{{Use dmy dates, date=April 2022 Bro Morgannwg NHS Trust was an

NHS Trust An NHS trust is an organisational unit within the National Health Services of England and Wales, generally serving either a geographical area or a specialised function (such as an ambulance service). In any particular location there may be several ...

based in

Bridgend Bridgend (; cy, Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr or just , meaning "the end of the bridge on the Ogmore") is a town in Bridgend County Borough in Wales, west of Cardiff and east of Swansea. The town is named after the Old Bridge, Bridgend, medieval bridge ...

Mid Glamorgan , Government= Mid Glamorgan County Council , Status= Non-metropolitan county (1974–1996) Preserved county (1996–) , Start= 1974 , End= 1996 , Arms= ''Coat of arms of Mid ...

History

The

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was

Win Griffiths Winston James Griffiths, OBE (born 11 February 1943), known as Win Griffiths, is a former teacher and politician, who served as a Member of the European Parliament for South Wales from 1979 to 1989 and as Member of Parliament for Bridgend fro ...

, and the

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was Paul Williams. The Trust served around 300,000 people, living in

Neath Neath (; cy, Castell-nedd) is a market town and Community (Wales), community situated in the Neath Port Talbot, Neath Port Talbot County Borough, Wales. The town had a population of 50,658 in 2011. The community of the parish of Neath had a po ...

Port Talbot Port Talbot (, ) is a town and community in the county borough of Neath Port Talbot, Wales, situated on the east side of Swansea Bay, approximately from Swansea. The Port Talbot Steelworks covers a large area of land which dominates the south ...

, and part of the

Vale of Glamorgan The Vale of Glamorgan ( cy, Bro Morgannwg ), often referred to as The Vale, is a county borough in the south-east of Wales. It borders Bridgend County Borough to the west, Cardiff to the east, Rhondda Cynon Taf to the north, and the Bristol C ...

(the Welsh name for which forms the trust's name). It employed around 6,600 staff including more than 100

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s. It managed around 1,400 beds across 14 general and community hospitals. It ceased to exist as a distinct entity following a merger with

Swansea NHS Trust {{Use dmy dates, date=April 2022 Swansea NHS Trust was an NHS Trust covering Swansea, south Wales. It was established on 1 April 1999 and ceased to exist on 1 April 2008 when it merged with Bro Morgannwg NHS Trust to form the Abertawe Bro Morgannw ...

on 1 April 2008 to form the Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University NHS Trust.

Major hospitals

Major hospitals were as follows: *

Glanrhyd Hospital Glanrhyd Hospital is a psychiatric hospital in Pen-y-fai near Bridgend in Wales. It is managed by the Cwm Taf University Health Board. History The hospital, which was designed by William Martin and John Henry Chamberlain in the Gothic Revival ...

*Groeswen Hospital, closed in 2006. *

Maesteg Community Hospital Maesteg Community Hospital ( cy, Ysbyty Cymunedol Maesteg) is a community hospital in Maesteg, Wales. It is managed by Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board. History The hospital has its origins in a temporary facility established for injure ...

Neath Port Talbot Hospital Neath Port Talbot Hospital ( cy, Ysbyty Castell Nedd Port Talbot) is a general hospital located in Port Talbot, Wales. It is managed by Swansea Bay University Health Board. History The hospital, which was commissioned to replace Neath General Ho ...

*The

Princess of Wales Hospital The Princess of Wales Hospital ( cy, Ysbyty Tywysoges Cymru) is a district general hospital in Bridgend, Wales. It is managed by Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board. History The hospital was commissioned to replace the aging Bridgend Gene ...

Tonna Hospital Tonna Hospital ( cy, Ysbyty Tonna) is a psychiatric hospital in Tonna, Neath, Wales. It is managed by Swansea Bay University Health Board. History The hospital was officially opened as Neath District Isolation Hospital in March 1939. It joined th ...

Health centres

*Pontardawe Health Centre

References

Bro Morgannwg NHS Trust
Defunct Welsh NHS Trusts 2008 disestablishments in Wales