We made the decision to build a new Urgent and Planned Care Hospital following our consultation Our Big NHS Change in 2018, and it is now part of our long-term strategy. Please see Technical Documents (opens in new window) for more information on our previous consultation and our strategy.
There will not be much change to the following hospitals:
• Bronglais Hospital will continue to provide urgent, emergency, and planned care services, with more specialist cases transferred to the new Urgent and Planned Care Hospital, as well as regional sites for more critical care, as happens now.
• Prince Philip Hospital will continue to provide GP-led minor injury care, as well as acute adult medical care with diagnostics (tests and investigations). This will include consultant-led overnight inpatient beds for patients to be cared for locally.
Both hospitals will also transfer more specialist cases to the new Urgent and Planned Care Hospital, as well as other regional sites for more critical care, as happens now.
The main changes to hospitals will be:
• Glangwili and Withybush hospitals will be re-purposed as community hospitals. Both will provide 24/7 GP-led urgent care centres. They will have facilities for day case procedures, as well as therapy and nurse-led beds for less critical needs and rehabilitation. Diagnostic support (x-ray, ultrasound etc.) will continue, as well as outpatient and other clinics.
• Our new Urgent and Planned Care Hospital will be the main hospital site for both urgent and planned care in our region (Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, and Pembrokeshire). It will provide specialist children, adult, and mental health services in a more centralised way. It will function as our Trauma Unit and main Emergency Department.