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CARMARTHENSHIRE NEWS • EDITION 10 NOVEMBER - DECEMBER 2012


www.carmarthenshire.gov.uk New £8.8m unit at Glangwilli Childcare accolade


A new £8.8million state-of-the-art Clinical Decisions Unit (CDU) has opened its doors at Glangwili Hospital, Carmarthen. Patients are referred to the unit by


a doctor so that their condition can be assessed and investigated further. This improves admission into the hospital and supports other frontline services such as the Emergency Department and GPs. Open 24/7, the unit brings together medical and surgical assessment, as well as Community Resource Teams, pharmacy


and hospital


multidisciplinary teams. Hywel Dda Health Board Chief


Executive Trevor Purt said: “We are delighted to provide this service for patients. It is a key component in improving access to unscheduled care by increasing capacity at the decision making area of the hospital. It will also support us to deliver a quality service, enhancing the patient environment and facilities for staff.”


FIRST year Trinity Saint David student Anthony Toye was recently named runner up of the Pearson/Nursery World Childcare Student of the Year award. This award is given to a student or trainee practitioner who performs


The unit is divided into multiple


areas of care to best meet patient need. This includes single en-suite rooms, an area with medical treatment chairs (rather than beds)


for patients who do not need to be admitted and motorised trolleys so porters can transfer patients more easily around the hospital.


brilliantly on their childcare course and who shows the potential to be an exemplary childcare professional. The award is run jointly by Pearson and Nursery World with a rigorous process that uses tutor testimonials and a piece of written work submitted by the student themselves as part of their course. Anthony (pictured) received a cheque for £100 plus £100 worth of Pearson resources. A spokesman said: “The School of Early Childhood is delighted to have a


student like Anthony who has already proved that he is a dedicated and skilled worker with young children. This award, which is a UK wide recognition of his abilities in this field, is a tremendous start to Anthony's degree studies.”


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