Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board Explained

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Native Name:Bwrdd lechyd Prifysgol Cwm Taf Morgannwg
Native Name Lang:cy
Former Name:Cwm Taf University Health Board
Map:Cwm Taf Morgannwg location map.svg
Start Date:1 October 2009
Headquarters:Dewi Sant Hospital, Pontypridd
Type:NHS Wales
local health board
Staff:12,685 (2023/24)[1]

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board (CTMUHB) (Welsh: Bwrdd lechyd Prifysgol Cwm Taf Morgannwg) is the local health board of NHS Wales for Merthyr Tydfil, Rhondda Cynon Taf, and Bridgend in the south of Wales. It was renamed from Cwm Taf University Health Board on 1 April 2019 following the transfer of Bridgend County Borough from the former Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board (now Swansea Bay University Health Board).[2]

It was established in 2009 as the legal successor organisation to Cwm Taf NHS Trust (Welsh: Ymddiriedolaeth GIG Cwm Taf). The Trust was formed on 1 April 2008, following the merger of the North Glamorgan and Pontypridd & Rhondda NHS Trusts. Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is the operational name of Cwm Taf Morgannwg Local Health Board.

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board provides healthcare services mainly for the population of Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough and (from 1 April 2019) Bridgend County Borough. Cwm Taf Morgannwg NHS Trust's headquarters are in Ynysmeurig House, Navigation Park, Abercynon, Wales.[3]

Performance

Maternity services have been put into special measures in April 2019 after investigations into the standards of maternity care.[4]

Hospitals

Current hospitals

Former Hospitals

Notes and References

  1. Web site: CWM TAF LOCAL HEALTH BOARD ANNUAL ACCOUNTS 2018-19 . Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board . 20 April 2020.
  2. News: Health Board boundary change . 24 March 2019 . Lexology . 18 February 2019.
  3. Web site: Chair - Cwm Taf University Health Board. Centre for Public Appointments. 4 February 2019.
  4. News: Cwm Taf maternity services failings result in special measures amid deeply troubling accounts from parents . 23 August 2019 . Lexology . 28 June 2019.