A health board meeting to discuss the plans will take place on January 30. Read about our approach to external linking. The following restrictions are now in place at the hospital: Temporary suspension of planned surgery at the hospital (with the exception of a very small number of urgent cancer cases which have been clinically prioritised), Any adult patient requiring an emergency admission following assessment, who would normally be admitted to the Royal Glamorgan Hospital, will be taken to either Princess of Wales Hospital in Bridgend, Prince Charles Hospital in Merthyr Tydfil, or the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff, The Emergency Department at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital will remain open for walk-in patients and those who can be treated in ambulatory care department (an area in the Emergency Department at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital), Ambulances will be diverted temporarily to alternative sites, namely Princess of Wales Hospital Bridgend, Prince Charles Hospital Merthyr Tydfil and University Hospital of Wales Cardiff. Campaigners and local politicians have welcomed the recommendation. 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. 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. Were going backwards in regards to controlling the virus and the last thing we need now is the virus spreading in a medically vulnerable population," he said. 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. After a public consultation, health boards and community health councils finally agreed on a series of recommendations. "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. At one point, it was so full that six ambulances had to queue outside waiting to hand over their patients. "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. 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. The Royal Glamorgan Hospital, Llantrisant. It meant ambulances had to be re-directed to the Prince Charles Hospital In Merthyr Tydfil or the Princess of Wales Hospital in Bridgend. He said this would inevitably lead to patients spending considerable amounts of time on wards before returning to their care settings. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board announced on Wednesday, September 23, that it was now taking "robust action" following the identification of 34 cases of Covid-19 at the hospital. 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. The health board said early evidence suggested the outbreak was "contained". Campaigners argued that lives would be put at risk if the department was downgraded. 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. 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. Big credit to local campaigners who put forward their case so strongly & made the health board & Welsh Government sit up and listen. Right across Wales, we know staff are deciding to leave the NHS because of the strain. However, additional cases linked to transmission within the hospital have been confirmed in recent days with the number of cases currently standing at 82. It follows major concerns over staffing levels which have become so low that the consultant-led service may no longer be safe or sustainable to run. In the Cwm Taf Morgannwg health board area, consultant-led maternity care has been centralised at Prince Charles Hospital. In July, PHW revealed hundreds of patients had caught coronavirus while in hospital. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. In adjacent Rhondda Cynon Taf, infection rates are higher at 471.3 per 100,000 population. Those kind of things have to be done first. 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. The self-contained paediatric wards at Royal Glamorgan hospital will remain open. 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. "We have close to 200 vacancies for nurses . DeSantis won't say he's running. 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. What have campaigners been worried about? But that means other patients can wait for hours, even days, becoming more and more frustrated. 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. 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. Earlier this year, several protests were held outside the Senedd and health board meetings opposing any changes to the hospital's A&E. In an emotional outburst, Dr Farbod Babolhavaeji said: "Everything is at its limit. Hawara: 'What happened was horrific and barbaric'. Read about our approach to external linking. "It is everyones responsibility to turn this situation around. DeSantis won't say he's running. "But a lot of this has to be done in our own time, in addition to tackling Covid.". Read about our approach to external linking. Cwm Taf Morgannwg health board had been working. Earlier this year, several protests were held outside the Senedd and health board meetings opposing any changes to the hospital's A&E. It meant ambulances had to be re-directed to the Prince Charles Hospital In Merthyr Tydfil or the Princess of Wales Hospital in Bridgend. 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. "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. 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. Thank you everyone who fought for this!! Dr Nnoaham added it was "vital that we all play our part" in helping reduce the spread of coronavirus. Eight people have died at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital after 82 cases of coronavirus were identified there. Two wards have been closed at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital in Llantrisant after an outbreak of coronavirus. "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.". "Poor workforce planning means Wales has one of the lowest doctor to population ratios in Europe. I have to say, they were angels," said Mr Walsh. Video report by ITV Wales Health Correspondent James Crichton-Smith. Covid-19 in Wales: What do the stats tell us? The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. A spokeswoman said the infections were linked "mainly" to transmission within the hospital and that "significant work" was underway to understand and control the outbreak. Dr Biswas said most of the patients being admitted with Covid-19 in the Royal Glamorgan Hospital were elderly and with comorbidities (other pre-existing conditions). Dr Kelechi Nnoaham, Director of Public Health, 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. Changes to children's hospital care have been repeatedly postponed. 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. 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". ", 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. "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. 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. Meanwhile, back in A&E, as the afternoon goes on, the strain is building again. "We are an admission avoidance service, but we work with those people so that if they're not able to go home we try and turn them around as quickly as possible. 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 post has been created to provide benign Upper GI service with emergency surgery. Video, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. But that wasn't straightforward, given a number of the hospital's usual wards were reporting staff shortages. Read more:Wales faces 'very challenging' autumn and winter as flu and Covid circulates, top public health boss warns. 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