Practice 3 Keir Hardie Health Park

24/11/2025

Free dental treatment is now available at Ysbyty Cwm Cynon.🦷

Treatment at the Dental Unit will be carried out by Final Year Undergraduate Dental Students, under the supervision of experienced Dentists.

If you are over the age of 18 and are not currently registered with a dentist and would like to be considered for dental treatment, please fill in a form at:

📍Primary Dental Care Unit, Ysbyty Cwm Cynon, New Road Mountain Ash, CF45 4DG

📆Monday - Friday

⏰8.30am – 12.15pm

⏰1.30pm – 4.30pm

24/11/2025

Merthyr Tydfil Community Sing Along 🎶

Take part in an uplifting community sing along, every Thursday during term time at the Wellbeing Centre, Gellideg! 💜

🕑 2pm-4pm (singing starts 2:30pm-3:30pm)
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 For carers and the person they care for
🚐 Minibus pick-up available
☕ Refreshments provided

📅 No need to book – just come along!

A warm, welcoming space to enjoy music, laughter, and connection. We can’t wait to see you there! 💖

📞 01685 383929 for more info

24/11/2025

‼️IMPORTANT UPDATE‼️

As a result of a significant rise in the flu virus circulating in Royal Glamorgan Hospital and increasingly on our other sites, we are introducing compulsory mask wearing for all staff and visitors within acute and community hospital settings, unless they are exempt.

Wearing a mask is an effective way to prevent yourself from catching or spreading the virus.

Respiratory illnesses and viruses can be dangerous for vulnerable patients in hospitals, and causes sickness among our staff, so it is important that we do what we can to prevent the spread of illnesses.

This requirement is vital to protect our patients, staff and visitors and applies to all areas of our hospital including:

• Front door areas (including emergency departments and maternity units)
• Outpatient areas
• Mental Health Units
• Community Hospitals

You can help us to contain the spread of the virus by only visiting our hospital sites if absolutely necessary.

Respiratory illnesses and viruses can be dangerous for vulnerable patients in hospitals.

If you are immunosuppressed, think you have a virus or have recently spent time with someone who has a virus, avoid visiting our hospitals.

23/11/2025

19/11/2025

UPDATE- Practice 3 is closed on Thursday afternoon 20/11/2025 from 1pm for GP Training and will re-open as normal at 8.00am Friday 21/11/2025
If you have an emergency please phone the Practice and you will be given assistance.

19/11/2025

19/11/2025

19/11/2025

Carers Rights Day 2025 takes place on Thursday 20 November.

Across Wales, thousands of unpaid carers dedicate their time and energy to supporting loved ones.

This year’s theme is “Know your rights, use your rights.”

If you’re visiting the Royal Glamorgan Hospital on Thursday, you can pop by our carers stall in the Macmillan Information Hub (opposite the coffee shop) between 12.30 and 5pm. Chat with the team about how we’re recognising unpaid carers across CTM, and pick up information and resources from Carers Wales .

19/11/2025

📢 Carers Rights Day – Join Us Tomorrow!
We’re hosting a special Carers Rights Day event at the Town Centre Hub on Thursday 20th November.
✅ Learn about your rights as a carer
✅ Access support and advice
✅ Connect with local services
✅ Entertainment from Sing with Strings and Choirs For Good
✅ Refreshments
🕒 Time: 10am - 2pm

19/11/2025

Today is World Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Day, also known as COPD.

Respiratory Clinical Nurse Specialist, Kirsty, and Hannah from Pulmonary Rehabilitation, are on site today at Prince Charles Hospital, raising awareness of COPD, the importance of medication for COPD and the services that are supporting patients across the Cwm Taf Morgannwg region.

But, what is COPD? COPD is a lung condition that happens when your lungs become inflamed and damaged and your airways narrow. COPD makes it harder for air to move in and out of your lungs, so you become breathless.

COPD is a common condition with approximately 1.7 million people living with it in the UK. It is progressive, meaning it gets worse over time.

The symptoms of COPD are:

- breathlessness - This often comes on gradually and gets worse over time. It means you might feel breathless while doing things you used to be able to do easily, like walking quickly or going uphill
-a cough that lasts a long time or goes away and comes back
-coughing up a lot of phlegm
-frequent chest infections
-wheezing

If you have symptoms, please see your GP and think, could this be COPD?

22/10/2025

Reminder! The clocks go back this weekend ⏰

Changing the clocks can be confusing for all of us – but for someone living with dementia it can be particularly disorientating and even distressing.

Thankfully there are a few easy things we can do to help minimise any disruption.

Consider having dinner and going to bed an hour earlier on Saturday, so that the person you’re caring for still gets enough sleep and can wake up at their usual time on Sunday.

Keep to a regular routine during the day and at bedtime. Doing regular activities at the same time each day – for example, going for a walk after breakfast – can help a person with dementia make sense of the time.

Gentle exercise outdoors can help the person feel sleepier during the evening. If this isn’t an option, keeping them active during the day can have a similar effect.

Use blackout curtains to reduce sunlight in the evening to help with body clock regulation.

Invest in an auto-setting clock for them. Reading a clock face can be tricky for some people with dementia, so often digital clocks are easier. You can also get clocks that show the day of the week and date as well as the time, and for some people a day/night clock can help them distinguish what time of day it is.

22/10/2025

Holly Health offer a free health and habit coaching app!

🩺 What is it?
A personalised app designed to support your mental & physical health with small, achievable habit changes.

How can it help?
✅ Improve sleep & reduce stress
✅ Build a healthier routine around food & exercise
✅ Stay motivated with tailored guidance & gentle reminders

📲 How to get started?

Contact your GP surgery for more details on how to sign up!