Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board (CTM UHB) has partnered with getUBetter to provide a free app to help empower women across the CTM UHB region to look after their pelvic health from the comfort of their own home. Funded by Contracts For Innovation Cymru, the app has been developed in collaboration with local clinicians to run as…
This year’s report from Cwm Taf Morgannwg UHB’s Director of Public Health focusses on the early years of life as a critical period for laying the foundations for lifelong health. Across our region, the health board is working with partners, delivering innovative work to support families, reduce inequities, and improve outcomes. Philp Daniels Director of…
Twelve-year-old Alex Chmielewski is finally looking forward to a proper family Christmas – a year after spending the festive season in hospital recovering from a long-awaited kidney transplant. Alex, from Bridgend in South Wales, spent more than three years on dialysis and over two years waiting for a kidney donor. He and his older brother…
A partial road closure will be in place at Royal Glamorgan Hospital from 6am on Friday 12 December until 6pm on Sunday 14 December to allow for the installation of new air-handling equipment for our operating theatres. There will be a single lane in operation between the hours of 6am and 6pm between the hospital’s…
A new immersive room designed to reduce anxiety and create a calmer experience for children attending A&E has been officially launched at Prince Charles Hospital today. The space is the first of its kind in Wales and marks a significant step in improving the experience of emergency care for young patients. Located in the Paediatric…
As a result of a significant rise in the flu virus circulating in Royal Glamorgan Hospital and increasingly on our other sites, we are introducing compulsory mask wearing for all staff and visitors within acute and community hospital settings, unless they are exempt. This is effective from Monday 24th November and will remain in place for…
Safeguarding Week 2025 is a national annual campaign taking place from Monday, November 10 to Friday, November 14. This year, the Cwm Taf Morgannwg Safeguarding Board is focusing on the theme Online Harm: Keeping Yourself and Others Safe. Throughout the week, we will be raising awareness across Rhondda Cynon Taf about the risks of online harm…
Louise, from Pontypridd, has been getting the flu vaccine every year for the past seven years. As a former carer for her mum and a qualified teacher working in local schools, she understands the importance of protecting vulnerable people. “I used to get vaccinated when I was caring for my mum. Now I do it…
Hospitals in Wales are smoke-free by law, and our health board has a policy of no vaping indoors or outdoors. Second-hand tobacco smoke is very harmful, and we’re committed to protecting the health of everyone on our hospital sites. From today (3 November 2025), there are now three smoke-free loudspeakers at entrances in the Royal…
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…
