Ysbyty Gwynedd

Ysbyty Gwynedd
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Ysbyty Gwynedd
Ysbyty Gwynedd is located in Gwynedd
Ysbyty Gwynedd
Shown in Gwynedd
Geography
LocationBangor, Gwynedd, Wales
Coordinates53°12′32″N 4°09′43″W / 53.2090°N 4.1620°W / 53.2090; -4.1620
Organisation
Care systemNHS Wales
TypeTeaching hospital
North Wales Medical School, Bangor University
Services
Yes
Beds463
Helipads
HelipadYes
History
Opened1984
Links
Websitebcuhb.nhs.wales/services/hospitals/ysbyty-gwynedd/

Ysbyty Gwynedd (Welsh for 'Gwynedd Hospital') is a teaching hospital in Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales. It is managed by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board.

History

The hospital, which was commissioned to replace the aging Caernarfon and Anglesey Infirmary,[1] opened in May 1984.[2] A specialist cancer centre opened at the hospital in September 2010[3] and a major expansion of the accident and emergency facilities was completed in 2019.[4] The foyer area was restructured internally in 2026.[5]

The hospital has struggled to meet local demand for healthcare, with its health board being in special measures since 2013. In 2023, a coroner's report found staffing was inadequate for the levels of demand. [6]

In January 2026, a temporary endoscopy unit was introduced to expand capacity.[7]

Facilities

The hospital has an emergency department, which serves all of North West Wales.[8]

Mental health

An inpatient psychiatric unit, known as Hergest, is attached to the hospital. It has been criticised in inspections for poor conditions and patient environments.[9] In 2013, complaints from staff resulted in an investigation into the unit.[10] The subsequent Holden Report found there had been a breakdown in staff-manager relations.[11]

Maternity

The hospital provides regional midwife-led and obstetric units. In 2025, a coroner found 'gross' failures in maternity care, which resulted in a baby's death.[12] A similar incident occurred again in January 2026.[13]

Teaching

The hospital is associated with Bangor University, providing placements for the nursing and medical schools. A North Wales Clinical School was first established at the hospital in 2004, to provide placements and teaching for Cardiff University School of Medicine and foundation doctors.[14] From 2024, this was succeeded by a medical school at Bangor University.[15]

Radio Ysbyty Gwynedd

The Radio Ysbyty Gwynedd hospital radio was named "station of the year" at the Hospital Radio Associations 2022 awards,[16] and won a digital radio award at the 2022 Community Radio Awards.[17][18]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Site of the Caernarfon and Anglesey Infirmary". Gwynedd Archaeological Trust. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  2. ↑ "NHS Facilities (Gwynedd)". Hansard. 22 April 1985. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  3. ↑ "Specialist cancer centre opens at Bangor hospital". BBC. 28 September 2010. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  4. ↑ "Ysbyty Gwynedd £14m A&E revamp to treat up to 70,000 patients a year rubber stamped". Daily Post. 28 February 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  5. ↑ Aye, The Bangor (3 April 2026). "New Café Opens at Ysbyty Gwynedd". The Bangor Aye. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  6. ↑ "Betsi Cadwaladr: Ysbyty Gwynedd hospital staffing too low - coroner". BBC News. 18 September 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  7. ↑ "Temporary Endoscopy Unit at Ysbyty Gwynedd". Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  8. ↑ "Ysbyty Gwynedd". Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  9. ↑ Bright, Kyle (22 January 2026). "Regulator warns of 'concerning' environment at Ysbyty Gwynedd's Mental Health Unit". Nation.Cymru. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  10. ↑ "Ysbyty Gwynedd mental health unit changes anger doctors". BBC News. 8 July 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  11. ↑ "Mental health: Damning report shows Ysbyty Gwynedd failings". BBC News. 18 November 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  12. ↑ "Bangor: Four-day-old baby died following 'gross medical failures'". BBC News. 20 May 2025. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  13. ↑ "Newborn dies after failures in maternity care at Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor". BBC News. 27 January 2026. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  14. ↑ Live, North Wales (12 July 2011). "Clinical school attracts doctors to North Wales". North Wales Live. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  15. ↑ Aye, The Bangor (1 August 2023). "Bangor University to recruit students for North Wales Medical School | The Bangor Aye". Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  16. ↑ "Radio Ysbyty Gwynedd wins Hospital Radio Station of the Year 2022". 30 August 2022.
  17. ↑ "Welsh star Mici Plwm joins Radio Ysbyty Gwynedd!". 2 November 2022.
  18. ↑ UK, RadioToday (22 November 2022). "All the winners from the 2022 Community Radio Awards".
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