Board to discuss temporary overnight closure of Minor Injury Unit to protect patient safety / Y Bwrdd i drafod cau Uned Mân Anafiadau dros nos dros dro i amddiffyn diogelwch cleifion

Yn ei gyfarfod ar 26 Medi, bydd Bwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Hywel Dda yn trafod yr angen i newid oriau agor yr Uned Mân Anafiadau, Ysbyty’r Tywysog Philip yn Llanelli oherwydd pwysau cynyddol gweithredol ac ar lefelau staffio. 

Byddai’r cynnig, pe bai’n cael ei gefnogi, yn golygu darparu gwasanaeth 12 awr yn ystod y dydd, yn hytrach na gwasanaeth 24 awr, o 1 Tachwedd 2024 am gyfnod o chwe mis. Mae hyn er mwyn sicrhau diogelwch cleifion sy’n bresennol yn yr uned.

Ni fydd y newid dros dro yn effeithio ar yr Uned Asesu Meddygol Acíwt a bydd cleifion meddygol sâl iawn yn dal i gael eu cludo i Ysbyty’r Tywysog Philip, 24 awr y dydd, ar gyfer asesiad a thriniaeth fel y maent ar hyn o bryd. 

Byddai’r cynnig yn golygu y byddai oedolion a phlant sydd ag anaf llai difrifol, hefyd yn gallu mynychu’r Uned Mân Anafiadau, yn yr ysbyty rhwng 8am ac 8pm bob dydd. 

Mae’r cynnig i addasu oriau agor yr Uned Mân Anafiadau, yn cael ei gyflwyno, oherwydd pryderon diogelwch cleifion, a godwyd gan Arolygiaeth Gofal Iechyd Cymru yn gofyn am sicrwydd yn dilyn arolygiad ym mis Mehefin y llynedd, a chan staff sy’n gweithio yn yr uned. Mae hyn oherwydd yr anallu cyson i ddod o hyd i feddygon addas i arwain y gwasanaeth dan arweiniad meddygon teulu, yn enwedig gyda’r nos a sesiynau dros nos.

Mae hyn wedi arwain at y gwasanaeth yn cael ei arwain gan Ymarferwyr Nyrsio Brys nad ydynt, er eu bod yn fedrus iawn wrth ddelio â mân anafiadau, yn gallu darparu gofal addas i gleifion sydd angen sylw meddyg teulu. 

Yn ogystal, mae gan rai cleifion sy’n mynychu’r uned anghenion mwy cymhleth nag y gellir eu rheoli gan feddyg teulu, gan eu bod yn cael eu hystyried yn ddifrifol. Mae hyn yn golygu bod angen eu sefydlogi a’u trosglwyddo ymlaen. 

Mae’r angen brys i fynd i’r afael â’r broblem hon, wedi’i gymeradwyo gan staff meddygol yn yr ysbyty â chanddynt bryderon cynyddol am ddiogelwch y gwasanaeth a’r cleifion y maent yn eu trin.

Tra bo’r cynnig yn cael ei ystyried, mae’n bwysig pwysleisio bod Ysbyty’r Tywysog Philip yn parhau i ddarparu gofal meddygol acíwt i’r boblogaeth leol. 

Os caiff y cynnig ei gymeradwyo, bydd y bwrdd iechyd yn cynnal ymgyrch gwybodaeth ac ymgysylltu yn y gymuned. Bydd hyn yn rhoi gwybod i bobl am y gofal a’r driniaeth a ddarperir gan yr Uned Mân Anafiadau, beth yw’r oriau agor dros dro, a cheisio ystyried sut gallai’r gwasanaeth edrych yn y dyfodol.

