Aneurin Bevan University Health Board has cancelled all planned appointments and clinics for the day of the Queen's funeral.
The UK government has said that the Queen's funeral will be at 11am on Monday, September 19 and it has been designated as a bank holiday for the entirety of the UK including Wales. Schools will be closed but when it comes to employment the UK Government guidance is that the decision on closures "is a matter for discussion between individuals and their employer" and that "there is no statutory entitlement to time off for bank holidays, but employers may include bank holidays as part of a worker’s leave entitlement".
The Welsh NHS is currently on its knees with enormous backlogs and some people waiting over two years for procedures. Many in substantial amounts of pain. In a statement the health board said the cancellations were "unavoidable" but that some people may be contacted depending on the urgency of their appointment "if agreed with patients and the teams".
