Princess_of_Wales_Hospital

Princess of Wales Hospital

Princess of Wales Hospital

Hospital in Wales

For the hospital in Ely, see Princess of Wales Hospital, Ely. For the hospital in Grimsby, see Diana, 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.

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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]

References

  1. [1]
    "History". SMTL. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  2. [2]
    "Architects Holder Mathias celebrate 40 years of success". Wales Online. 29 December 2009. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  3. [3]
    "Diana opened the Princess of Wales Hospital, Bridgend, Mid-Glamorgan, Wales". 11 June 1986. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  4. [5]
    "Surgical Materials Testing Laboratory". Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  5. [6]
    "Ty Llidiard Bridgend mental health unit 'shortfalls'". BBC News. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  6. [7]
    "Abertawe Bro Morgannwg: Care failings at hospitals 'shock'". BBC. 13 May 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  7. [8]
    "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. [9]
    "Trinny & Susannah Undress the Nation". TV Throng. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  9. [10]
    "Bridgend's Hospital Radio – The Hospital Radio Station for The Princess of Wales Hospital". bhr.wales. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  10. [11]
    "Bridgend's Hospital Radio". media.info. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  11. [12]
    "BRIDGEND'S HOSPITAL RADIO(BHR) - Charity 1165978". register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  12. [13]
    Phillips, Luke. "BHR Online Launch – BHR Wales – Bridgend's Hospital Radio".
  13. [14]
    "Winners announced for the National Hospital Radio Awards 2022". RadioToday. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
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