Vascular update: 15 November 2024

As part of our commitment to improve the care we deliver, we have taken the decision to pause the direct provision of planned and emergency open abdominal aortic aneurism (AAA) surgery. 

We work closely with vascular experts in Wales and the wider UK and together with our Health Board clinicians, this decision follows their collective advice as part of our continuous assessment.

In the short term this means that the Royal Stoke University Hospital working with our clinicians will carry out the small number of surgeries, around 10-15 annually. Our collaboration with Stoke is long-standing and this builds on the strong partnership approach in place.

All other vascular service activity will continue as normal.