Protesters have voiced strong opposition to plans to downgrade A&E at Royal Glamorgan, An ambulance waits outside the Royal Glamorgan hospital. However, we are still very much in this pandemic, which continues to disrupt our everyday lives, and unfortunately one of the consequences of this is that we are having to bring back temporary measures, including postponing some surgery in the short term, to ensure we can safely care for patients.". Teams have been working at pace to implement robust measures to manage the outbreak. A health board meeting to discuss the plans will take place on January 30. In the Cwm Taf Morgannwg health board area, consultant-led maternity care has been centralised at Prince Charles Hospital. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. Mr Davies said the Royal Glamorgan Hospital and the surrounding areas had a lot going for them and would prove an attractive place for new recruits. Read about our approach to external linking. ", 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. Was the plan to downgrade A&E at the Royal Glamorgan new? 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. Thank you everyone who fought for this!! Two wards at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital have been closed due to a coronavirus outbreak Two wards of a hospital have been closed after an outbreak of coronavirus cases, a health board. 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"We had to transfer a lot of outpatient work because the estimations [of Covid infections] were so high," he said. . 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. Something went wrong, please try again later. VideoAt the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, Covid origin likely China lab incident - FBI chief, Blackpink lead top stars back on the road in Asia, Exploring the rigging claims in Nigeria's elections, 'Wales is in England' gaffe sparks TikToker's trip, Ukraine war casts shadow over India's G20 ambitions, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. "It is deeply concerning that infection control procedures do not seem to be working. "But the good thing is we are much more aware, better prepared and have much more knowledge of the virus than we did before which is always a positive thing.". ", How to spot the difference between a cold and Covid-19. "I think we will manage because NHS staff are incredibly dedicated, motivated people. ", She continues: "The patients kept coming in through the front door but we were unable to look after them in the areas that we had so we had to open up extra areas in the hospital to be able to accommodate those patients safely.". Click Here for latest visiting guidance. Not all problems are resolved so it makes sense for the campaigners to keep in touch. These decisions have not been taken lightly, and we understand that they will impact our patients, their families, our staff and partner organisations. "We were also informed that the last permanent consultant at the hospital is shortly due to retire and we are clear that there needs to be an urgent review into how services operate in the future. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. The number of confirmed cases on the wards has risen in line with a surge of confirmed cases in the community, it added. These included high numbers of hospital infections in Aneurin Bevan health board in March, followed by Cwm Taf and Cardiff and Vale health boards in April. Video report by ITV Wales Health Correspondent James Crichton-Smith. "It is everyones responsibility to turn this situation around. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Changes to children's hospital care have been repeatedly postponed. Most operations have been cancelled at the hospital and some wards where patients and staff had been infected were closed. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. In adjacent Rhondda Cynon Taf, infection rates are higher at 471.3 per 100,000 population. DeSantis won't say he's running. The health board said early evidence suggested the outbreak was "contained". Two wards of a hospital have been closed after an outbreak of coronavirus cases, a health board has announced. 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. Video, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. Thank you everyone who fought for this!! Was the plan to downgrade A&E at the Royal Glamorgan new? But gladly he can go home soon, freeing up a much-needed bed. Measures put in place include the closure of the affected wards, increased testing of staff and patients and limits on "social visiting". Two wards of a hospital have been closed after an outbreak of coronavirus cases, a health board has announced. Read about our approach to external linking. It's not a question of money," he said. These included closing A&E at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital, but in the intervening period there was little change. That's the main reason this whole system works. Removing A&E at the Royal Glamorgan and turning it into a 24-hour minor injuries unit; Removing A&E at the Royal Glamorgan and turning it into a 24-hour (enhanced) minor injuries unit, with enhanced community and primary care; Retaining a consultant-led department during daytime hours. Video, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. On Wednesday, Welsh education minister Kirsty Williams said the Welsh Government was working with the health board and Public Health Wales to address the "issues" which have given rise to the outbreak. 