Welsh health board may close urgent primary care centres at three hospitals
Summary
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board is consulting on closing urgent primary care centres at three hospitals by April 2027, citing funding and recruitment problems. Politicians warn the closures could increase pressure on emergency departments and other services, while the board says urgent and emergency care remains a priority.Key Facts
- The proposed closures affect centres at Ysbyty Penrhos Stanley in Holyhead, Ysbyty Alltwen in Tremadog and Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor.
- Betsi Cadwaladr serves about a quarter of Wales’s population.
- The centres are staffed by GPs, advanced nurse practitioners and physiotherapists and aim to ease pressure on GP practices and emergency departments.
- Local MPs and members of the Welsh Parliament from different parties warned the proposed closures could put added strain on other services.
- The health board has been in special measures since 2015 over concerns about care quality, patient safety and leadership.
- Six of Wales’s seven health boards were recently found to have failed their statutory duty to break even over a three-year period.
- In September, Powys Health Board said it was considering cutting 100 community hospital beds and consolidating some minor injury services.
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