Winston James Griffiths, OBE, known as Win Griffiths, is a former teacher and politician, who served as a Member of the European Parliament for South Wales from 1979–1989 and as Member of Parliament for Bridgend from 1987–2005 for the Labour Party.
Singleton Hospital is a general hospital in Sketty Lane, Swansea, Wales. It is managed by Swansea Bay University Health Board.
NHS Wales is the official corporate name of the Welsh National Health Service, a publicly funded healthcare system which is the responsibility of the Welsh Government.
Morriston Hospital is a 750-bed hospital located in Cwmrhydyceirw near Morriston in Swansea, Wales. It is managed by Swansea Bay University Health Board. Alongside its role as a district general hospital, Morriston is a teaching hospital for medical students of Swansea University Medical School.
Cefn Coed Hospital is a mental health facility in Swansea, Wales. It is managed by the Swansea Bay University Health Board.
Bro Morgannwg NHS Trust was an NHS Trust based in Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan.
The Princess of Wales Hospital is a district general hospital in Bridgend, Wales. It is managed by Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board.
Gorseinon Hospital is a rehabilitation hospital in Gorseinon, Wales. It is managed by Swansea Bay University Health Board.
The Artificial Limb & Appliance Service (ALAS) is an NHS Wales organisation providing support, equipment and rehabilitation to people with permanent or long-term impairment. It is commissioned by Health Commission Wales, and is provided through a consortium arrangement between three NHS Wales trusts, each hosting one centre (ALAC). The centres are situated in:
Healthcare in Wales is mainly provided by the Welsh public health service, NHS Wales. NHS Wales provides healthcare to all permanent residents that is free at the point of need and paid for from general taxation. Health is a matter that is devolved, and considerable differences are now developing between the public healthcare systems in the different countries of the United Kingdom. Though the public system dominates healthcare provision, private health care and a wide variety of alternative and complementary treatments are available for those willing to pay.
Swansea Bay University Health Board (SBUHB) is a local health board in Wales. It is the successor body to the former Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board following a change in name and boundary on 1 April 2019. SBUHB covers Swansea and Neath Port Talbot. In February 2019 it was decided to rename it Swansea Bay University Health Board and to alter the boundary with the Cwm Taf University Health Board.
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is a local health board in Wales. It is the new name for Cwm Taf University Health Board from 1 April 2019 following the transfer of Bridgend County Borough from the former Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board.
Swansea University Medical School is a medical school on Swansea University's Singleton campus with additional teaching centres located throughout South and West Wales, including Cefn Coed Hospital, Singleton Hospital and Morriston Hospital in Swansea, Prince Philip Hospital in Llanelli, Withybush General Hospital in Haverfordwest and Bronglais Hospital in Aberystwyth. The Medical School also has an extensive network of primary care teaching centres.
A local health board (LHB) is an administrative unit within NHS Wales
Pamela Jane Taylor, is a British psychiatrist and academic, who specialises in the links between psychosis and violence, and mental and physical health in the criminal justice system. Since 2004, she has been Professor of Forensic Psychiatry in the Department Institute of Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences of Cardiff University.
Sir Paul Michael Williams, OBE, DL, is a British former National Health Service manager, who was Chief Executive of NHS Wales between 2009 and 2011.
Powys Teaching Health Board (PTHB) is a local health board in Wales. PTHB is responsible for healthcare in Powys, central Wales, covering the same area as Powys County Council. It was established in 2003. Its headquarters are at Bronllys Hospital near Talgarth in South Powys.
Ronan Lyons is the inaugural Clinical Professor of Public Health at Swansea University Medical School. He is Director of the National Centre for Population Health and Wellbeing Research (NCPHWR), Director of the Farr Institute Centre for the Improvement of Population Health through E-records Research (CIPHER), Co-Director of the Secure Anonymised Information Linkage (SAIL) system, Co-Director of the Centre for the Development and Evaluation of Complex Interventions for Public Health Improvement (DECIPHer), and Co-Director of the Administrative Data Research Centre Wales.
Clydach War Memorial Hospital was a community hospital in Clydach, Swansea, Wales. It was managed by the Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board.