Ysbyty'r Tri Chwm

Ysbyty’r tri Chwm (English: Three Valleys Hospital) is a mental health facility in Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent, Wales. The site was opened in 1996. It is managed by the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.

Ysbyty'r tri Chwm
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
Shown in Blaenau Gwent
Geography
LocationEbbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent, Wales, United Kingdom
Coordinates51.791875°N 3.216699°W / 51.791875; -3.216699
Organisation
Care systemPublic NHS
TypeSpecialist
Services
SpecialityMental health
History
Opened1996
Links
Websitewww.wales.nhs.uk/sitesplus/866/page/40510
ListsHospitals in Wales

History

The hospital was commissioned to replace Pen-y-Fal Hospital in Abergavenny which closed the following year. Ysbyty’r Tri Chwm was officially opened by Glenys Kinnock in July 1996.[1][2]

The closure of Ebbw Vale Hospital in 2005 led to plans for a new hospital to be built in Ebbw Vale. The site around Ysbyty’r Tri Chwm was originally selected for the new construction. However, councillors later voted for the new Ysbyty Aneurin Bevan to be built on the site of a former steelworks.[3][4] In 2019, plans were announced to move 15 beds from Ysbyty’r Tri Chwm to Nevill Hall Hospital in Abergavenny when Grange University Hospital in Cwmbran is completed, which is due to be opened in 2021.[5]

Operations

The hospital is located around one mile from Ebbw Vale, near Ebbw Vale College. The site contains two separate day hospitals, Oak Parc and Elm Parc. Between them the two units have 36 mixed gender ward places available for patients over the age of 65 who suffer from mental health issues. A community mental health team is also based at the hospital and provides community based assessments.[6][7] The hospital is managed the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.[6]

A wide variety of activities are encouraged at the centre, including painting, exercise, music and gardening: there is a sensory garden onsite.[8] The hospital also contains a dining room and cafe, enclosed garden space and a gym.[7] A sensory garden was also installed in 2005 after work from local school pupils and volunteers.[9]

References
  1. Davies-Tudgay, Alan (2011). Ebbw Vale Through Time. Amberley. ISBN 978-1445600369.
  2. "Pensioner calls for hospital bus service". Wales online. 28 June 2007. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  3. "Steel site 'no' for hospital". South Wales Argus. 17 July 2003. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  4. "New hospital may be open by 2009". South Wales Argus. 5 August 2005. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  5. Rutherford, Andy (23 April 2019). "The radical changes on the cards for Gwent hospitals in preparation for the opening of new Grange University Hospital in Cwmbran and how they will affect you". South Wales Argus. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  6. "Ysbyty'r tri Chwm Hospital". Aneurin Bevan University Health Board. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  7. "Mental Health Act Monitoring Inspection" (PDF). Health are Inspectorate Wales. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  8. "Giving Back". BBC. 1 September 2005. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  9. "Physiotherapy doctorates". WalesOnline. Media Wales. 25 July 2005. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
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