Was the plan to downgrade A&E at the Royal Glamorgan new? It meant ambulances had to be re-directed to the Prince Charles Hospital In Merthyr Tydfil or the Princess of Wales Hospital in Bridgend. Covid-19 in Wales: What do the stats tell us? We've got patients waiting months just for a nursing home placement or a package of care to be put in place.". ", Conservative MS for South Wales Central Andrew RT Davies said: "I'm pleased common sense has finally prevailed but we now need to see a strong long-term plan from health bosses to ensure residents and communities in the region are never put in this situation again with any further threats to A&E provision at Royal Glamorgan. Dr Raja Biswas, a consultant physician, said he was concerned by the volumes of unwell patients with the virus now coming through the doors. Plans to concentrate certain services at fewer hospital sites has been slowly implemented since 2014 when the South Wales Programme was first created. When it came to introducing a local lockdown for RCT and for Cwm Taf University Health Board as a whole, Dr Biswas said he hoped it would help to reduce hospital admissions. Video report by ITV Wales Health Correspondent James Crichton-Smith. . We certainly weren't expecting this degree of a second wave at this stage. Given the extent of this outbreak, and on advice of Public Health Wales, the health board is taking a number of urgent and significant actions to ensure the safety of our staff, patients and communities.. ", Conservative MS for South Wales Central Andrew RT Davies said: "I'm pleased common sense has finally prevailed but we now need to see a strong long-term plan from health bosses to ensure residents and communities in the region are never put in this situation again with any further threats to A&E provision at Royal Glamorgan. After that time, serious incidents would be directed or referred to A&E departments at Prince Charles Hospital in Merthyr Tydfil, Princess of Wales in Bridgend or the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff. The resignation of the last A&E consultant at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital has speeded up the downgrade plans About 400 people have protested outside the Senedd against the closure of an A&E . The full health board will discuss a paper outlining the plan next Monday. The unit was heavily reliant on locum doctors and had been forced to close twice over the Christmas period due to a lack of cover. There will be no change to the self-contained paediatric wards at Royal Glamorgan Hospital, they will remain open; The Tirion Birthing Centre, which has been temporarily closed during the pandemic, is due to re-open on October 5 th . We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. What's he waiting for? Cwm Taf Morgannwg health board had been working on plans to either close the department completely and replace it with a minor injuries unit, or only open A&E during the day. "It is everyones responsibility to turn this situation around. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Two wards at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital have been closed due to a coronavirus outbreak, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. A specialist team has put in place a number of other measures, including increasing targeted testing of healthcare staff, testing of all emergency and elective hospital admissions, and limiting social visiting. Video, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story, hundreds of patients had caught coronavirus while in hospital, A separate study of 1,500 hospital cases in the UK in April, New cases in Wales rise to 389 with two more deaths, 'Broken' doctor speaks out against conspiracies. People will see that 10pm is approaching and quickly order more drinks. Two wards at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital have been closed due to a coronavirus outbreak, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. A spokesperson for Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board said: "As a result of the increasing Covid cases on our wards, just as we are seeing in our communities, we have had to temporarily close three wards at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital to visiting. "The health and wellbeing of our patients and staff is our number one priority and we take infection prevention and control measures extremely seriously," said Dr Kelechi Nnoaham, Cwm Taf's director of public health. During . Two wards of a hospital have been closed after an outbreak of coronavirus cases, a health board has announced. After a public consultation, health boards and community health councils finally agreed on a series of recommendations. "Ultimately we don't want to keep anyone in hospital and there are people we aren't able to turn around. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. Campaigners argued that lives would be put at risk if the department was downgraded. DeSantis won't say he's running. An immediate risk assessment of affected and at-risk wards; A review of infection prevention and control measures and their implementation; Increased and targeted testing of healthcare staff; Testing of all emergency and elective hospital admissions; Limiting social visiting in the hospitals. "It is clear that our social behaviours need to change, as transmission continues to occur between close contacts, and friends and family members, who are not adhering to social distancing requirements. They were angered when the health board's medical director told a Senedd committee it "may well be true" that no "substantive effort" was made to recruit A&E consultants at the hospital for five years. News; Agenda; Spectacles. Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board has. People will not be allowed to enter or leave without a reasonable excuse, such as travel for work or education; People will only be able to meet outdoors for the time being. Pleased common sense has prevailed & we now need to see a strong long-term plan from health bosses to ensure we're never in this situation again. Many of these pressures are due to the flow of patients through the entire hospital, or more specifically the lack of it. "Obviously a lot of staff have to self-isolate with these symptoms until they get their results back. Human error to blame for deadly train crash, says Greek PM, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. He added: This is very concerning, particularly as many of the additional cases are linked to transmission within the hospital, and so questions over processes and protocols must be asked., Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. What's he waiting for? Meanwhile, back in A&E, as the afternoon goes on, the strain is building again. Phone First for Minor Injury Units in Powys: 01639 844777 1 The . "The evidence highlights the rise in cases in the 40-plus age group and shows that the virus is not just affecting the elderly or vulnerable. It's just after dawn and senior staff at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital are holding their morning meeting. But that means other patients can wait for hours, even days, becoming more and more frustrated. 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After a public consultation, health boards and community health councils finally agreed on a series of recommendations. Changes to children's hospital care have been repeatedly postponed. RCT Council leader Andrew Morgan, Vikki Howells AM and Beth Winter MP also expressed concerns at the current lack of available consultants at the hospital. Bosses say they have recruited enough staff now to keep the department open. "Its important that if you are displaying any Covid symptoms, or have tested positive, or are awaiting a test result, that you do not visit wards.". Changes to children's hospital care have been repeatedly postponed. The Tirion Birthing Centre, which has been temporarily closed during the pandemic, is due to re-open on October 5. . pic.twitter.com/HHfoBbu2NA. Wednesday 30 September 2020, 5:28pm. "You've got your plan for your wards previously, but you can never plan for staff sickness and we were heavily reliant on agency cover coming in and supporting our staff. Teams have been working at pace to implement robust measures to manage the outbreak. At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. Paul Mears, the chief executive of the Cwm Taf Morgannwg University health board, said: We have taken range of swift and decisive actions to try to manage this outbreak, which include immediate closure of affected wards, risk assessments of affected and at-risk wards, reviews of infection prevention and control measures and their implementation, increased testing of healthcare staff and testing of all hospital admissions. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Most operations have been cancelled at the hospital and some wards where patients and staff had been infected were closed. NEWYDDION DA / GOOD NEWS Well done to everyone who campaigned against the Labour Welsh government & their health boards plans to remove our A&E at the Royal Glamorgan. In July, PHW revealed hundreds of patients had caught coronavirus while in hospital. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. The hospital, which is within Rhondda Cynon Taf, one of the areas under local lockdown restrictions, said it was trying to speed up the testing of patients and staff. Video, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. The unit was heavily reliant on locum doctors and had been forced to close twice over the Christmas period due to a lack of cover. "Poor workforce planning means Wales has one of the lowest doctor to population ratios in Europe. Bigorre.org. Right across Wales, we know staff are deciding to leave the NHS because of the strain. DeSantis won't say he's running. Campaigners and local politicians have welcomed the recommendation. They have been worried about poor transport links between some valleys communities, and that other hospitals had been prioritised for investment instead of the Royal Glamorgan. ", Do you understand the coronavirus rules in Wales? Some adults needing emergency treatment will be sent to other hospitals in south Wales. Praising people who had campaigned to retain the full service, Mr Antoniw said: "So often the NHS has been there for us. Today, we can all say that we were all there for our NHS. But gladly he can go home soon, freeing up a much-needed bed. Latest Public Health Wales figures show the health board accounted for 25 of 31 Covid-19 infections "probably" or "definitely" caught while in hospital. 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Earlier this year bosses warned patient safety was being put at risk due to severe staff shortages at A&E at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital near Llantrisant. In a joint statement, Alex Davies-Jones MP and Mick Antoniw AM said they would oppose any "dilution" of A&E services at the Royal Glamorgan. Im hearing weve won the battle over the A and E at the Royal Glamorgan. In March 2019, consultant-led maternity services were taken away from the Royal Glamorgan and concentrated at the newly-renovated Prince Charles Hospital. The Royal Glamorgan Hospital, along with Prince Charles in Merthyr Tydfil, have been under the spotlight over the past year after a major report identified major failings in their maternity services. Royal Glamorgan Hospital: A&E 'to remain fully open' 22 June 2020 Protesters have voiced strong opposition to plans to downgrade A&E at Royal Glamorgan By Owain Clarke BBC Wales health. Dr Biswas admitted that the hospital had not been able to catch up on all its routine, non-Covid-19 work due to the outbreak, leading to longer waiting lists. The hospital said the changes would be reviewed on a daily basis. Six patients are in intensive care at the Royal Glamorgan hospital in Llantrisant, north-west of Cardiff. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. But Dr Biswas, a dad-of-one who lives in Cardiff, claimed that trying to staff the wards at the hospital remains an issue. Despite the pressures facing the hospital, the experienced medic said he was confident the Welsh NHS would not be overwhelmed. "How will people at the northernmost tops of our communities reach hospitals in good time during serious emergencies, especially with our low car ownership numbers?". We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. 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