Merthyr Tydfil Council would be unable to fund a scheme to create extra care bed capacity without extra money, a council report has said.
Full council on Wednesday, October 5, gave its backing to the plan to create more stepdown beds in the Cwm Taf Morgannwg area but voted in line with a recommendation not to approve the funding of the financial costs associated with it.
The proposal involves an expectation from Welsh Government that the Cwm Taf Morgannwg region creates additional capacity of 188 beds as part of the overall expectation for an additional 1,000 beds across Wales in a bid to ease pressure on the health service and social care before the winter months.
