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In a ceremony held at Pembrokeshire College, Wards 11 and 12 won for their work promoting the Welsh language on their wards. This has included implementing the More Than Just Words framework, which aims to improve services for those who need or choose to receive their care in Welsh, through the use of magnets to identify Welsh speaking patients. Using these magnets enables staff to provide the’ active offer’ reminding all staff that they have a responsibility to recognise and accept responsibility to respond to language need as an integral element of care. Wards 11 and 12 staff also held a successful St David’s Day event to welcome new overseas doctors to the area and to introduce them to the Welsh culture. Together with the UHB’s Welsh language services team, they provided a taster session for all staff to learn some Welsh in order to speak to patients. Enfys Williams, Welsh Language Services Manager said: “We’re very proud as a Health Board to have had an opportunity to sponso...

The Public Health Team of Hywel Dda Health Board has launched an innovative set of materials to raise awareness of the risks of alcohol misuse. The toolkit, which is suitable for use with any community group or workplace, contains information, quizzes and other exercises, and was launched as part of the multi-agency Think Safe Drink Safe campaign. Pembrokeshire college students were amongst the first to test out the toolkit and were able to learn about some of the risks and harms from too much alcohol consumption. Rhys Sinnett, from the local public health team said: ‘The information available in this pack offers a ton of useful tips and facts to help people think about their alcohol use. It’s designed to stimulate conversations in the home, the workplace or the community with the aim of keeping people as clued up as possible about a substance that 85% of us use on a regular basis.’ Maxine Thomas, Head of Safeguarding and Learner Services at Pembrokeshire College said, ‘We are always...