Work on £2m minor injuries unit at Llandudno hospital nears completion
The modern £1.9 million building is now complete and construction workers are on site fitting out the inside of the unit ready for opening late this summer.
The design is the result of partnership work between the health board and local stakeholders who have been involved from discussion, to planning and finally construction.
Unit manager Malc Anglesea said: “It’s really exciting to see this project coming into the home stretch now and we are looking forward to when we can showcase the new unit to the surrounding community later this summer.
“All the team are really proud to be involved with such a major development for Llandudno Hospital which will strengthen the services on site for all patients we will see.”
The unit is designed to provide a bigger floor space than the existing unit and will meet modern building regulations, provide more treatment areas, support better access to patient records and provide specific areas for the treatment of children.
It is also expected to allow more people to be treated on site rather than travelling to Ysbyty Gwynedd or Ysbyty Glan Clwyd emergency departments and there will also be improved working between GPs and out of hours.
Cllr Carol Marubbi, deputy mayor of Llandudno and president of the Llandudno Hospital Action Group, said: “I’m very pleased it is nearly complete - It’s great news for the staff and for morale, to see something is happening.
“I’d have been far happier if we had the original plans.
"They wanted to make it two steps higher than a minor injuries unit so it could take some of the strain off Bangor and Wrexham, but we have to be grateful in this day and age. Anything they pump in there is good and is a plus.”
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