Carmarthenshire NHS Trust
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Carmarthenshire NHS Trust was an NHS Trust
in Wales
. The headquarters of the Trust was in Glangwili General Hospital, Carmarthen
. The Hywel Dda Health Board HQ is in Haverfordwest
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The Trust served around 170,000 people across Carmarthenshire
and neighbouring counties. It had two main hospitals, Prince Philip Hospital, Llanelli
, and Glangwili General Hospital in Carmarthen
, with accident & emergency services. There were four smaller, community hospitals.
Carmarthenshire NHS Trust had over 3,200 staff. The Chairman was Mrs Margaret Price http://www.carmarthen.wales.nhs.uk/trustInfo/trustBoard.asp, and the Chief Executive was Paul Barnett http://www.carmarthen.wales.nhs.uk/trustInfo/trustBoard2.asp.
It merged with Ceredigion & Mid Wales NHS Trust
and Pembrokeshire & Derwen NHS Trust in April 2008.http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/mid_/7152403.stm The name for the newly merged trust is Hywel Dda NHS Trust
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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...
in Wales
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...
. The headquarters of the Trust was in Glangwili General Hospital, Carmarthen
Carmarthen
Carmarthen is a community in, and the county town of, Carmarthenshire, Wales. It is sited on the River Towy north of its mouth at Carmarthen Bay. In 2001, the population was 14,648....
. The Hywel Dda Health Board HQ is in Haverfordwest
Haverfordwest
Haverfordwest is the county town of Pembrokeshire, Wales and serves as the County's principal commercial and administrative centre. Haverfordwest is the most populous urban area in Pembrokeshire, with a population of 13,367 in 2001; though its community boundaries make it the second most populous...
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The Trust served around 170,000 people across Carmarthenshire
Carmarthenshire
Carmarthenshire is a unitary authority in the south west of Wales and one of thirteen historic counties. It is the 3rd largest in Wales. Its three largest towns are Llanelli, Carmarthen and Ammanford...
and neighbouring counties. It had two main hospitals, Prince Philip Hospital, Llanelli
Llanelli
Llanelli , the largest town in both the county of Carmarthenshire and the preserved county of Dyfed , Wales, sits on the Loughor estuary on the West Wales coast, approximately west-north-west of Swansea and south-east of the county town, Carmarthen. The town is famous for its proud rugby...
, and Glangwili General Hospital in Carmarthen
Carmarthen
Carmarthen is a community in, and the county town of, Carmarthenshire, Wales. It is sited on the River Towy north of its mouth at Carmarthen Bay. In 2001, the population was 14,648....
, with accident & emergency services. There were four smaller, community hospitals.
Carmarthenshire NHS Trust had over 3,200 staff. The Chairman was Mrs Margaret Price http://www.carmarthen.wales.nhs.uk/trustInfo/trustBoard.asp, and the Chief Executive was Paul Barnett http://www.carmarthen.wales.nhs.uk/trustInfo/trustBoard2.asp.
It merged with Ceredigion & Mid Wales NHS Trust
Ceredigion & Mid Wales NHS Trust
Ceredigion & Mid Wales NHS Trust was an NHS Trust in Wales. The headquarters of the Trust was based in the Bronglais General Hospital, in Aberystwyth. The Trust catered to the Ceredigion area, as well as large areas of south Gwynedd and north Powys....
and Pembrokeshire & Derwen NHS Trust in April 2008.http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/mid_/7152403.stm The name for the newly merged trust is Hywel Dda NHS Trust
Hywel Dda NHS Trust
Hywel Dda Local Health Board is a local health board in Wales which was established on 1 October 2009 from the merger of the Hywel Dda NHS Trust, the Pembrokeshire Local Health Board, Ceredigion Local Health Board and Carmarthenshire Local Health Board. The local health board is named in honour...
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Amman Valley Hospital
Amman Valley Hospital is a 28-bed community hospital in Ammanford.Bryntirion Hospital
Bryntirion Hospital was a former community geriatric hospital in Llanelli that closed in 2004.Llandovery Hospital
Llandovery Hospital is a community hospital with 18 beds, in LlandoveryLlandovery
Llandovery is a market town in Carmarthenshire, Wales, lying on the River Tywi and the A40 road.The town is served by Llandovery railway station, where there is a park and ride to Llanelli and Shrewsbury via the Heart of Wales Line...
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Mynydd Mawr Hospital
Mynydd Mawr Hospital (the name means 'Big Mountain') is a 38-bed community geriatric hospital, located in LlanelliLlanelli
Llanelli , the largest town in both the county of Carmarthenshire and the preserved county of Dyfed , Wales, sits on the Loughor estuary on the West Wales coast, approximately west-north-west of Swansea and south-east of the county town, Carmarthen. The town is famous for its proud rugby...
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Prince Philip Hospital
Prince Philip Hospital is a 205-bed major acute secondary care hospital, in LlanelliLlanelli
Llanelli , the largest town in both the county of Carmarthenshire and the preserved county of Dyfed , Wales, sits on the Loughor estuary on the West Wales coast, approximately west-north-west of Swansea and south-east of the county town, Carmarthen. The town is famous for its proud rugby...
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West Wales General Hospital
West Wales General Hospital is a 391-bed major acute secondary care hospital, in CarmarthenCarmarthen
Carmarthen is a community in, and the county town of, Carmarthenshire, Wales. It is sited on the River Towy north of its mouth at Carmarthen Bay. In 2001, the population was 14,648....
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