Written question WQ98682
- Asked by
- Llŷr PowellReform
- To be answered by
- Cabinet Minister for Health and Care
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 15 days
Question
Does the Government have plans to support or fund upgrades and improvements at Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr Hospital in Caerphilly County Borough?
Answer
Answered by Cabinet Minister for Health and Care (Mabon ap Gwynfor)
Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr is one of the key hospital sites delivering healthcare services across the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board area. The most recent capital scheme on the site has been the Breast Care Unit which opened in February 2024 following an £11m investment.
In addition to the Breast Care Unit, the Health Board received £0.750m of Welsh Government funding for a lift upgrade and improvements to the chillers at the site across 2025-26 and 2026-27.
Welsh Government officials continue to have bi-monthly meetings with Health Board staff where on-going and proposed capital schemes across the whole estate are discussed. Any capital proposals put forward to the Welsh Government for funding support would need to include the associated staffing impacts. Any further investment in the NHS estate must be considered within the context of the substantial maintenance backlog inherited from the previous Government. Ensuring that this is addressed in a timely and strategic manner is a key priority of the new Welsh Government.