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These included closing A&E at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital, but in the intervening period there was little change. Ward 20 at Royal Glamorgan Hospital is currently closed due to suspected norovirus. 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. DeSantis won't say he's running. Human error to blame for deadly train crash, says Greek PM, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. 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. Dr Raja Biswas, a consultant physician, said he was concerned by the volumes of unwell patients with the virus now coming through the doors. The post will have a flexible session programme with a general surgical emergency 'on call' commitment 1 in 7. 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. ", Do you understand the coronavirus rules in Wales? Something went wrong, please try again later. 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. Read about our approach to external linking. A review by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and the Royal College of Midwives unearthed catastrophic problems in the care offered to mother and babies, some of whom died. However,the safety of our patients and staff is of the utmost importance and we believe this is the right course of action, based on the professional advice given to us. The outbreak has been linked mainly to transmission within the hospital, according. Dr Raja Biswas, a consultant physician at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital, The Royal Glamorgan Hospital in Llantrisant, Andrew Morgan, leader of Rhondda Cynon Taf Council. "Unless we all take responsibility and act now, this situation will worsen and will place further pressures upon our NHS at a time of year which in normal circumstances automatically creates additional pressures for the NHS. It's just after lunch when I meet Maria Davies, who is in charge of three of the hospital's medical wards. 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. "If you need to break the cycle then that could be preferable. Hawara: 'What happened was horrific and barbaric'. 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Its important to state that Royal Glamorgan Hospital is still open for patients requiring emergency department services,although we would encourage everyone at this time to consider where alternative services can provide the care suitable for their needs such as the NHS 111 Wales website, minor injury units and GP services. "It must be made clear that this is not a funding issue, but that there is simply a lack of consultants - not just in the Cwm Taf Morgannwg Health Board area or even across Wales, but across the UK as a whole. "Social care is a massive issue at the moment in the community. Meanwhile, back in A&E, as the afternoon goes on, the strain is building again. After a public consultation, health boards and community health councils finally agreed on a series of recommendations. Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board says the paediatric wards at Royal Glamorgan Hospital will remain open, however it is looking into whether plans for The Tirion Birthing Centre, which has been temporarily closed during the pandemic, can be reopened. What's he waiting for? The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. The health board said early evidence suggested the outbreak was "contained". Video, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. Read about our approach to external linking. ", Life in local lockdown: the rules explained in Wales, More than 5,000 extra NHS beds to be on standby this winter. Two wards of a hospital have been closed after an outbreak of coronavirus cases, a health board has announced. Campaigners and local politicians have welcomed the recommendation. "The problem is that there is no more staff. Im hearing weve won the battle over the A and E at the Royal Glamorgan. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. Infection rates in the Vale of Glamorgan are increasing almost daily now and currently stand at 351.8 per 100,000 population. Protesters have voiced strong opposition to plans to downgrade A&E at Royal Glamorgan, An ambulance waits outside the Royal Glamorgan hospital. Paul Mears, CEO of Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board, said: We recognise the concern that these temporary changes will cause and would like to assure ourpatients and communities that managing this outbreak is our key priority. The self-contained paediatric wards at Royal Glamorgan hospital will remain open. "It is deeply concerning that infection control procedures do not seem to be working. Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board has. People will see that 10pm is approaching and quickly order more drinks. I'm a clinician. "We have close to 200 vacancies for nurses . ", 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.". Andrew RT Davies, the shadow health minister for the Welsh Conservatives, called on the Welsh government to explore using field hospitals and other health facilities to alleviate pressure on the Royal Glamorgan. In the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board area on Wednesday another doctor said hospital staff felt "demoralised" to see the virus filling wards and intensive care units again, especially the rising numbers of young unvaccinated people. "But this time around we can be more measured in our approach, bringing in a planned escalation policy so we can run a normal service for as long as possible. 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. Closed weekends. 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. Royal Glamorgan hospital in Llantrisant remains open for patients requiring emergency department services. 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. "About 40% of the patients that we have are predominantly medically fit for discharge and are just awaiting to go home," she says. "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.". Dr Sharon Hopkins, interim CEO at Cwm Taf Morgannwg UHB, said: "Staff across the health board have worked exceptionally hard to continue to deliver consultant-led 24 hour emergency services and inpatient paediatric services from the Royal Glamorgan Hospital, as well as the Princess of Wales and Prince Charles Hospitals. The department's only full-time consultant had announced he was leaving in April, and it was understood only 12% of middle-grade shifts were covered by full-time doctors. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. 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Jennifer Proctor, the hospital's head of nursing, says: "The demand in the department outstripped the capacity we had in the hospital. The full health board will discuss a paper outlining the plan next Monday. "They were fantastic. However, additional cases linked to transmission within the hospital have been confirmed in recent days with the number of cases currently standing at 82. 