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Bronglais Hospital’s outpatients department in Aberystwyth is being temporarily moved to another facility next door as improvement works to the flooring and general environment are carried out. From Monday 11 January outpatients will be moved to the antenatal department - which is adjacent to the existing outpatients area – as the latest phase of refurbishments under the Front of House project is carried out. And from Monday 18 January the “outpatients corridor” on Level 2 will also be closed to allow building work to begin. When the corridor closes, patients will no longer be able to access outpatients directly from the main Caradog road entrance, and will need to take the lift or stairs in the blue (medical block) or red (A&E/Day Surgery) zones to Level 2 in order access the department. Signage is being changed and staff will be on hand to help people find their way. Anyone who needs to move from one end of the hospital to the other is asked to use the corridor on Level 1. As par...

Hywel Dda Health Board has introducing a text messaging reminder service to help tackle the problem of people not attending outpatient appointments. The new mobile phone service is live now and will be available for outpatient appointments across Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire. Patients will be asked whether they wish to have the reminder when they book their next outpatient appointments. If they agree, two text message reminders will be sent to the patient’s mobile number before their appointment. Patients will be given the opportunity to request their reminder messages in either Welsh or English. The detail within the message will include the time, date and venue of the appointment, and no sensitive information. The text message will also provide a contact number for the patient to cancel the appointment should they so wish. If the appointment is cancelled, the appointment slot will not be lost as it will be offered to another patient. The aim is to encourage pa...