Emergency Department

Siân Gwenllian MS visits Ysbyty Gwynedd Emergency Department

Gwynedd Maldwyn Senedd Member Siân Gwenllian has visited the Emergency Department at Ysbyty Gwynedd to learn more about the vital work taking place there and hear directly about some of the challenges facing the department.
 
Dr Rob Perry, Vice President of RCEM Wales, Sian Gruffydd, Directorate General Manager for Emergency Care, BCUHB, and Dr. Pete Williams, Clinical Lead for the Emergency Department at Ysbyty Gwynedd
 
Ysbyty Gwynedd is a critical health facility for north-west Wales and the nearest hospital for tens of thousands of Siân Gwenllian’s constituents across Gwynedd Maldwyn.
 
Siân had previously attended the opening of the multi-million-pound redevelopment of the Emergency Department in 2019, when she described the project as “transformative”. She returned to the department this week to see the facilities and meet staff once again.
 
During the visit, Siân met Dr Rob Perry, Consultant in Emergency Medicine and current Vice President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) Wales, and heard about the pressures facing Emergency Departments across Wales.
 
The visit also provided an opportunity to congratulate the department on receiving Bronze accreditation through the Royal College of Emergency Medicine’s GreenED programme. The accreditation recognises the department’s work to reduce its environmental impact while maintaining high standards of patient care.
 
Siân also saw the significant work that has been carried out on the hospital’s existing helipad, a project that will see the hospital gain a dual helipad – the first of its kind in the country. The facilities are an important part of the hospital’s emergency infrastructure, allowing medical helicopters to transport critically ill or injured patients rapidly to specialist emergency care.
 
Siân Gwenllian MS said:
 

“It was a real pleasure to visit the Emergency Department at Ysbyty Gwynedd and to meet the staff who work incredibly hard to provide care to patients every single day.
 
“I am very aware of some of the significant challenges facing the department, including concerns around the lack of continuous flow and the resulting treatment of patients in inappropriate non-clinical settings, more commonly known as ‘corridor care’. These are serious concerns, and I have had personal experience lately. I look forward to raising issues directly with the Health Board.
 
“But I also want to take this opportunity to recognise the fantastic job that staff are doing in very difficult circumstances. Care is clearly at the centre of everything they do, and it was obvious that there is a real sense of teamwork across the department.
 
“From the cleaning staff and porters to the clinical teams, everyone I met took great pride in their work and in providing the best possible care for patients.
 
“It was also good to see the significant improvements to the existing helipad and the construction of a second helipad, which will play an important role in ensuring critically ill and injured patients can reach emergency care as quickly as possible.
 
“I would like to thank the whole department once again for the fantastic welcome and, most importantly, for the heroic work they continue to do every day.”