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. 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. 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. I'm a clinician. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. 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Measures put in place include the closure of the affected wards, increased testing of staff and patients and limits on "social visiting". But that means other patients can wait for hours, even days, becoming more and more frustrated. "We urge people to consider their behaviour over these coming days or possibly weeks, and to think about whether they can honestly answer whether they have played their part in protecting our communities and keeping everyone safe. DeSantis won't say he's running. pic.twitter.com/HHfoBbu2NA. 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. Eight patients have died with Covid-19 at a hospital in south Wales where there has been an outbreak involving more than 80 people. 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. 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. Because once the hospital is full, the pressure in A&E, for example, becomes critical. Two wards have been closed at Royal Glamorgan Hospital after 34 cases of Covid-19 were confirmed there. DeSantis won't say he's running. Eight people have died of coronavirus at Royal Glamorgan Hospital in Wales . Pontypridd MP Alex Davies-Jones and Senedd counterpart Mick Antoniw MS both expressed satisfaction at the news. ", 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.". "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. "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.". Hawara: 'What happened was horrific and barbaric'. Bosses say they have recruited enough staff now to keep the department open. Every area is full to bursting.". Bosses say they have recruited enough staff now to keep the department open. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. "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.". The Royal Glamorgan Hospital ( Welsh: Ysbyty Brenhinol Morgannwg ), is a District General Hospital in Ynysmaerdy, Talbot Green, Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales. Eight people have died at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital after 82 cases of coronavirus were . The number of confirmed cases on the wards has risen in line with a surge of confirmed cases in the community, it added. They stated: "We are aware that there is a general concern within the health board that in spite of the continuous efforts to recruit consultants for A&E services at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital, there is an over-reliance on locum consultants. Something went wrong, please try again later. 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. Im hearing weve won the battle over the A and E at the Royal Glamorgan. "They have to be in a hospital until at least they are negative which puts increased pressure on the hospital," he said. "The problem is that there is no more staff. ", Ms Davies-Jones added: "This is the result that everyone wanted to see and have worked so hard for. But that wasn't straightforward, given a number of the hospital's usual wards were reporting staff shortages. These decisions have not been taken lightly, and we understand that they will impact our patients, their families, our staff and partner organisations. "We had to transfer a lot of outpatient work because the estimations [of Covid infections] were so high," he said. 2023 BBC. We certainly weren't expecting this degree of a second wave at this stage. ", Do you understand the coronavirus rules in Wales? It's only the general public who can do that. He said: "At the end of the day, we as medics can only do so much. Protesters have voiced strong opposition to plans to downgrade A&E at Royal Glamorgan, An ambulance waits outside the Royal Glamorgan hospital. 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.. Small margins - even as few as half a dozen beds becoming free - can make a big difference. In adjacent Rhondda Cynon Taf, infection rates are higher at 471.3 per 100,000 population. Pontypridd MP Alex Davies-Jones and Senedd counterpart Mick Antoniw MS both expressed satisfaction at the news. "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. It is also working closely with Public Health Wales to increase the number of tests for both patients and staff at the hospital and says it is reviewing the situation on a daily basis. The hospital said the changes would be reviewed on a daily basis. Gemma Pearson, who leads the "stay well at home" team, said: "Of the two assessments we had this morning we've been able to turn them around, they've not needed any involvement. "Last night was a particularly busy shift for the team. A local lockdown was introduced for the county borough last week which has limited the freedoms of its residents. 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". 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. The post has been created to provide benign Upper GI service with emergency surgery. On Wednesday, 93 new cases were confirmed in the county by Public Health Wales - the highest number of any local authority area. It says there are currently 82 Covid-19 cases at the hospital near Llantrisant, including six in intensive care. However, additional cases linked to transmission within the hospital have been confirmed in recent days with the number of cases currently standing at 82. Why is Wales seeing an increase in coronavirus cases? Just hours before I visited, the department was at its highest level of alert and those working there were at breaking point. pic.twitter.com/HHfoBbu2NA. Was the plan to downgrade A&E at the Royal Glamorgan new? These included closing A&E at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital, but in the intervening period there was little change. ", Life in local lockdown: the rules explained in Wales, More than 5,000 extra NHS beds to be on standby this winter. 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.. 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. We will express these views forcefully to Cwm Taf Morgannwg Health Board, Welsh Government and others during the consultation.". Speaking of pressures across Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire, Steve Moore, Chief Executive of Hywel Dda UHB, said: On behalf of the Board, I would firstly like to reassure our communities that what we are doing is all about prioritising patient safety at this time. Instead, 6m has been ploughed into the Royal Glamorgan to build a diagnostic hub and a new 50-bed acute medicine unit. It is managed by the Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board . "I understand that the hospitality industry and the economy are in a bad state, but if you want to really address it wouldn't it be better to take a sharp measure [shutting pubs and bars] for a short period than saying it will last for six months? Video, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. 