comfort zone and fear they could live to regret it   - The BHF...

Inaugural partnership conference showcases the latest innovations in population health / Cynhadledd agoriadol y bartneriaeth yn arddangos y datblygiadau diweddaraf ym maes iechyd y...

Our doctors want to talk to you and hear your views on how we run health services – and what we could do to...

Failure to properly diagnose children with autism can make self-harm more likely, according to experts.   It is feared that some children are suffering with mental...

With summer finally here, no doubt your mind will be turning to booking a getaway to warmer climes. But for those of us who haven't seen...

A new commitment to harness developments in genetic medicine has been welcomed today.   The £6.8m fund is meant to ensure that Wales can compete...

Intensive care patients in Carmarthen and Llanelli have become the first in Wales to undergo a new laboratory blood test which helps doctors to...

Hywel Dda University Health Board launches consultation on the future of adult mental health services | Mae Bwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Hywel Dda yn rhannu...

Walking and cycling charity Sustrans is launching its third online travel challenge for workplaces    Results from October’s Cymru Travel Challenge reveal that on average, car...

Members of the public are invited to a drop in event on Wednesday, 12 July 2017 between 2pm - 7pm at the Selwyn Samuel Centre's...

With everything from reiki to reflexology, and crystals to tarot, the Natural Living Expo is a one-stop shop for a healthy and holistic life....

Ty Elli Practice is currently experiencing a shortage of doctors which has resulted in the practice taking the unprecedented step of closing its list...

WORK has started at Delta Lakes in Llanelli ready for the multi-million-pound Wellness and Life Science Village.   Initial ground works are now underway to...

Pupils at Tairgwaith Primary have urged smokers to help make the county borough’s school gates a healthier place at the launch of the Smoke-free...

HC-One, the third largest care home operator in the UK which runs Llys Newydd Care Home in Carmarthenshire, has joined John’s Campaign, which is...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZBKFoeDKJo&feature=youtu.be Wouldn't it just be perfect if we could go back in time and relive the best days. I had a best friend who...

Alzheimer's Society Cymru launches a new campaign on Monday 24 April calling on people in Wales  to set aside their differences - from age to tastes...

A generation of people with Parkinson’s in Wales will face an uncertain future knowing that their condition will never improve, unless urgent action is...

Mae dau Aelod Annibynnol newydd yn ymuno â Bwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Hywel Dda ym mis Ebrill. Mae'r cyhoeddiad yn dod ar ôl y broses...

Marc ansawdd ar gyfer iechyd a llesiant staff y GIG yn lleol Yn dilyn proses asesu drwyadl yn ddiweddar, mae Bwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Hywel Dda...

Do you find you are a different person in the summer or the winter? Do you find yourself hibernating in the winter and feeling...

Cancer experts are set to pilot a new initiative aimed at improving cancer diagnosis waits in Wales.   A new pilot in the Cynon Valley...

Politicians will today argue that Wales needs a long-term vision for child health - one which promises health and wellbeing from birth. In a Welsh...

An Assembly Member has raised her concern over the speed by which some health boards are treating stroke patients. In an exchange with the Welsh...

Organisations providing social, leisure or recreational activities in Carmarthenshire are being urged to promote their services on a new Welsh social care and well-being...

Welsh Government “reviewing” need for an autism law Plans to keep the need for a Wales-specific law on autism “under review” have been cautiously welcomed...

A Carmarthen taxi driver has had his licence suspended for seven days for refusing to take a passenger who has MS because her journey...

HIV Self-Tests Provide STI Solution Outside Cities 75% of HIV self-tests ordered online are from rural areas as budget cuts impact access to sexual health...

The breast cancer no one talks about: One woman's journey with metastatic disease (BPT) - Beth Fairchild considered herself fairly well-educated about breast cancer. Like...

Akon from Artist to Lighting Africa - Smack that all the floor Mr Lonely Image Courtesy of https://www.instagram.com/akon/ Many people will know and remember the artist...

People in St. Clears invited to have their say and help shape new dementia strategy for Wales Alzheimer’s Society, working in collaboration with Welsh Government...

PROMOTING MENTAL WELLBEING IN CHILDREN LOCAL CHILDREN HELP LAUNCH LOTTERY FUNDED PROJECT FOR WELSH SCHOOLS Rearrange your Brain – Schools Project The subject of childhood brain injury...

From Stroke Survivor to Stroke Thriver - What We All Need to Know With good care and rehabilitation, there is life after stroke. As you read...

Sixty per cent year-on-year spike in Welsh health boards’ agency spend The amount of money NHS Wales health boards spend on agency employees has increased...

Concern as immunisation take-up declines in Wales  A new NHS report shows that the number of children who were up to date with their routine...

In a Senedd debate led by Mark Isherwood AM, Conservative Members called on the Welsh Government to give more support to the estimated 34,000...

Rhun ap Iorwerth outlines action for improving services More talking therapies and extra funding for child and adolescent mental health services are needed if we...

The annual national campaign to encourage people in eligible groups across Wales to have flu vaccination and protect themselves from the illness has been...

Film from Alzheimer’s Research UK aims to improve understanding of the condition  Welsh Actor Iwan Rheon is helping to improve understanding of dementia by lending...

On World Mental Health Day, Health Secretary Vaughan Gething has today launched the Welsh Government's new delivery plan to improve mental health and well-being...

Leading sustainable transport charity, Sustrans Cymru launches second online travel challenge to get workplaces encouraging their employees to walk, cycle or use public transport...

Dementia resources will now be available in schools across Wales for the first time   Welsh schoolchildren will soon have access to resources on an issue...

9am - the alarm goes off, what's the point of getting up? No one cares what I do so why bother doing anything.   11am -...

The First Minister has called data provided by the Welsh Assembly’s independent research service “wrong”, when confronted with the fact that just three in...

People in Swansea and the surrounding areas are being encouraged to find out more about an innovative research project designed to better understand the...