Conwy & Denbighshire NHS Trust

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Conwy & Denbighshire NHS Trust is an NHS Trust in Wales. The headquarters of the Trust are in Glan Clwyd Hospital, in Bodelwyddan, near Rhyl, Denbighshire. The Trust was named in the 'Top 40 Hospitals' in the UK for the fifth year running in 2006, a title conferred by CHKS^[1].

The Trust formed on 1 April 1999, through a merger of the Glan Clwyd District General Hospital NHS Trust with parts of the Clwydian Community Care NHS Trust (the other half being absorbed by the North East Wales NHS Trust, and part of the Gwynedd Community Health Trust (the other parts forming the North West Wales NHS Trust.

The Trust serves the population of central North Wales, across Conwy and Denbighshire. It had 5,325 staff as of April 1, 2006. The Acting Chairman is Mr Alun Lewis ^[2], and the Chief Executive is Gren Kershaw ^[3].

The Conwy & Denbighshire NHS Trust runs one major acute hospital (Glan Clwyd Hospital), two further acute hospitals (H.M. Stanley in St. Asaph), and Abergele Hospital, 6 community hospitals, and mental health units.

It was confirmed in April 2008 that the Conwy & Denbighshire NHS Trust intends to merge with the North East Wales NHS Trust, creating a new trust covering the preserved county area of Clwyd. Both trusts agreed to the merger, and approval from the health minister was given on 22 May 2008.^[1]

1 Major hospitals
2 References

[edit] Major hospitals

[edit] Abergele Hospital

Abergele Hospital, Abergele is an acute hospital.

[edit] Colwyn Bay Community Hospital

The Colwyn Bay Community Hospital is a community hospital based in the town of Colwyn Bay. It contains a minor injury unit, but no A&E department^[4].

[edit] Conwy Hospital

Conwy Hospital, Conwy

Now closed and demolished

[edit] Denbigh Community Hospital

Denbigh Community Hospital (also known as Denbigh Infirmary) is a small rehabilitation hospital based in Denbigh.

[edit] Ysbyty Glan Clwyd

Glan Clwyd Hospital, (Ysbyty Glan Clwyd in Welsh) is the Trust's headquarters, and is based in Bodelwyddan. It is a major acute hospital, with most main healthcare functions, including A&E, pathology, imaging, obstetrics, mental health, paediatrics, oncology, and physiotherapy. The hospital opened in 1980.