South Pembrokeshire Minor Injury Unit to close
South Pembrokeshire’s Minor Injury Unit will be closed from November 4 and specialist staff redeployed to help the busy accident and emergency department at Withybush Hospital. Hywel Dda Health Board’s Implementation Board, which is responsible for the oversight, monitoring, assurance and approval of service changes associated with the Your Health Your Future public consultation decisions, agreed to move forward with its decision to enhance access to community-based primary care services for people living in South Pembrokeshire. GP practices across Pembrokeshire provide a range of enhanced primary care services for people living in Pembrokeshire. The Unit has a low number of attendances throughout the year, and the redeployment of three experienced nurse practitioners to support the Accident and Emergency Department service at Withybush Hospital for the benefit of urgent patients from across Pembrokeshire. Withybush Hospital Director and Associate Medical Director for Quality and Safet...