Executive Brief
Director of Workforce and Organisational Development
Swansea Bay University Health Board
About Swansea Bay University Health Board
Swansea Bay University Health Board (SBUHB), formerly ABMU, was created on April 1, 2019 after responsibility for providing healthcare services in the Bridgend County Borough Council area passed from ABMU to the new Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board.
Swansea Bay UHB covers a population of around 390,000 in the Neath Port Talbot and Swansea areas and has a budget of around £1bn. The health board employs approximately 12,500 staff.
It has three major hospitals providing a range of services: Morriston and Singleton in Swansea, and Neath Port Talbot Hospital in Baglan, Port Talbot. Swansea Bay University Health Board also have a community hospital and primary care resource centres providing clinical services outside the main hospitals.
Primary care independent contractors play an essential role in the care of Swansea Bay University Health Board population and the health board commissions services from GPs, opticians, pharmacists, and dentists across the area. Swansea Bay University Health Board have 49 GP practices in our health board area, 72 dental practices including orthodontists, 31 optometry practices and 92 community pharmacies.
Mental health and learning disabilities services are provided both in hospital and community settings. The Welsh Centre for Burns and Plastic Surgery at Morriston Hospital covers not only south and mid Wales, but the south west of England. Morriston also delivers one of two cardiac surgery services in Wales. Forensic mental health services are provided to a wider community which extends across the whole of South Wales.
The health board is part of A Regional Collaboration for Health (ARCH), which is a partnership with Hywel Dda University Health Board and Swansea University. ARCH is a unique collaboration project aimed at improving the health, wealth and wellbeing of south west Wales.
Values and equality
SBUHB aspires to be driven by their values; where every person that works for SBUHB, regardless of their role, is expected to demonstrate the values of “caring for each other”, “working together” and “always improving”.
SBUHB values show that their commitment to equality is at the heart of everything they do and were developed by speaking with more than by 6,000 staff, patients, their families, and carers.
Equality is about making sure that people are treated fairly. It is not about treating everyone the same but seeing people as individuals and recognising that everyone's needs are met in different ways. SBUHB must be sensitive, thoughtful, and flexible in how they meet the needs of each person.
SBUHB do the right thing for every person and treat everyone with dignity and respect. SBUHB protect people's dignity and privacy and take action when they see these are being undermined. SBUHB care for each other in every human contact in all of their communities and each of their hospitals.
The objectives are designed to ensure that SBUHB services are accessible to everyone, and SBUHB employment practices are fair.
Key publications and resources
Equality Reports and Objectives
