The Lakeside Wing, based on the grounds of the University Hospital of Wales (UHW) site, accepted its first patient at the end of December 2020. The patient was transferred across from the Cardiff and Vale University Health Board’s main Hospital site to the Lakeside Wing to start their rehabilitation as they enter the recovery stage of their treatment. To date, 56 patients are currently being cared for at the new surge facility, undergoing essential rehabilitation after a period of acute…

Nick Topley, 59 and his team have finished 5th in the men’s category in the Balearic triathlon, last month. Earlier this year, he competed in the British Transplant Games in Newport and won a silver medal in the Time Trial (in his age group), the only Team Wales cycling medal. In 2016, the Barry resident got together with two friends, who are 67 and 69, and founded the “Old Man’s Coffee Club” to participate in triathlons and raise awareness about Blood…

  Congratulations to Macmillan’s Sarah Davies, based at the University Hospital of Wales who is the very first Macmillan professional in Wales to be presented with the Macmillan Volunteering Quality Standard (MVQS).   Sarah, who is an Information and Support Facilitator, received her award at a presentation attended by staff and volunteers at the Macmillan Information Support Service in the University Hospital of Wales.   The MVQS recognises the development and improvement that Sarah has made to the volunteer experience…

The transplant team at the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff have successfully transplanted kidneys from donors infected with Hepatitis C. The procedure was the first of its kind in the United Kingdom and represents a medical breakthrough in both organ transplantation and the treatment of Hepatitis C. Hepatitis C is treated using direct acting antiviral (DAA) tablets. DAA tablets are the safest and most effective medicines for treating Hepatitis C. In Wales, DAA tablets have been available on the…

Photo left to right:      Stuart Walker, Executive Medical Director, Cardiff and Vale UHB Bernie Day. Paul Morgan, Sepsis Lead and Consultant Intensivist, Cardiff and Vale UHB Steve Day, Terence Canning, Sepsis Trust Charity, Wales   The family of Rachel Day and the UK Sepsis Trust has teamed up to install Sepsis lifts wraps at University Hospital of Wales and University Hospital Llandough.   The eye catching wraps are on the main lifts at the two Cardiff and Vale University Health Board…

A nurse at Wales’ largest Emergency Unit is the first nurse in Wales to receive Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) accreditation from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM). Ponnie Jayakumar, who has worked at the Emergency Unit at the University Hospital of Wales (UHW) since 2003, started her journey towards the new RCEM accreditation in 2015 after qualifying as an Advanced Nurse Practitioner in 2013. Ponnie started her nursing career in India in 1992 and came to Wales to join…

  A new Non Invasive Ventilation (NIV) pathway has launched at University Hospital of Wales (UHW) to help patients in respiratory failure.   Staff on Ward B7, Respiratory at UHW have developed the new pathway which will ensure that patients in respiratory failure receive timely and effective care in the right place by the right team.   The new pathway includes a dedicated 4 bedded area on B7 for patients to receive care and treatment from the respiratory team on…

Making Mother’s Day with a special message Parents with babies on the Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at the University Hospital of Wales are now able to keep in touch with their little ones when they are away from their baby’s bedside thanks to vCreate secure video messaging which has recently been implemented on the unit, which is the first in Wales to use such a service. vCreate is a secure video messaging service that lets unit staff record and…

Local Cardiff businesses club together to give families with sick children a well-deserved pamper Thursday 4 April – This evening families staying at the Ronald McDonald House in Cardiff received a much-deserved pampering session from local barbers, hairdressers and beauticians. The families all have children receiving specialist medical care in Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospital, just opposite the House. The event was supported by local barber Alun Reynolds, who organised other local businesses to join him and provide haircuts and beauty…

Photo left to right: Dr John Thompson, Dr Richard Penketh, Dr Graham Shortland Doctors from the University Hospital of Wales are taking on an epic challenge to raise money for causes close their hearts. Dr Graham Shortland, (Executive Medical Director and Consultant Paediatrician), Dr Richard Penketh (Obstetrician Gynaecologist) and Dr John Thompson (Director of the National Poisons Information Service and Honorary Consultant), will be taking part in the Eddystone Charity Sailing Pursuit in Plymouth on Saturday 15 June 2019. The…