Aneurin Bevan Local Health Board
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Aneurin Bevan Local Health Board is an NHS Wales organisation in south Wales
, headquartered in Pontypool
.
The Local Health Board (LHB) was launched in October 2009 through the merger of Gwent Healthcare NHS Trust
and Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Newport, Torfaen and Monmouthshire LHBs. It is named after Aneurin Bevan
, the founder of the NHS.
The total catchment area for healthcare services is approximately 600,000. Acute, intermediate, primary and community care and mental health services are all provided by the LHB. Services are delivered across a network of primary-care practices, community clinics, health centres, one learning disability hospital, a number of community hospitals, mental health facilities, one local general hospital and two district general hospitals – Royal Gwent
and Nevill Hall
. In August 2010, a new Ysbyty Aneurin Bevan Hospital will replace community hospitals in Blaenau Gwent'
The Health Board employs over 16,000 staff, two thirds of whom are involved in direct patient care. There are more than 250 consultants in a total of over 1,000 hospital and general practice doctors, 6,000 nurses, midwives, allied professionals and commuity workers.
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
, headquartered in Pontypool
Pontypool
Pontypool is a town of approximately 36,000 people in the county borough of Torfaen, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire in South Wales....
.
The Local Health Board (LHB) was launched in October 2009 through the merger of Gwent Healthcare NHS Trust
Gwent Healthcare NHS Trust
Gwent Healthcare NHS Trust was an NHS Trust in Wales.The Trust was launched in April 1999 through the merger of Glan Hafren, Gwent Community Health and Nevill Hall and District NHS Trusts...
and Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Newport, Torfaen and Monmouthshire LHBs. It is named after Aneurin Bevan
Aneurin Bevan
Aneurin "Nye" Bevan was a British Labour Party politician who was the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party from 1959 until his death in 1960. The son of a coal miner, Bevan was a lifelong champion of social justice and the rights of working people...
, the founder of the NHS.
The total catchment area for healthcare services is approximately 600,000. Acute, intermediate, primary and community care and mental health services are all provided by the LHB. Services are delivered across a network of primary-care practices, community clinics, health centres, one learning disability hospital, a number of community hospitals, mental health facilities, one local general hospital and two district general hospitals – Royal Gwent
Royal Gwent Hospital
The Royal Gwent Hospital is the principal hospital in the city of Newport and the ancient county of Monmouthshire. It is located on Cardiff Road near the city centre...
and Nevill Hall
Nevill Hall Hospital
Nevill Hall Hospital is a district general hospital in Abergavenny, north Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom.It was officially opened in April 1970, the new buildings replacing the older Victorian built converted mansion, which has since been used as office accommodation and still remains at the...
. In August 2010, a new Ysbyty Aneurin Bevan Hospital will replace community hospitals in Blaenau Gwent'
The Health Board employs over 16,000 staff, two thirds of whom are involved in direct patient care. There are more than 250 consultants in a total of over 1,000 hospital and general practice doctors, 6,000 nurses, midwives, allied professionals and commuity workers.
Hospitals
- Aberbargoed HospitalAberbargoed HospitalAberbargoed Hospital is an hospital in Aberbargoed in the UK. It has twenty-eight beds and provides a service for General Practitioner, Respite and Continuing Care patients. The hospital also has a Minor Injury Department which is open 24 hrs per day, 7 days per week.Proposals have been made to...
, AberbargoedAberbargoedAberbargoed is a small town in the Welsh county borough of Caerphilly, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire, south Wales. Aberbargoed once contained the largest ever colliery waste tip in Europe, although this has now been reclaimed and turned into a country park.- Mining :Coal mining... - Abertillery and District HospitalAbertillery and District HospitalAbertillery and District Hospital is a community hospital in Aberbeeg, near Abertillery with approximately 91 full and part-time staff. It is operated by the Aneurin Bevan Local Health Board. It was founded in 1922....
, AbertilleryAbertilleryAbertillery is a town in the county borough of Blaenau Gwent in South Wales, north-west of Newport, originally on the Great Western Railway. Its population rose steeply during the period of mining development in South Wales, being 10,846 in the 1891 census and 21,945 ten years later... - Blaenavon HospitalBlaenavon HospitalBlaenavon Hospital, located in Blaenavon is a small community hospital of 9 beds which provides intermediate care for both female and male patients from a local population of approximately 6,500 individuals....
, BlaenavonBlaenavonBlaenavon is a town and World Heritage Site in south eastern Wales, lying at the source of the Afon Lwyd north of Pontypool, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire. The town lies high on a hillside and has a population of 6,349 people... - Blaina & District Hospital, BlainaBlainaBlaina is a small town, situated deep within the South Wales Valleys between Brynmawr and Abertillery in the unitary authority of Blaenau Gwent, ancient parish of Aberystruth, preserved county of Gwent and historic county of Monmouthshire.-Notable people:...
- Caerphilly & District Miners Hospital, CaerphillyCaerphillyCaerphilly is a town in the county borough of Caerphilly, south Wales, located at the southern end of the Rhymney Valley, with a population of approximately 31,000. It is a commuter town of Cardiff and Newport, which are located some 7.5 miles and 12 miles away, respectively...
- Chepstow Community HospitalChepstow Community HospitalChepstow Community Hospital in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales accepted its first patients on 26 February 2000 having been developed under the United Kingdom Government's Private Finance Initiative...
, ChepstowChepstowChepstow is a town in Monmouthshire, Wales, adjoining the border with Gloucestershire, England. It is located on the River Wye, close to its confluence with the River Severn, and close to the western end of the Severn Bridge on the M48 motorway... - County HospitalCounty HospitalCounty Hospital is the only hospital in Torfaen, Wales. It is located in the Pontypool suburb of Griffithstown....
