Princess of Wales Hospital

The Princess of Wales Hospital (Welsh: Ysbyty Tywysoges Cymru) is a district general hospital in Bridgend, Wales. It is managed by Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board.

For the hospital in Ely, see Princess of Wales Hospital, Ely. For the hospital in Grimsby, see Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital.
Princess of Wales Hospital
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Princess of Wales Hospital
Shown in Bridgend County Borough
Geography
LocationBridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom
Coordinates51.51743°N 3.57169°W / 51.51743; -3.57169
Organisation
Care systemNHS Wales
TypeGeneral
Affiliated universityNo
Services
Emergency departmentEmergency Only Accidents to go to Neath Port Talbot Hospital
Beds200
History
Opened1985
Links
Websitecwmtafmorgannwg.wales/visiting/princess-of-wales-hospital/
ListsHospitals in Wales

History

The hospital was commissioned to replace the aging Bridgend General Hospital.[1] The new hospital, which was designed by Holder Mathias,[2] was officially opened by the Princess of Wales on 11 June 1986.[3] The George Thomas Scanner Suite was subsequently opened by the Princess of Wales and Viscount Tonypandy in February 1990.[4]

Services

The Surgical Materials Testing Laboratory, which provides testing and technical services to the Welsh NHS on medical devices, is based at the hospital.[5]

Performance

In May 2014, staff at the hospital was criticised in an report into the death of an elderly patient who had been treated at the hospital; the report found that there had been "variable or poor professional behaviour and practice in the care of frail older people".[6]

The Healthcare Inspectorate Wales carried out a mental health unit review in April 2015 and raised concerns about "insufficient staffing levels to maintain safe levels of care" and "concerns around a specific patient for which there was inadequate recording of fluid intake and a care and treatment plan which did not adequately address the area of diabetes and an absence of any care strategy in relation to this area".[7]

Uniforms

Trinny Woodall and Susannah Constantine re-designed the uniforms of the catering department as part of their ITV show, Trinny & Susannah Undress the Nation. The episode was broadcast on 18 December 2007.[8]

Radio

Bridgend's Hospital Radio provides the hospital radio service at the hospital.[9]

References
  1. "History". SMTL. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  2. "Architects Holder Mathias celebrate 40 years of success". Wales Online. 29 December 2009. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  3. "Diana opened the Princess of Wales Hospital, Bridgend, Mid-Glamorgan, Wales". 11 June 1986. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  4. "Surgical Materials Testing Laboratory". Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  5. "Abertawe Bro Morgannwg: Care failings at hospitals 'shock'". BBC. 13 May 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  6. "Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board Annual Report from Healthcare Inspectorate Wales 2014-15" (PDF). Healthcare Inspectorate Wales. 1 April 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  7. "Trinny & Susannah Undress the Nation". TV Throng. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  8. "Bridgend's Hospital Radio – The Hospital Radio Station for The Princess of Wales Hospital". bhr.wales. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
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