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Members of Hywel Dda University Health Board's acute and community hospitals’ Leagues of Friends recently came together to celebrate their achievements. The University Health Board's Chair and Chief Executive welcomed the Leagues of Friends to an afternoon tea to thank them for their time and dedication in raising funds to support all hospitals across the Hywel Dda area. There are nine Leagues of Friends supporting the hospitals across Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire. Each League of Friends is a registered charity and run a variety of fundraising events each year to provide much needed additional equipment and home comforts for the benefit of patients. Our Chair and Chief Executive wanted to take the opportunity to thank members for their continued and substantial dedication and enthusiasm in supporting local healthcare. Mrs Bernardine Rees OBE, Chair of Hywel Dda University Health Board said: "We are extremely pleased to be able to say thank you to the ded...

Hywel Dda University Health Board will be taking part in a worldwide afternoon tea to promote nutrition. The afternoon tea is part of a National ‘Nutrition and Hydration Week’ and is helping to highlight the work university health board staff do every day in helping to improve nutritional intake. Many patients in hospital have a poor appetite because of their illness so making sure all foods and drinks are as nourishing as possible helps patients to meet their nutritional needs. The afternoon teas and related activities such as cake baking competitions will mainly be on the afternoon of Wednesday 19th March and will be hosted by a number of wards and departments across the University Health Board. Karen Thomas, Joint Head of Dietetics, said: “The activities will be a chance for patients and their visitors to be made aware of how important it is to eat well when in hospital and also to provide further awareness and information for all staff. “We are incrementally introducing the new A...