Extra paramedics will help reduce intake at Neath Port Talbot Hospital
A MASSIVE publicity campaign will be launched to explain the changes at Neath Port Talbot Hospital.
Health chiefs want to get the message out to the county's 130,000 residents — and that will involve distributing leaflets to some 40,000 households as well as putting up posters in NHS buildings.
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Neath Port Talbot Hospital
Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board has also revealed a team of "super- paramedics" will be recruited and that should reduce the number of people needing admission to hospital.
The board revealed is bringing forward the withdrawal of emergency medical services from Neath Port Talbot to next week.
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From midnight next Tuesday, 999 medical admissions and GP referrals there will cease, with patients taken to hospitals in Swansea or Bridgend instead.
An expanded clinical decision unit at Morriston Hospital will be available from next Wednesday, as will 22 beds at Ward 6 in Singleton and 10 beds in Ward 20 at Princess of Wales in Bridgend.
These beds, along with nursing staff moving from Neath Port Talbot Hospital, will accommodate Neath Port Talbot acute medical patients.
Two wards are being kept at Neath Port Talbot for them to move to once their initial acute care in the other hospitals is completed.
A team of nurses will visit the wards in Swansea and Bridgend daily to identify those who are well enough to transfer.
This will involve a bespoke transport system using non-emergency ambulances, with agreement now reached between ABM and the Wales Ambulance Service.
An ABM spokeswoman said: "More ambulances are being made available specifically for discharges and transfers.
"In addition a new advanced paramedic practitioner service is being set up at Neath Port Talbot Hospital.
"These highly-skilled paramedics have additional diagnostic and treatment skills and will be able to safely deal directly with a high proportion of patients without them even needing to come to hospital.
"Where advanced paramedic practitioners have been used elsewhere in the NHS, the numbers of patients coming to hospital have been halved.
"The additional ambulance transport will be place in time for the urgent service change at Neath Port Talbot Hospital, with the advanced paramedic practitioner team arriving shortly afterwards once the recruitment process is complete."
Meanwhile, she said, ABM would be working very hard to communicate the changes to patients, the public and staff.
She added: "Leaflets will be sent to households in the Neath Port Talbot area as soon as possible.
"Information will be available in GP surgeries and other local NHS buildings, and on our network of hospital information screens."
It's also available at www.abm.wales.nhs.uk.
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Comments
by godisalie
Friday, August 17 2012, 1:42AM
“Y carnt nebody spel nemor? an grama is apalin !”
by Walesforever
Thursday, August 16 2012, 10:45PM
“There you go then, it's nothing to do with polotics.”
by rivergirl
Thursday, August 16 2012, 8:17AM
“It's clear to see that some of the usual suspects on this comments page are a lot more interested in Labour bashing than the state of the NHS.”
by Walesforever
Wednesday, August 15 2012, 9:54PM
“I'd like to know what our MP Dr Hywel Francis thinks about this utterly disgraceful siuation. Anybody remember him. He's the chap in the light coloured suit who can be seen from time to time wandering aimlessly around trying to be nice to those he meets.
Between him and the ubiquitous and equally pointless Mr Hain, I despair.
I hope all those who vote LABOUR no matter what, lay comfortably in their beds, happy in the knowledge that if they are in need of urgent medical assistance after Tuesday, the powers that be are going to recruit more para-medics. God help us all !”
by Neathboy234
Wednesday, August 15 2012, 9:26PM
“avondale I may or may not go away, but other progressive liberal minded people like me will never go away. There will always be others who will fight for Human Rights and equality. Huge steps have been made making us a multicultural nation that is the envy of the world, still there is much to do.”
by Neathboy234
Wednesday, August 15 2012, 9:18PM
“Strange thing to say a bit like saying Westminster will never get my vote again. Never mind no vote no say. And just when the other parties were banking on getting ur vote.
You could try voting green, me and u would be mates then lol”
by williamwaun
Wednesday, August 15 2012, 9:14PM
“Never voted Labour in my life, we are in this mess through them. What I mean't to say is the assembly will never get my vote again, because it doesn't matter who you vote, Labour will always get into the Welsh Assembly and ruin our hospitals and get us back into debt. Just remember you could have a accident tomorrow or be terminally ill wouldn't wish that on anyone, but who knows what the outcome would be with hospitals closing throughout Wales.”
by avondale
Wednesday, August 15 2012, 9:07PM
“Let's make a Pact folks- Don't bite at Neathboy234 and he may go away”
by Neathboy234
Wednesday, August 15 2012, 9:01PM
“sochat I'm a prat for working out a hospital without many doctors isn't going to work, or am I a prat for seeing that change isnt always a bad thing”
by Neathboy234
Wednesday, August 15 2012, 8:59PM
“williamwaun So i guess u feel quite silly voting labour, never mind”