Bro Morgannwg NHS Trust
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Bro Morgannwg NHS Trust was an NHS Trust
based in Bridgend
, Mid Glamorgan
. Bro Morgannwg NHS Trust ceased to exist as a distinct entity following a merger with Swansea NHS Trust
on 1 April 2008 to form the Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University NHS Trust.
The Chairman was Win Griffiths
, and the Chief Executive was Paul Williams. The Trust served around 300,000 people, living in Neath
, Port Talbot
, Bridgend
, and part of the Vale of Glamorgan
(the Welsh name for which forms the trust's name). It employed around 6,600 staff including more than 100 Consultant
s. It managed around 1,400 beds across 14 general and community hospitals.
hospital in Pen-y-Fai
, near Bridgend
. It specialises in dealing with Alzheimer's disease
. On the same site is the Caswell Clinic which is a Medium Secure Mental Health Unit providing forensic mental health care.
. It provides palliative care
and long-term care for patients in Neath Port Talbot Hospital.
, and selected services to people in the Maesteg
and Llynfi valleys.
is a major acute secondary care 270 bed hospital located in Baglan, Port Talbot
.
, based in Bridgend
, is a major acute secondary care general hospital, with facililities including accident & emergency, mental health
, gynaecology
, surgery
, palliative care
and diagnostic services (such as imaging
and pathology
). 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.
is a 70 bed psychiatric hospital
, focussing on care of the elderly.
is a Primary Care
Health centre.
NHS Trust
A National Health Service trust provides services on behalf of the National Health Service in England and NHS Wales.The trusts are not trusts in the legal sense but are in effect public sector corporations. Each trust is headed by a board consisting of executive and non-executive directors, and is...
based in Bridgend
Bridgend
Bridgend is a town in the Bridgend County Borough in Wales, west of the capital, Cardiff. The river crossed by the original bridge, which gave the town its name, is the River Ogmore but the River Ewenny also passes to the south of the town...
, Mid Glamorgan
Mid Glamorgan
Mid Glamorgan is a preserved county of Wales. From 1974 until 1996, it was also an administrative county, with a county council.Mid Glamorgan was formed in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972...
. Bro Morgannwg NHS Trust ceased to exist as a distinct entity following a merger with Swansea NHS Trust
Swansea NHS Trust
Swansea NHS Trust was an NHS Trust covering Swansea, south Wales. It was established on 1 April 1999 and ceased to exist on 1 April 2008 when it merged with Bro Morgannwg NHS Trust to form the Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University NHS Trust . The trust managed nine hospitals and provides over 1,800...
on 1 April 2008 to form the Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University NHS Trust.
The Chairman was Win Griffiths
Win Griffiths
Winston James Griffiths, known as Win Griffiths, is a politician in the United Kingdom, and ex-member of Parliament for Bridgend for the Labour Party. He was first elected in 1987, having previously been a member of the European Parliament. He stood down from Parliament in 2005. He is now...
, and the Chief Executive was Paul Williams. The Trust served around 300,000 people, living in Neath
Neath
Neath is a town and community situated in the principal area of Neath Port Talbot, Wales, UK with a population of approximately 45,898 in 2001...
, Port Talbot
Port Talbot
Port Talbot is a town in Neath Port Talbot, Wales. It had a population of 35,633 in 2001.-History:Port Talbot grew out of the original small port and market town of Aberafan , which belonged to the medieval Lords of Afan. The area of the parish of Margam lying on the west bank of the lower Afan...
, Bridgend
Bridgend
Bridgend is a town in the Bridgend County Borough in Wales, west of the capital, Cardiff. The river crossed by the original bridge, which gave the town its name, is the River Ogmore but the River Ewenny also passes to the south of the town...
, and part of the Vale of Glamorgan
Vale of Glamorgan
The Vale of Glamorgan is a county borough in Wales; an exceptionally rich agricultural area, it lies in the southern part of Glamorgan, South Wales...
(the Welsh name for which forms the trust's name). It employed around 6,600 staff including more than 100 Consultant
Consultant
A consultant is a professional who provides professional or expert advice in a particular area such as management, accountancy, the environment, entertainment, technology, law , human resources, marketing, emergency management, food production, medicine, finance, life management, economics, public...
s. It managed around 1,400 beds across 14 general and community hospitals.
Glanrhyd Hospital
Glanrhyd Hospital is a mental healthMental health
Mental health describes either a level of cognitive or emotional well-being or an absence of a mental disorder. From perspectives of the discipline of positive psychology or holism mental health may include an individual's ability to enjoy life and procure a balance between life activities and...
hospital in Pen-y-Fai
Pen-y-Fai
Pen-y-Fai is a village in the county borough of Bridgend, Wales falling within the Bridgend electoral ward area.- Amenities :It has a population of about 2,000, one village shop, a chapel and All Saints parish church . It also has a pub, the Pheasant, and was once a village for employees of the...
, near Bridgend
Bridgend
Bridgend is a town in the Bridgend County Borough in Wales, west of the capital, Cardiff. The river crossed by the original bridge, which gave the town its name, is the River Ogmore but the River Ewenny also passes to the south of the town...
. It specialises in dealing with Alzheimer's disease
Alzheimer's disease
Alzheimer's disease also known in medical literature as Alzheimer disease is the most common form of dementia. There is no cure for the disease, which worsens as it progresses, and eventually leads to death...