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. 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A separate study of 1,500 hospital cases in the UK in April found one in eight patients who had received coronavirus treatment had caught it while in hospital. After a public consultation, health boards and community health councils finally agreed on a series of recommendations. "What I think is frustrating is that some people are seeing memes and posts on social media and have started thinking 'this is not something I need to be worried about anymore'. The hospital has a dedicated team which tries to identify patients who've come to A&E, but given the right care and support might be able to leave without being admitted. "A lot of my colleagues would like to do more remote consultations so that we can see the patients who desperately need to be seen as much as possible. Video, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. "We only have a finite number of hospital beds. In an emotional outburst, Dr Farbod Babolhavaeji said: "Everything is at its limit. Begging the question: how much further can you stretch a service that already seems to be in a critical condition? 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. Hawara: 'What happened was horrific and barbaric'. 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? 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. 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"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. A specialist team is said to be meeting daily and a number of key measures have been put in place to respond to and manage these cases, including: Dr Kelechi Nnoaham, director of public health for Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board, said: "The health and wellbeing of our patients and staff is our number one priority and we take infection prevention and control measures extremely seriously. And the demand is colossal now - even though the worst of winter is potentially yet to come. Campaigners argued that lives would be put at risk if the department was downgraded. Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board has confirmed it is looking at four possible scenarios for the future of the Llantrisant-based hospital. Despite the pressures facing the hospital, the experienced medic said he was confident the Welsh NHS would not be overwhelmed. "Yeah, I think people would leave," she added. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. Closed weekends. 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. 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. Many of these pressures are due to the flow of patients through the entire hospital, or more specifically the lack of it. Rhondda Cynon Taf (RCT) is now one of six local authorities in south Wales to be placed under local restrictions. VideoRecord numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. But I feel it makes sense.". 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. "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. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. Les infos de l'hliport Royal Glamorgan Hospital (Royaume-Uni) : plan, hotels et la mto a. 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. 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. DeSantis won't say he's running. 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. However, I'm not a scientist or an epidemiologist. ", Ms Davies-Jones added: "This is the result that everyone wanted to see and have worked so hard for. 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. Our skilled and compassionate staff are using their skills to prioritise and care for patients in the best way possible, and we are so grateful to them. 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. The health board said there is evidence to suggest the outbreak has now been contained. After speaking to Maria I meet Mark Walsh, who spent his 61st birthday at the Royal Glamorgan, waiting for a heart procedure. Hawara: 'What happened was horrific and barbaric'. The Tirion Birthing Centre, which has been temporarily closed during the pandemic, is due to re-open on October 5. . 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. Not all problems are resolved so it makes sense for the campaigners to keep in touch. Take part in our short survey. Read about our approach to external linking. 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. VideoRecord numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. 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. 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. During . In response, dozens of so-called "surge beds" across the hospital had to be opened up. 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. 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. 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 hospital is in Llantrisant in Rhondda Cynon Taf, which has seen a recent spike in cases, leading to tighter restrictions being put in place. But without that sense of team spirit, she said staff would consider their futures. 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. Im hearing weve won the battle over the A and E at the Royal Glamorgan. Video, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. We've got patients waiting months just for a nursing home placement or a package of care to be put in place.". Local health bosses have recommended that a full-time A&E department should be kept at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital, BBC Wales has been told. So we then make moves based on what is adequate for the day and where it's safe to move to.". What's he waiting for? VideoRecord numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. Teams have been working at pace to implement robust measures to manage the outbreak. "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. Bigorre.org. What's he waiting for? Campaigners argued that lives would be put at risk if the department was downgraded. Read about our approach to external linking. 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. 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