The quality of the Health Board’s buildings and facilities is at the heart of service planning. A lot of work has been carried out to asses where investment is required for new buildings and facilities, where improvement is needed to maintain existing estate and where there are opportunities to dispose of estate that is no longer fit-for-purpose or is unused.
For example, the Health Board has been fortunate to secure funding support to improve clinical facilities at Llandudno Hospital, creating an orthopaedic hub that will significantly help to address the backlog delays that currently exists for joint replacement surgery.
The Health Board is also working to secure funding for much needed new mental health inpatient facilities on the Glan Clwyd site, and for expanded facilities at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Rhyl.
These are all ambitious projects that will provide the quality of estate and facilities needed to deliver high-quality, sustainable services for the people of North Wales.