Carmarthenshire 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 ...

Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...

. The headquarters of the trust was in

Glangwili General Hospital Glangwili General Hospital ( cy, Ysbyty Cyffredinol Glangwili), previously known as West Wales General Hospital, is a general hospital in Carmarthen, Wales. It is managed by Hywel Dda University Health Board. History The hospital opened as the We ...

Carmarthen Carmarthen (, RP: ; cy, Caerfyrddin , "Merlin's fort" or "Sea-town fort") is the county town of Carmarthenshire and a community in Wales, lying on the River Towy. north of its estuary in Carmarthen Bay. The population was 14,185 in 2011, ...

. The Hywel Dda Health Board HQ is in

Haverfordwest Haverfordwest (, ; cy, Hwlffordd ) is the county town of Pembrokeshire, Wales, and the most populous urban area in Pembrokeshire with a population of 14,596 in 2011. It is also a community, being the second most populous community in the county, ...

. The trust served around 170,000 people across

Carmarthenshire Carmarthenshire ( cy, Sir Gaerfyrddin; or informally ') is a county in the south-west of Wales. The three largest towns are Llanelli, Carmarthen and Ammanford. Carmarthen is the county town and administrative centre. The county is known as ...

and neighbouring counties. It had two main hospitals, Prince Philip Hospital,

Llanelli Llanelli ("St Elli's Parish"; ) is a market town and the largest community in Carmarthenshire and the preserved county of Dyfed, Wales. It is located on the Loughor estuary north-west of Swansea and south-east of the county town, Carmarthen. ...

, and Glangwili General Hospital in

, with

accident & emergency An emergency department (ED), also known as an accident and emergency department (A&E), emergency room (ER), emergency ward (EW) or casualty department, is a medical treatment facility specializing in emergency medicine, the acute care of pati ...

services. There were four smaller, community hospitals. Carmarthenshire NHS Trust had over 3,200 staff. The

chairman The chairperson, also chairman, chairwoman or chair, is the presiding officer of an organized group such as a board, committee, or deliberative assembly. The person holding the office, who is typically elected or appointed by members of the grou ...

was Mrs Margaret Price, and the

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was Paul Barnett. It merged with

Ceredigion & Mid Wales NHS Trust Ceredigion & Mid Wales NHS Trust ( cy, Ymddiriedolaeth GIG Ceredigion a Chanolbarth Cymru) 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 a ...

and

Pembrokeshire & Derwen NHS Trust Hywel Dda University Health Board (HDUHB) ( cy, Bwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Hywel Dda) is the local health board of NHS Wales for the west of Wales. Established on 1 October 2009 from the merger of the Hywel Dda NHS Trust, the Pembrokeshire Local He ...

in April 2008. The name for the newly merged trust is Hywel Dda NHS Trust.

Major hospitals

Major hospitals were as follows: *

Amman Valley Hospital Amman Valley Hospital ( cy, Ysbyty Dyffryn Aman) is a community hospital in Ammanford, Wales. It is managed by the Hywel Dda University Health Board. History The hospital was established as the Amman Valley Cottage Hospital in 1936. The hospital ...

*Bryntirion Hospital, closed in 2004. *

Llandovery Hospital Llandovery Hospital ( cy, Ysbyty Llanymddyfri) is a community hospital in Llandovery, Wales. It is managed by the Hywel Dda University Health Board. History The hospital has its origins in the Llandovery Union Workhouse and Infirmary which was es ...

* Mynydd Mawr Hospital, closed in 2013. * Prince Philip Hospital *

References

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External links

Carmarthenshire NHS TrustGuide to Carmarthenshire NHS Trust services
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file Defunct Welsh NHS Trusts Organisations based in Carmarthenshire