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. Something went wrong, please try again later. 2023 BBC. Hawara: 'What happened was horrific and barbaric'. "Any proposal must also have patient safety as its fundamental principle. It meant ambulances had to be re-directed to the Prince Charles Hospital In Merthyr Tydfil or the Princess of Wales Hospital in Bridgend. "We are working with the local health authority's senior management team and Public Health Wales to understand and, crucially, address the issues that have arisen at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital to bring that outbreak under control and learn the lessons of that so they can be applied in other healthcare settings. Meanwhile in west Wales Hywel Dda University Health Board has suspended some services and restricted access to some wards due to "widespread system pressures" on its hospitals. VideoRecord numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. pic.twitter.com/xt0Mvr7XcX. Read about our approach to external linking. ", Councillor Andrew Morgan, Leader of RCT Council, provides an update on today's news that 24 hour A&E services are recommended to be retained at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital, along with a review into enhanced local health services at Ysbyty Cwm Cynon and Ysbyty Cwm Rhondda. Big credit to local campaigners who put forward their case so strongly & made the health board & Welsh Government sit up and listen. pic.twitter.com/HHfoBbu2NA. Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is looking at four different proposals, Keep up to date with the latest stories with our WalesOnline newsletter. People will not be able to meet members of their extended household indoors or form an extended household for the time being; All licensed premises will have to close at 10pm; Everyone over 11 must wear face coverings in indoor public places as is the case throughout Wales. 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. Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board has confirmed it is looking at four possible scenarios for the future of the Llantrisant-based hospital. Aero. That is not in our control. What have campaigners been worried about? Bigorre.org. With the schools opening, and with children getting these symptoms, then you have to wait for your child to be swabbed and to be negative before you can be sure to come back to work. In response, dozens of so-called "surge beds" across the hospital had to be opened up. VideoRecord numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. On Wednesday, 93 new cases were confirmed in the county by Public Health Wales - the highest number of any local authority area. 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. Read about our approach to external linking. But that means other patients can wait for hours, even days, becoming more and more frustrated. But even with this effort, pretty much all staff tell me there are too many patients medically well enough to leave the hospital who can't - in no small part due to shortages of care in the community. The post has been created to provide benign Upper GI service with emergency surgery. Meanwhile, a doctor at the Royal Glamorgan has admitted he was surprised by the sharp rise in Covid-19 patients at the hospital over recent days. "Our argument to retain and boost staffing levels with a clear and energetic recruitment drive was strong enough but when the coronavirus pandemic occurred, the importance of hospital capacity and local services was reinforced significantly. What's he waiting for? But gladly he can go home soon, freeing up a much-needed bed. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Two wards have been closed at Royal Glamorgan Hospital after 34 cases of Covid-19 were confirmed there. "This is obviously a major factor in the reduction of the workforce.". Two wards have been closed at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital in Llantrisant after an outbreak of coronavirus. Read about our approach to external linking. On Christmas Day and Boxing Day 2019, due to the sickness of middle-grade emergency department doctors, the Royal Glamorgan A&E was not able to maintain normal medical staffing levels and had to divert seriously ill patients to other hospitals. Closed weekends. In 2014, five south Wales health boards devised a plan to address concerns that maternity care, baby care, children's hospital care and emergency medicine were spread too thinly across too many hospitals. Hawara: 'What happened was horrific and barbaric'. Closed bank holidays. Six patients are in intensive care at the Royal Glamorgan hospital in Llantrisant, north-west of Cardiff. There are major concerns that stripping the hospital of its A&E provision will have a disastrous impact on patients in some parts of Rhondda Cynon Taf, such as the Rhondda Valleys where journey times to other hospitals are substantial. 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. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. 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. Bosses say they have recruited enough staff now to keep the department open. cwmtaf .wales /visiting /royal-glamorgan-hospital /. Earlier this week, an A&E doctor in Cardiff's University Hospital of Wales (UHW) described how he "cannot go on" following a brutal shift at Wales' largest hospital. Chezelle White, the nurse in charge of the A&E day shift, said: "We do get a lot of complaints and mostly it is about waiting. He added: "What is the point in saying to people that they should socially distance, and then have three days a week when you can get a half price meal? "Poor workforce planning means Wales has one of the lowest doctor to population ratios in Europe. On Thursday, September 2, Public Health Wales confirmed 2,275 new positive cases in Wales and five more people had died with coronavirus. 