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Delivering care in the community and supporting patients to stay well and out of hospital has been given a boost following the start of a new cohort of community trained nurses to the enhanced community nursing service. Hywel Dda University Health Board made a commitment to build on community services to the people of Cardigan and surrounding areas. The range of treatments being provided includes wound dressings, responding to urgent requests and providing end of life nursing care. Following a period of training, the eagerly awaited nursing workforce started on 14 July and the early results are encouraging. Within the first two weeks, 27 people were referred and care was provided to people ranging in age from 16 to 90 years old, often avoiding admission to hospital and assisting discharge home. Comments received from patients and relatives have been positive and express appreciation of the support given by the enhanced community team. One relative said “May I take this opportunity to ...

Two nurses from Hywel Dda Health Board are trekking the Grand Canyon to fundraise for Marie Curie Cancer Care. Dawn Alberto and Christina Newton from Amman Valley Hospital will be crossing the bottom of the Canyon in a six day camping trip next March. The Ward Sister and Staff Nurse will be hiking six hours each day, travelling from Phoenix to Las Vegas and covering a total distance of 81 kilometres. Staff Nurse Christina said: “This is going to be an arduous task as there is one day where we have to cover 25 kilometres; we also have to absail down a waterfall and worst of all sleep with the snakes!” The nurses decided to fundraise for the cancer charity after seeing the Marie Curie nurses at their hospital. Christina continued: “At Amman Valley palliative care beds so we see the use of Marie Curie nurses there all the time. “It’s about giving people the choice rather than thinking that hospital is the only option. There is a lot more nurses out there with charity in the community.” To...

Hywel Dda Health Board | Wales’ nurses get a glowing report as standards of care improve A report published this week shows high levels of satisfaction among adult hospital patients in Wales, with more than 95% saying they feel respected by nursing staff. The third annual All Wales Fundamentals of Care Audit Summary Report brings together results from hospitals in Wales, all of which are now using the All Wales Fundamentals of Care Audit Tool. It aims to build on the momentum and achievements of recent years and help to deliver the wider ambitions outlined in the Welsh Government’s Programme for Government.