. On the same site is the Caswell Clinic which is a Medium Secure Mental Health Unit providing forensic mental health care.
Groeswen Hospital
Groeswen Hospital is a 40 bed hospital in Port TalbotPort Talbot
Port Talbot is a town in Neath Port Talbot, Wales. It had a population of 35,633 in 2001.-History:Port Talbot grew out of the original small port and market town of Aberafan , which belonged to the medieval Lords of Afan. The area of the parish of Margam lying on the west bank of the lower Afan...
. It provides palliative care
Palliative care
Palliative care is a specialized area of healthcare that focuses on relieving and preventing the suffering of patients...
and long-term care for patients in Neath Port Talbot Hospital.
Maesteg Community Hospital
Maesteg Community Hospital is a community hospital providing day hospital, rehabilitationPhysical medicine and rehabilitation
Physical medicine and rehabilitation , physiatry or rehabilitation medicine, is a branch of medicine that aims to enhance and restore functional ability and quality of life to those with physical impairments or disabilities. A physician having completed training in this field is referred to as a...
, and selected services to people in the Maesteg
Maesteg
Maesteg is a town and community in Bridgend County Borough, Wales. Maesteg lies at the northernmost end of the Llynfi Valley, close to the border with Neath Port Talbot. In 2001, Maesteg had a population of 17,859, but it is now at an estimate of 20,000....
and Llynfi valleys.
Neath Port Talbot Hospital
Neath Port Talbot HospitalNeath Port Talbot Hospital
Neath Port Talbot Hospital is a major acute secondary care 270 bed hospital located in Port Talbot, Wales. It is sited on Baglan Moors beside Afan Way.It was built to replace the demolished Neath Hospital...
is a major acute secondary care 270 bed hospital located in Baglan, Port Talbot
Port Talbot
Port Talbot is a town in Neath Port Talbot, Wales. It had a population of 35,633 in 2001.-History:Port Talbot grew out of the original small port and market town of Aberafan , which belonged to the medieval Lords of Afan. The area of the parish of Margam lying on the west bank of the lower Afan...
.
Princess of Wales Hospital
The Princess of Wales HospitalPrincess of Wales Hospital
The Princess of Wales Hospital, based in Bridgend, Wales, is a major acute secondary care district general hospital.Facilities include:*Accident & emergency,*mental health,*gynaecology,*surgery,*palliative care, and...
, based in Bridgend
Bridgend
Bridgend is a town in the Bridgend County Borough in Wales, west of the capital, Cardiff. The river crossed by the original bridge, which gave the town its name, is the River Ogmore but the River Ewenny also passes to the south of the town...
, is a major acute secondary care general hospital, with facililities including accident & emergency, mental health
Mental health
Mental health describes either a level of cognitive or emotional well-being or an absence of a mental disorder. From perspectives of the discipline of positive psychology or holism mental health may include an individual's ability to enjoy life and procure a balance between life activities and...
, gynaecology
Gynaecology
Gynaecology or gynecology is the medical practice dealing with the health of the female reproductive system . Literally, outside medicine, it means "the science of women"...
, surgery
Surgery
Surgery is an ancient medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a patient to investigate and/or treat a pathological condition such as disease or injury, or to help improve bodily function or appearance.An act of performing surgery may be called a surgical...
, palliative care
Palliative care
Palliative care is a specialized area of healthcare that focuses on relieving and preventing the suffering of patients...
and diagnostic services (such as imaging
Medical imaging
Medical imaging is the technique and process used to create images of the human body for clinical purposes or medical science...
and pathology
Pathology
Pathology is the precise study and diagnosis of disease. The word pathology is from Ancient Greek , pathos, "feeling, suffering"; and , -logia, "the study of". Pathologization, to pathologize, refers to the process of defining a condition or behavior as pathological, e.g. pathological gambling....
). Trinny Woodall
Trinny Woodall
Trinny Woodall is an English fashion advisor and designer, television presenter and author. She was raised in a wealthy family and was privately educated...
and Susannah Constantine
Susannah Constantine
Susannah Caroline Constantine is an English fashion journalist, advisor, television presenter, author and designer. Her second book, entitled What Not to Wear, has won her a prestigious British Book Award and sold 670,000 copies....
re-designed the uniforms of the catering department as part of their ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
show, Trinny & Susannah Undress the Nation
Trinny & Susannah Undress the Nation
Trinny & Susannah Undress the Nation is a British reality fashion-themed television documentary series on ITV featuring fashion advisors Trinny Woodall and Susannah Constantine....
. The episode was broadcast on 18 December 2007.
Tonna Hospital
The Tonna Hospital in NeathNeath
Neath is a town and community situated in the principal area of Neath Port Talbot, Wales, UK with a population of approximately 45,898 in 2001...
is a 70 bed psychiatric hospital
Psychiatry
Psychiatry is the medical specialty devoted to the study and treatment of mental disorders. These mental disorders include various affective, behavioural, cognitive and perceptual abnormalities...
, focussing on care of the elderly.
Pontardawe Health Centre
The Pontardawe Health Centre in PontardawePontardawe
Pontardawe is a town of some 5,000 inhabitants in the Swansea Valley in south Wales...
is a Primary Care
Primary care
Primary care is the term for the health services by providers who act as the principal point of consultation for patients within a health care system...
Health centre.