Princess of Wales Hospital

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Princess of Wales Hospital
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
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Princess of Wales Hospital
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Shown in Bridgend County Borough
Geography
Location Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom
Coordinates 51°31′03″N3°34′18″W / 51.51743°N 3.57169°W / 51.51743; -3.57169
Organisation
Care system NHS Wales
Type General
Affiliated university No
Services
Emergency department Emergency Only Accidents to go to Neath Port Talbot Hospital
Beds200
History
Opened1985
Links
Website cwmtafmorgannwg.wales/visiting/princess-of-wales-hospital/
Lists Hospitals in Wales

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.

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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]

The South Wales Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services unit, Ty Llidiard, is on the site of the hospital. [6]

Performance

In May 2014, staff at the hospital was criticised in a 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". [7]

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". [8]

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. [9]

Radio

Bridgend's Hospital Radio (BHR) provides the hospital radio service at the hospital. [10] [11]

The hospital radio is run by volunteers and features a variety of programming. [12] The station is available to be listened live at the Princess of Wales Hospital and via an online stream. [13]

The station has received nominations at the Hospital Broadcasting Association Awards. For the 2022 award season, Bridgend's Hospital Radio received a nomination for Best Specialist Music Programme and presenter Connor Morgans won Gold for Male Presenter of the Year. [14]

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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. ↑ "Ty Llidiard Bridgend mental health unit 'shortfalls'". BBC News. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  6. ↑ "Abertawe Bro Morgannwg: Care failings at hospitals 'shock'". BBC. 13 May 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ "Trinny & Susannah Undress the Nation". TV Throng. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  9. ↑ "Bridgend's Hospital Radio – The Hospital Radio Station for The Princess of Wales Hospital". bhr.wales. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  10. ↑ "Bridgend's Hospital Radio". media.info. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  11. ↑ "BRIDGEND'S HOSPITAL RADIO(BHR) - Charity 1165978". register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  12. ↑ Phillips, Luke. "BHR Online Launch – BHR Wales – Bridgend's Hospital Radio".
  13. ↑ "Winners announced for the National Hospital Radio Awards 2022". RadioToday. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
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