, PontypoolPontypoolPontypool is a town of approximately 36,000 people in the county borough of Torfaen, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire in South Wales.... - Ebbw Vale HospitalEbbw Vale HospitalYsbyty Aneurin Bevan is the new replacement hospital for the old Ebbw Vale Hospital, which closed at the end of 2005. It cost £34 million and stands on the site of the former Corus steel works site at Ebbw Vale...
, Ebbw ValeEbbw ValeEbbw Vale is a town at the head of the valley formed by the Ebbw Fawr tributary of the Ebbw River, south Wales. It is the largest town and the administrative centre of Blaenau Gwent county borough... - Llanfrechfa Grange Hospital, Cwmbran
- Maindiff Court Hospital, AbergavennyAbergavennyAbergavenny , meaning Mouth of the River Gavenny, is a market town in Monmouthshire, Wales. It is located 15 miles west of Monmouth on the A40 and A465 roads, 6 miles from the English border. Originally the site of a Roman fort, Gobannium, it became a medieval walled town within the Welsh Marches...
- Monmouth HospitalMonmouth HospitalMonmouth Hospital at Hereford Road, Monmouth closed on Friday 12 May 2006. Services were transferred to the Monnow Vale Health and Social Care Centre at Drybridge Park....
, MonmouthMonmouthMonmouth is a town in southeast Wales and traditional county town of the historic county of Monmouthshire. It is situated close to the border with England, where the River Monnow meets the River Wye with bridges over both.... - Nevill Hall HospitalNevill Hall HospitalNevill Hall Hospital is a district general hospital in Abergavenny, north Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom.It was officially opened in April 1970, the new buildings replacing the older Victorian built converted mansion, which has since been used as office accommodation and still remains at the...
, AbergavennyAbergavennyAbergavenny , meaning Mouth of the River Gavenny, is a market town in Monmouthshire, Wales. It is located 15 miles west of Monmouth on the A40 and A465 roads, 6 miles from the English border. Originally the site of a Roman fort, Gobannium, it became a medieval walled town within the Welsh Marches... - Oakdale HospitalOakdale HospitalOakdale Community Hospital, located in Oakdale, Caerphilly, Wales, has 20 beds including 2 Macmillan beds for palliative care. There is also a service for respite and continuing care patients....
, BlackwoodBlackwood, WalesBlackwood is a town on the Sirhowy River in the South Wales Valleys within the Caerphilly County Borough.The town houses a growing number of light industrial and high-tech firms... - Redwood Memorial HospitalRedwood Memorial HospitalRedwood Memorial Hospital is a community hospital in Rhymney which has twenty-one General Practitioner beds, two of which are used to provide a respite service. The hospital also has a Minor Injury Department...
, RhymneyRhymneyRhymney is a town and a community located in the county borough of Caerphilly in south-east Wales, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire. Along with the villages of Pontlottyn, Fochriw, Abertysswg, Deri and New Tredegar, Rhymney is designated as the 'Upper Rhymney Valley' by the local... - Royal Gwent HospitalRoyal Gwent HospitalThe Royal Gwent Hospital is the principal hospital in the city of Newport and the ancient county of Monmouthshire. It is located on Cardiff Road near the city centre...
, NewportNewportNewport is a city and unitary authority area in Wales. Standing on the banks of the River Usk, it is located about east of Cardiff and is the largest urban area within the historic county boundaries of Monmouthshire and the preserved county of Gwent... - St Cadoc's HospitalSt Cadoc's HospitalNot to be confused with the electoral ward of St Cadocs/Penygarn.Saint Cadoc's Hospital is located in Caerleon on the northern outskirts of the city of Newport....
, CaerleonCaerleonCaerleon is a suburban village and community, situated on the River Usk in the northern outskirts of the city of Newport, South Wales. Caerleon is a site of archaeological importance, being the site of a notable Roman legionary fortress, Isca Augusta, and an Iron Age hill fort...
, Newport - St Woolos HospitalSt Woolos HospitalSaint Woolos Hospital is a community and mental health hospital serving the city of Newport, South Wales and surrounding areas...
, Newport - Tredegar General HospitalTredegar General HospitalTredegar General Hospital is a community hospital in Tredegar, Blaenau Gwent, Wales providing rehabilitation and GP in-patient care with 85 full and part-time staff and 58 beds in two wards. There is a small 24 hour minor casualty unit staffed by nurses. The hospital is operated by the Aneurin...
, TredegarTredegarTredegar is a town situated on the Sirhowy River in the county borough of Blaenau Gwent, in south-east Wales. Located within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire, it became an early centre of the Industrial Revolution in South Wales... - Ysbyty’r Tri Chwm, Ebbw ValeEbbw ValeEbbw Vale is a town at the head of the valley formed by the Ebbw Fawr tributary of the Ebbw River, south Wales. It is the largest town and the administrative centre of Blaenau Gwent county borough...
- Ystrad Mynach HospitalYstrad Mynach HospitalYstrad Mynach Hospital is a community hospital located in Ystrad Mynach. It has more than 170 staff and approximately 84 beds provides a comprehensive range of hospital rehabilitation services for inpatients and outpatients. It is run by Aneurin Bevan Local Health Board.Ystrad Mynach Hospital is...
, Ystrad MynachYstrad MynachYstrad Mynach is a town in the County Borough of Caerphilly, previously within the ancient traditional county of Glamorgan, Wales, and is 5 miles north of Caerphilly town. It has a population of around 13,500 and stands in the Rhymney Valley . Before the Industrial Revolution and the coming of coal...