Cefn Coed Hospital

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Cefn Coed Hospital
Swansea Bay University Health Board
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Cefn Coed Hospital
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Shown in Swansea
Geography
Location Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom
Coordinates 51°37′41.00″N3°59′20.00″W / 51.6280556°N 3.9888889°W / 51.6280556; -3.9888889
Organisation
Care system NHS Wales
Type Specialist
Services
Emergency department No
SpecialityMental health
History
Opened1932
Links
Website sbuhb.nhs.wales/hospitals/our-hospitals/cefn-coed-hospital/

Cefn Coed Hospital (Welsh : Ysbyty Cefn Coed) is a mental-health facility in Swansea, Wales. It is managed by the Swansea Bay University Health Board.

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History

The hospital was designed by George Thomas Hine and Hallam Carter-Pegg using a compact arrow layout, and was officially opened by the Princess Royal as Swansea Mental Hospital in 1932. [1] It was used as a casualty hospital during the Second World War. [1]

In 2002, the University of Wales Swansea reported that the hospital had to lock up patients due to understaffing. [2]

Work started in 2009 to build modern replacement mental-health accommodation and facilities, including Ysbryd y Coed, which is purpose-built for patients with dementia, in the grounds of Cefn Coed . Other new-builds in the Cefn Coed grounds are the 18-bed Gwelfor Rehabilitation Unit, a pub featuring non-alcoholic beer called “The Derwen Arms”, and two supported houses for recovering patients preparing to move back home. [3]

In March 2015, the health board's new low-secure mental-health unit, Taith Newydd, opened in Bridgend, replacing some of the old wards at Cefn Coed. Other new mental-health builds include the ARC Centre and Angelton Clinic in Bridgend, and Ty Einon in Swansea. In 2015, the NHS announced that the phased closure of Cefn Coed Hospital would continue for the next three to five years, with several decommissioned wards planned for demolition that year. [3]

In June 2019, the hospital was one of the filming locations for the Channel 4 drama, The Accident , starring Sarah Lancashire. The series aired on the 24 October 2019. [4]

Notable Staff

The comedienne Jo Brand was once a psychiatric nurse at the hospital. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Cefn Coed Hospital". County Asylums. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  2. ↑ "Report damns psychiatric care". BBC. 28 January 2002. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  3. 1 2 Board, Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health. "Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board - ABMU statement regarding Cefn Coed Hospital report". www.wales.nhs.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  4. ↑ Sherwin, Adam (30 January 2019). "Sarah Lancashire leads the cast in Jack Thorne's The Light (w/t)". Channel 4 . London: Channel 4 . Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  5. ↑ Stanley, David (19 October 2016). Clinical Leadership in Nursing and Healthcare: Values into Action. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN   9781119253778 . Retrieved 8 May 2018– via Google Books.
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