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 hospital said the changes would be reviewed on a daily basis. Reacting to the news, Plaid Cymru health spokesman Rhun ap Iorwerth MS said the rise in cases at the hospital was concerning. Hawara: 'What happened was horrific and barbaric'. Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board says ambulances will be diverted to Bridgend, Merthyr, and Cardiff. "Our argument to retain and boost staffing levels with a clear and energetic recruitment drive was strong enough but when the coronavirus pandemic occurred, the importance of hospital capacity and local services was reinforced significantly. Cllr Andrew Morgan, leader of RCT Council said: "Health professionals, from nurses through to doctors, are now facing the reality of the significant increase in the number of cases over the last 14 days which led the Welsh Government to apply additional restrictions in Rhondda Cynon Taf, and which is now sadly resulting in a continued increase in Covid-19 positive hospital admissions. However, he said he did understand the frustrations of the public due to the mixed messages being given to them by government. "I would like to reassure the public that immediate action has been taken to address this outbreak, and although it is too early to confirm the end of the outbreak, early evidence suggests that this has resulted in the number of infections transmitted within the hospital being contained.". Rhondda AM and former Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood, who was at the health board's meeting in Abercynon on Friday morning, said: "During the meeting I expressed my anger at the current situation. The accident and emergency department at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital could close as part of plans by the health board to reduce services. Prince Andrew offered Frogmore Cottage - reports, Rare Jurassic-era bug found at Arkansas Walmart, Bieber cancels remaining Justice world tour dates, Covid origin likely China lab incident - FBI chief, Beer and wine sales in Canada fall to all-time low, China and Belarus call for peace in Ukraine, Ed Sheeran says wife developed tumour in pregnancy, Havana Syndrome 'unlikely' to be caused by US foes, Man survives 31 days in jungle by eating worms. It is understood that the one remaining consultant in A&E at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital will be leaving at the end of March, meaning consultant services will be provided entirely by locums from April onwards. At one point, it was so full that six ambulances had to queue outside waiting to hand over their patients. Because once the hospital is full, the pressure in A&E, for example, becomes critical. Read about our approach to external linking. VideoRecord numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. Two wards have been closed at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital in Llantrisant after an outbreak of coronavirus. But to then get so many cases so quickly is a definite matter of concern," said Dr Biswas, who contracted Covid-19 himself in May but has since recovered. After speaking to Maria I meet Mark Walsh, who spent his 61st birthday at the Royal Glamorgan, waiting for a heart procedure. Something went wrong, please try again later. pic.twitter.com/YSldiWgqKy. Rhondda MS Leanne Wood said people would be "overjoyed and relieved" at the decision, adding: "It was clear that the campaign to retain 24 hour services had logic, reason and safety on its side. ", Councillor Andrew Morgan, Leader of RCT Council, provides an update on today's news that 24 hour A&E services are recommended to be retained at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital, along with a review into enhanced local health services at Ysbyty Cwm Cynon and Ysbyty Cwm Rhondda. Im hearing weve won the battle over the A and E at the Royal Glamorgan. 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. And while they're stuck, they can't respond to other calls in area where a life could be at immediate risk. But without that sense of team spirit, she said staff would consider their futures. At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. In March 2019, consultant-led maternity services were taken away from the Royal Glamorgan and concentrated at the newly-renovated Prince Charles Hospital. "But a lot of this has to be done in our own time, in addition to tackling Covid.". Cwm Taf Morgannwg health board said it was taking "robust action" after 34 positive cases at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital in Rhondda Cynon Taf. Dr Nnoaham added it was "vital that we all play our part" in helping reduce the spread of coronavirus. We are almost at the point we were at in around April time. So, at the morning meeting, all wards and departments are trying to identify any patients who might be able to be safely discharged to free up scarce and precious beds - but they are few and far between. The full health board will discuss a paper outlining the plan next Monday. 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