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Discharge is a priority as pressure continues to affect Swansea Bay Hospitals

Very high demand is affecting all hospitals in Swansea Bay. The health service across the whole of Wales is also extremely busy.

We are doing everything we can, including creating additional capacity across all of our sites as well as working closely with our partners in local authorities to maximise the number of discharges.

But our capacity to admit acutely unwell patients who need a bed remains very limited.

We are asking for the public’s support in helping us to discharge those patients who have been assessed as suitable.

If your relative has completed their treatment and they’ve been told they can be discharged, please take them home.

If they are awaiting further support in the community, please take them home and provide bridging care until that is in place if this is possible.

You’ll be helping your loved one to recover better and reduce their risk of infection.

You’ll also be helping the many patients that need a bed.

We are also urging the public not to attend the Emergency Department (A&E) at Morriston Hospital unless absolutely unavoidable.

Please use the alternatives listed below. However, if you have chest pains/stroke/serious illness or serious injury, you MUST still come to ED. (Do not attend the Minor Injury Unit.)

  • If you have a minor injury, attend the Minor Injury Unit at Neath Port Talbot Hospital, Baglan Way, Port Talbot, SA12 7BX. It’s open 8am to 9pm, seven days a week. It can treat adults and children over one with minor injuries to the body such as cuts, burns, sprains, strains, dislocations and broken bones. It CANNOT deal with illnesses, suspected heart attacks, chest pain or stroke.
  • Visit your local chemist because pharmacists are experts in medicines who are trained to offer advice. They can recommend over-the-counter medication for coughs, colds, rashes, bites, aches and pains and, under the Common Ailments Service, offer free medication for certain conditions.

Visit the NHS 111 Wales website or telephone 111 for advice when it’s not an emergency.

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