Swansea Bay University Health Board is a local health board in Wales. It is the successor body to the former Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board following a change in name and boundary on 1 April 2019. SBUHB covers Swansea and Neath Port Talbot. In February 2019 it was decided to rename it Swansea Bay University Health Board and to alter the boundary with the Cwm Taf University Health Board. SBUHB serves 390,000 people and employs 12,500 staff. The health board has a budget of £1 billion, and is a designated university local health board linked to Swansea University. Training centres are located at Singleton Hospital, Morriston Hospital and Phillips Parade Children's Orthopaedic Clinic.
Blackmill Hospital – – a former isolation hospital
Bridgend General Hospital – – a former workhouse which became a district general hospital.
Cefn Hirgoed Hospital – – a former isolation hospital and infirmary for elderly and disabled patients, demolished to make way for Sainsbury and McArthur Glen Shopping Centre.
Groeswen Hospital – –, demolished in 2006 and now a housing estate
Heddfan Hospital – – a former isolation hospital, demolished to make way for the M4 motorway.
Hensol Hospital – – a former learning disability hospital, the hospital became no longer necessary once the care for patients with learning disabilities moved to community care. The remaining patients who could not be cared for in community were moved out to learning disability bungalows to help them integrate with their local community.
Hill House Hospital – – originally an isolation hospital.
Llynfi Hospital – closed in the 1990s – a former community hospital.
Maesgwyn Hospital – closed in 2011 – a former community hospital.
Veterans NHS Wales is a specialised, priority service for individuals who have served in the Armed Forces, at any time in their lives and who are experiencing mental health difficulties related specifically to their military service.
Urgent and unscheduled care
Morriston Hospital Emergency Department
The emergency department at Morriston Hospital if it's for serious and life-threatening conditions that need immediate medical attention including breathing difficulties, persistent severe chest pain, heavy blood loss, severe burns, loss of consciousness, suspected stroke, deep wounds.
An experienced team of specially-trained emergency nurse practitioners, triage nurses and health care support workers treat patients for minor conditions including cuts and minor burns; sprains and strains; broken bones; dislocation of the shoulder, fingers and toes; head or face injuries; neck injuries; back injuries; foreign bodies to eyes, ears and nose; rib injuries; bites ; insect stings; and assaults.
Performance
In September 2016, Welsh Government placed the health board into targeted intervention status as part of NHS Wales Escalation and Intervention. As of July 2019, the health board remains at this status. In 2018/19, the health board achieved the following against key priority measures:
74.5% of patients waiting less than 4 hours in ED
653 patients waited longer than 12 hours in ED
62% of stroke patients had a direct admission within 1 hour
96% of stroke patients were assessed by a specialist within 24 hours
236 outpatients were waiting longer than 26 weeks for treatment
401 outpatients were waiting over 8 weeks for diagnostics
No patients waited longer than 14 weeks for therapy care
There were 3 cases of C.difficile health care acquired infection
There were 14 cases of S.Aureus Bacteraemia health care acquired infection
There were 27 cases of E.Coli Bacteraemia health care acquired infection
Use of the private sector
In 2015-6 the board sent 1,599 patients to private sector providers for elective procedures to reduce waiting times because of its lack of capacity at a cost of £3.74 million, compared to 317 in 2014-5 and 160 in 2013-4.
