Cwm Taf Health Board are experiencing a significant rise in winter respiratory infections circulating both in our hospitals and communities across CTM. This has led to increased hospital admissions, particularly in our most vulnerable patient groups, such as the elderly. If you are visiting one of our hospital sites in the coming weeks, you can…
Returning to Princess of Wales Hospital Work to replace the roof of the original building at Princess of Wales Hospital has been completed, within the timeframe outlined at the start of the process. We have completed this work in just 12 months with £30m being invested in the site. We extend a huge thank you…
Here is your first look around the £7m state-of-the-art NGS Macmillan palliative care unit being built at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital. The architects who designed the Y Bwthyn NGS Macmillan Unit have created a film giving people a first look at what the unit will look like. It gives viewers a look around the spacious environment and…
This summer, in a heartfelt show of dedication and community spirit, Gail Jones and members of the Welsh Homing Pigeon Union raised £1,500 in support of prostate care within the Urology service at Royal Glamorgan Hospital. The donation, made to Cwm Taf Morgannwg NHS Charity, is the result of a year-long fundraising effort by Gail, supported by…
The start of October marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an international campaign that highlights the risks of the disease and promotes screening and early detection of breast cancer. Just over two years since the official opening of the Snowdrop Breast Centre on Thursday 21st September 2023, Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is proud to mark…
We think it is important to address some inaccurate information that has been shared on social media regarding the provision of palliative care services at Ysbyty Cwm Cynon. We will continue to care for end-of-life patients at the site – the change is around Specialist Palliative Care. Only a very small number of people require…
Taken from FB: It seems Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board have started the process of removing palliative care from Ward 6 Ysbyty Cwm Cynon and turning it into a general medical facility. Ward 6 is a small specialist unit providing the highest quality of care, compassion and dignity during the last and most frightening…
Cwm Taf Morgannwg’s Hepatology team is running free liver health advice and testing at events across our communities next week. Hepatology Advanced Nurse Practitioners will be offering fibroscans – a quick, painless, non-invasive scan that assesses the liver for any inflammation or scarring and looks at how much fat is in the liver. Results are provided…
A new ‘Surgicube’ unit installed at Princess of Wales Hospital is cutting waiting times for eye surgeries by enabling procedures, such as cataract removal, to take place outside of a full operating theatre. The Surgicube is a special unit, at the Hospital’s Ophthalmic Centre of Excellence, is designed to create a very clean environment for performing…
The countdown to the full activation of the Coed-Ely Solar Farm is nearly over, with the site set to officially open later this month (September 2025). However, a major milestone has been reached even sooner: from today, the solar farm will begin supplying low-carbon electricity directly to the Royal Glamorgan Hospital (RGH). This marks a new chapter…