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. 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. A&E departments become chock-a-block when there's a mismatch between numbers of patients coming in and the beds available on the wards. The wolf is at the door of the NHS, say doctors, NHS remains under 'intense pressure', report warns, Patient spent four nights in A&E waiting for a bed, Human error to blame for deadly train crash, says Greek PM, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. "This will further worry people seeking medical treatment. 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. These included closing A&E at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital, but in the intervening period there was little change. . 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. One patient had already died because of an overdependence on agency or locum staff, and the health board was aware of other cases when patients were put in danger. Temporary restrictions to services have now been put in place at Royal Glamorgan Hospital in Llantrisant, including suspending planned surgery, with the exception of a small number of urgent cancer cases. Big credit to local campaigners who put forward their case so strongly & made the health board & Welsh Government sit up and listen. In a statement, it said: Significant temporary service restrictions will be put in place at Royal Glamorgan hospital from 2pm Wednesday 30 September as increased action is taken to contain a Covid-19 outbreak within the hospital. one of the areas under local lockdown restrictions. "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.". Cases of Covid-19 have been steadily rising across our communities and it is vital is that we all play our part in helping to reduce the spread of the virus through social distancing, good hand hygiene, the wearing of masks and PPE in appropriate settings and following the latest government measures on further restrictions. "We only have a finite number of hospital beds. 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. And it's not just a question of putting in a bed, you need oxygen, connections, along with the appropriate numbers of staff to look after them.". 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 says there are currently 82 Covid-19 cases at the hospital near Llantrisant, including six in intensive care. ", Claire Walker, the team's principal social worker, said: "We're trusted assessors in this role, so we'll assess somebody straight away and within those few hours we can identify exactly what it is that they need and access that service that's needed to support that discharge home.". What's he waiting for? Something went wrong, please try again later. One ward at Glangwli Hospital is shut, while orthopaedic surgery has been temporarily suspended at Prince Philip Hospital and Withybush Hospital. The Royal Glamorgan Hospital, in Llantrisant, stopped visiting hours on three of its wards on the same day the health board warned services were under "significant pressure" and rising rates of Covid in the area were "posing challenges for our teams". 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. After a public consultation, health boards and community health councils finally agreed on a series of recommendations. Hawara: 'What happened was horrific and barbaric'. Most operations have been cancelled at the hospital and some wards where patients and staff had been infected were closed. 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.". Bigorre.org. What have campaigners been worried about? Maria Davies says some patients are 'waiting months' for the community care package they need, Gemma Pearson says patient turnaround has to happen as quickly as possible, Senior staff at Royal Glamorgan hospital hold a logistical morning meeting, Mark Walsh spent his 61st birthday waiting for a heart procedure at the Royal Glamorgan, Nurse Chezelle White admits that it is only community spirit that is stopping some staff from quitting, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. Just hours before I visited, the department was at its highest level of alert and those working there were at breaking point. "But for staff [looking after Covid patients] they don't know whether they will be the one lying in that hospital bed in the next 24 to 48 hours. pic.twitter.com/HHfoBbu2NA. In July, PHW revealed hundreds of patients had caught coronavirus while in hospital. The Royal Glamorgan Hospital has closed three of its wards to visitors as Covid cases surge. 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. 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. At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. Betsi Cadwaladr health board, in north Wales, saw a spike in so-called hospital onset Covid-19 infections in July, which centred on Wrexham Maelor Hospital. 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. Covid-19 in Wales: What do the stats tell us? The NHS faces a nationwide shortage of A&E consultants, with the bigger trauma centres finding it easier to attract staff. On Monday, Health Minister Vaughan Gething confirmed that there were 34 Covid-positive patients at the Royal Glamorgan - a figure he described as "particularly worrying". DeSantis won't say he's running. "However, continuing and growing service and staffing pressures have meant that this situation is becoming increasingly unsustainable, and safe services in their current configuration cannot be maintained beyond the immediate short term without unacceptable risks to patient safety. The number of confirmed cases on the wards has risen in line with a surge of confirmed cases in the community, it added. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. 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. Changes to children's hospital care have been repeatedly postponed. They said: "Robust A&E provision at the Royal Glamorgan is a critical component of health service provision to people in Pontypridd and the wider valleys communities, and we are strongly opposed to any reconfiguration that results in a material dilution of A&E services at the Royal Glamorgan. Six patients are in intensive care at the Royal Glamorgan hospital in Llantrisant, north-west of Cardiff. 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. 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.. Hawara: 'What happened was horrific and barbaric'. Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board said rising numbers of Covid. Dr Nnoaham added it was "vital that we all play our part" in helping reduce the spread of coronavirus. He said: "At the end of the day, we as medics can only do so much. 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. 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. Eight people have died at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital after 82 cases of coronavirus were identified there. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. 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