Swansea doctor Mikey Bryant found himself on the other side of life saving support after his wife went into labour early with the couple’s first born son. Whilst doing a ward round in the neonatal care centre at ELWA hospital in Liberia, Mikey received a call from Singleton hospital to say that his wife, paediatric … Continue reading Swansea doctor saving babies lives in Africa finds help closer to home
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A Swansea Bay assessment unit, for people with learning disabilities, has improved its facilities thanks to a new summer house. The addition, built in the grounds of Llwyneryr Learning Disabilities Unit in Morriston, offers patients a space for time away from the main hub to relax and meet families. The project has been financed by … Continue reading New summer house set to enhance learning disabilities unit
The wheels are in motion for the second Jiffy’s Cancer 50 Challenge bike ride. Following on from the success of the event in 2021, which raised £116,000, rugby legend Jonathan Davies OBE is donning the lycra to lead another bike ride to raise vital funds for the South West Wales Cancer Centre and Velindre Cancer … Continue reading Jiffy’s Cancer 50 challenge is back
Swansea Bay Health Charity, the official charity of Swansea Bay University Health board, have been able to fund materials to support the production of devices to help people with disabilities across South Wales. Using state of the art 3D printing, and working in collaboration with Swansea University, Jonathan Howard, clinical scientist at rehabilitation engineering based … Continue reading Cutting edge 3D technology supports patients with disabilities
https://swanseabayhealthcharity.enthuse.com/donate#!/ We love telling stories about how your donations make a difference. This week we've been to the ITU to find out how Swansea Bay Health Charity is helping patients there. https://youtu.be/kkUzelRx1y4
Swansea Bay’s Medical Illustration Department is using virtual reality to teach new doctors a real life or death technique. The department has teamed up with Swansea University to produce a virtual reality (VR) training app that helps perfect a potentially lifesaving technique, known as the Valsalva manoeuvre, to correct an abnormal cardiac rhythm, called Supraventricular … Continue reading Medical illustration team turn teaching idea into reality
How would you like your Christmas Card design to be printed and on sale in 2022? We have opened our Christmas Card competition to all school age children within Swansea and Neath Port Talbot area. We have 5 categories which are: · Religious theme · Christmas tree · Wintery scene · Amusing · An animal … Continue reading School Children Christmas Card Competition
Rugby teams from across Swansea Bay have been tackling the challenge of Cardiac Care by participating in the annual Decky Memorial Touch Rugby Tournament. Now in its fifth year (although there was no tournament last year due to the pandemic) the annual tournament has raised thousands of pounds to increase awareness and improve treatment of … Continue reading Rugby Tournament Raises Thousands for Cardiac Care
Rugby legend Jonathan Davies, MBE has thrown his support behind an exciting new cycle challenge to support both Swansea based South West Wales Cancer Centre, and Cardiff based Velindre Cancer Centre and we’re inviting you to take part! The Cancer 50 Challenge, hosted by White Rock Events, is a 50 mile, fully supported bike ride … Continue reading Cancer 50 Challenge
Join a national outpouring of love to raise money for your local NHS heroes Swansea Bay Health Charity is urging people to join the nation’s biggest tea break on 5 July and help raise money for the incredible people in our NHS who’ve done so much to help everyone get through the pandemic. Following a … Continue reading NHS Big Tea