·    I gael rhagor o wybodaeth am sut y gall yr Uned Mân Anafiadau yn Ysbyty’r Tywysog Philip eich helpu – ewch i Unedau mân anafiadau – Bwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Hywel Dda (gig.cymru) 

·    Os ydych chi’n sâl ac yn ansicr pa help y gallai fod ei angen arnoch, ewch i wiriwr symptomau GIG Cymru ar wefan GIG 111 Cymru – Hafan (wales.nhs.uk) neu ffoniwch 111

·    Os oes angen cyngor iechyd meddwl arnoch sydd ar frys ac nid yn argyfwng, ffoniwch 111 a phwyswch Opsiwn 2.

·    Mewn argyfwng sy’n peryglu bywyd, ffoniwch 999.

Bydd cyfarfod y Bwrdd yn cael ei gynnal ar ddydd Iau, 26 Medi 2024. Mae manylion cyfarfod y Bwrdd i’w gweld ar wefan y bwrdd iechyd. 

Bydd penderfyniad y Bwrdd yn cael ei gyhoeddi i’r cyfryngau lleol ac ar wefan y bwrdd iechyd a thudalennau cyfryngau cymdeithasol ar 26 Medi 2024.

Mae’r Bwrdd Iechyd yn hapus i drafod gyda’r gymuned a gwrando ar sylwadau. Mae proses o rannu gwybodaeth ac ymgysylltu yn cael ei argymell fel rhan o bapur y Bwrdd. 

DIWEDD

At its meeting on 26 September, Hywel Dda University Health Board will discuss the need to change the opening hours of the Minor Injury Unit at Prince Philip Hospital in Llanelli due to increasing operational and staffing pressures. 

The proposal, if supported, would see the provision of 12-hour daytime service rather than a 24-hour-service, from 1 November 2024 for a period of six months. This is to ensure the safety of patients presenting at the unit.

The temporary change will not affect the Acute Medical Assessment Unit and very unwell medical patients will still be taken to Prince Philip Hospital, 24-hours a day, for assessment and treatment as they are now. 

The proposal would mean that adults and children with a minor injury would also still be able to attend the Minor Injury Unit at the hospital between 8am and 8pm every day. 

The proposal to adjust the opening hours of the MIU is being presented due to patient safety concerns, raised both by Healthcare Inspectorate Wales seeking assurances following an inspection in June of last year, and from staff working at the unit. This is due to the frequent inability to find suitably qualified doctors to cover the GP led service, particularly in evening and overnight sessions.

This has led to the service being led instead by Emergency Nurse Practitioners who, whilst extremely skilled at dealing with minor injuries, are not able to provide suitable care to patients who require a GP. 

Additionally, some patients attending the unit have more complex needs than can be managed by a GP, as they are considered major. This means they need to be stabilised and transferred onwards. 

The urgent need to address this problem has been endorsed by medical staff at the hospital with growing concerns about the safety of the service and the patients it treats.

While the proposal is being considered, it is important to stress that Prince Philip Hospital continues to provide acute medical care for the local population. 

If the proposal is endorsed, the health board will run an information and engagement campaign in the community. This will both inform people about what care and treatment is provided from the Minor Injury Unit, and what the temporary opening hours are, and seek to consider what the future of the service could look like.

·    For further information on how the MIU at Prince Philip Hospital can 

     help you – please visit Minor injuries units – Hywel Dda University Health Board (nhs.wales)

·    If you are unwell and unsure what help you might need, please visit the

     NHS Wales symptom checker on the website NHS 111 Wales – Homepage or call 111

·    If you need mental health advice which is urgent and not an emergency, call 111 and press Option 2.

·    In a life-threatening emergency, call 999.

The meeting of the Board will take place on Thursday, 26 September 2024. Details of the Board meeting can be found on the health board’s website. The Board decision will be announced to local media and on the health board’s website and social media pages on 26 September 2024.

The health board is happy to speak with the community and hear their views, and an information sharing and engagement process is recommended as part of the Board paper.

ENDS

Swyddfa’r Cyfryngau | Media Office
Cyfathrebu | Communications 
Bwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Hywel Dda | Hywel Dda University Health Board
mediaoffice.hyweldda@wales.nhs.uk 

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