Due to an increase in cases of flu within our hospitals and our communities, CTM UHB has taken the decision to require all staff, patients and visitors (apart from those who are medically exempt) to wear a mask within all acute and community hospital settings. Masks will be provided at building entrances. This requirement is…
Today, on World Diabetes Day 2024, Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board (CTMUHB)’s Executive Director of Public Health, Philip Daniels, has released a report highlighting the prevalence of the condition across the region. Amongst the report’s findings is the stark statistic that the CTM area has some of the highest levels of people who are…
The Seren Ward at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital has received donations of equipment and furniture from a number of local companies and organisations, organised in partnership with CTM’s Environment Waste and Fleet Team. The donations for the ward, which cares for people with dementia, include a 65-inch Smart TV which was donated by Currys, and…
A new sexual health drop-in clinic for young people aged 25 and under is launching in Merthyr. Starting Tuesday 5 November, the clinic will be held on the first Tuesday of every month at The College, Merthyr Tydfil from 4 – 6pm. No appointment is needed. Call into the reception area, see our friendly, welcoming…
CTM patients who are living with the impact of head and neck cancer have successfully trialed a device which helps exercise and strengthen the muscles involved in swallowing and breathing. Funded by Faceup Cymru, head and neck cancer patients who were identified as at risk of aspiration (where food or fluid enters the lungs) following…
A message from Amanda Farrow, Clinical Director for our Emergency Departments in CTM. All of our Emergency Departments (EDs) are open and operating as normal. This includes at Princess of Wales Hospital in Bridgend, where the current issues with the roof are NOT affecting the running of the Emergency Department. If you have a serious…
Our health board, in partnership with the CTM Regional Partnership, Cwm Taf People First and People First Bridgend are working together to promote the importance of annual health checks for people with learning disabilities. Increasing access to health checks is a national priority, identified in Welsh Government’s ‘Learning Disability Delivery and Implementation Plan 2022-2026’. Take-up of…
From 16th – 20th September, we will be running a series of information stalls across Cwm Taf Morgannwg focused on preventing falls. If you or a loved one has fallen, or perhaps you are worried about falling, then our Falls Prevention Service is here to help. Falls are not a normal part of ageing. If…
Every year on September 13th, we join organisations and individuals around the world to mark World Sepsis Day. In CTM we have a long tradition of marking this occasion and in 2024 we are holding a series of events led by the Critical Care Outreach Teams and Vanessa Jones, the Senior Nurse for Acute Deterioration….
Health boards have a responsibility to deliver mental health dementia services for older people. The term ‘dementia’ is used to describe a syndrome which may be caused by a number of illnesses in which there is progressive decline in many areas of function, including decline in memory, reasoning, communication skills and the ability to carry…
