Patients suffering with a suspected stroke who are transported by ambulance will be taken directly to the combined acute stroke unit at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital, or to the closest specialist stroke unit.
This change does not affect the ability of emergency departments at any of our hospitals – including Prince Charles Hospital, or Princess of Wales, Bridgend – to provide the initial treatment for a stroke or suspected stroke.
This means that any patient suffering with a stroke who attends any of our emergency departments will continue to be provided with the urgent treatment they need, including thrombolysis (clot-busting medication) swiftly and expertly. Patients requiring more intensive treatment and care will then be transferred by dedicated ambulance to the centralised acute stroke unit at Royal Glamorgan Hospital.