Welsh Health Minister Eluned Morgan has today [15th February 2023]
announced the development of a new diagnostics and treatment centre
for the South East Wales region, located in Llantrisant, Rhondda
Cynon Taf.
Funded by Welsh Government, the new facility will further develop
regional working between Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health
Board, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, and Aneurin
Bevan University Health Board to improve care and access to
services by delivering accessible, safe and innovative services
to thousands of patients each year.
The purchase of the three former British Airways buildings on a
site close to the Royal Glamorgan Hospital demonstrates the
commitment health boards and Welsh Government have to addressing
the current challenges being faced in the health service.
The health boards, and their clinicians, with the involvement of
the public, will now begin working on a plan to transform the
building into a cutting-edge diagnostics and treatment centre, to
ensure it delivers maximum benefit for patients. More details on
this will be announced in the coming months.
The Minister for Health and Social Services, Eluned Morgan said:
We are committed to providing the right services, at the right
place and at the right time for patients across Wales. In our
Planned Care Recovery Plan we were clear that we needed to see
more regional working across health boards to help bring down
waiting lists, prioritise diagnostic services and build a more
sustainable future service model. This new diagnostic and
treatment centre will help meet this ambition by providing
treatments away from hospital settings so we can see more people
quicker, improve outcomes and ensure our hospitals have the
capacity to help those who require urgent care. I look forward to
seeing how plans for this centre develop over the coming months.
Paul Mears, on behalf of the Chief Executives of Cwm Taf
Morgannwg University Health Board, Cardiff and Vale University
Health Board, Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, said:
The purchase of this site for the South East region provides the
health boards with an opportunity to improve access to vital
health care services for our communities.
We are grateful to Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council for
initially recognising the potential benefits of this facility for
health partners and to the Welsh Government for securing this on
behalf of the NHS and its patients. The health boards are looking
forward to working together and with our partners to take this
exciting project forwards.
