Princess of Wales Hospital, Bridgend
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This hospital is part of Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board
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Address & description
The Princess of Wales Hospital is a district general hospital within the Bro Morgannwg NHS Trust. Opened in 1985, the Hospital is located on the outskirts of Bridgend town in South Wales, and provides modern, purpose-built accommodation for the provision of acute health services to the local population of approximately 160,000 people.
Services Centred mainly in the County Borough of Bridgend, services at the Hospital also extend to the Western Vale of Glamorgan in the east and to the County Borough of Neath Port Talbot in the west. Certain specialist services are provided to a much wider catchment population eg, Treatment Centres provide care for patients throughout Wales, and in the case of the Pulsed Dye Laser and Cochlear Implant Programme, for patients much further afield. The Princess of Wales Hospital is one of the most modern hospitals in Wales. The Hospital provides a comprehensive range of acute surgery and medicine for patients of all ages, including inpatient, outpatient and day services. The above services are offered within facilities which include:
- Accident and Emergency Services
- Emergency and elective surgery
- Emergency Medicine
- Gynaecology, Obstetrics and Neonatal Unit
- Paediatric Services
- Acute Mental Health Care (Coity Clinic)
- Main Operating Theatres and a purpose built Day Surgery Unit
- Purpose built Ophthalmology Unit (Day Surgery and Outpatient Department)
- Bedded Intensive Care and 4 High Dependency Unit Beds
- Coronary Care beds.
- Short Stay Unit (Patient Hotel)
- Full range of diagnostic and support services
- Palliative Care Centre - Y Bwythyn Newydd
- Private Clinic/Inpatient facilitites (Bridgend Clinic)
- Surgiocal Materials Testing laboratory
- Bridgend Cochlear Implant Programme
- Discharge Lounge
- Y Bwythyn Newydd Palliative Care Centre
- Postgraduate Centre
The Hospital has an excellent Postgraduate Centre which incorporates a library, lecture theatre and seminar facilities. Bridgend Clinic There is a dedicated private patient's unit (Bridgend Clinic) located within the hospital which has inpatient beds and outpatient facilities.
A number of consultants working in the Trust along with visiting consultants, provide private services, in a pleasant environment. Bridgend Clinic has all the benefits of being part of a large District Hospital, whilst maintaining privacy in elegant surroundings.
Given that the Bridgend Clinic is a non-profit making organisation, all of the additional income generated by the facility is ploughed back into the services provided by the Princess of Wales Hospital for the benefit of the local community. Surgical Materials Testing Laboratory The Surgical Materials Testing Laboratory (SMTL) (www.smtl.co.uk) has established itself as a leader within a very specialised field, attracting commercial clients in addition to NHS work.
The laboratory was the first in the UK to gain NAMAS accreditation for the testing of medical disposables and dressings, and is well known for its research into, and development of, the use of maggots in the healing of wounds. The SMTL was awarded the Queen's Award for Enterprise in 2001/02.
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Accident & Emergency services at Princess of Wales Hospital
cardiac services (heart attack) |
National average | |
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| Patients having thrombolytic treatment within 30 minutes of arriving at hospital |
N/A
 The National Service Framework (NSF) for coronary heart disease (CHD) states that 75% of eligible heart attack patients in England should receive thrombolytic drugs within 30 minutes of arriving at hospital. Read more about this indicator.
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62% |
| Patients having thrombolytic treatment within 60 minutes of calling for help |
N/A
This standard reflects the combined performance of the ambulance service, general practitioners (GPs) and hospitals and is the most relevant overall indicator of care of heart attack patients. It encourages collaborative working across all relevant NHS organisations, particularly between ambulance services and hospitals to reduce delays to thrombolytic treatment. The call for professional help will usually be direct to the ambulance service but may be to a GP or NHS Direct. The Department of Health has set NHS organisations in England the target of 68% of patients receiving thrombolytic treatment within 60 minutes of calling for professional help. Read more about this indicator
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53% |
| Primary angioplasty within 90 minutes of arrival at interventional centre door |
N/A
An interim good practice standard of 90 minutes from arrival at an interventional hospital to the time when the blocked artery is reopened (door to balloon time) has been established for provision of primary angioplasty, based on international guidelines.
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68% |
| Patients discharged from hospital on secondary prevention medication | ||
| Asprin | N/A | 98% |
| Beta blocker | N/A | 95% |
| Statins | N/A | 95% |
| ACE inhibitor | N/A | 91% |
| Clopidogrel | N/A | 92% |