Hospitals in west Wales are said to be facing an “unprecedented amount of pressure” which is expected to last for at least a week and bosses have urged people not to attend A&E unless absolutely necessary. The warning came from health chiefs at Hywel Dda University Health Board on Monday.
The health board, which manages healthcare in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire, has also asked people to help relatives at home if it means they can be discharged from one of the four major hospitals across the three counties. You can keep up to date with the latest Carmarthenshire news by signing up to the local newsletter here.
However, the issues are not only affecting Hywel Dda’s main hospital sites, located in Carmarthen, Llanelli, Haverfordwest and Aberystwyth, but also in community settings as well, as health chiefs admit there are problems with discharging patients due to staff shortages in the social care industry.
