Leanne Wood Plaid Cymru candidate for the Rhondda

The MS for the Rhondda has grilled the Labour Health Minister over the U-turn on hospital centralisation and secured a promise that the old plans are ‘off the table.’

The Rhondda MS has called on the Labour Health Minister to guarantee the future of A&E at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital.

In response to the news that the Royal Glamorgan Hospital will be restricting its services due to a rise in covid transmissions, Plaid Cymru Rhondda MS, Leanne Wood said: “This is deeply concerning news, as is the rise in infection figures for the Royal Glamorgan.

Plaid Cymru representatives have come together to oppose any moves this month to reduce capacity at a key A&E department.

Rhondda AM Leanne Wood has welcomed the suspension of the consultation over the future of the Accident and Emergency department at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital.

A health board citing a lack of permanent A&E consultants as the reason for centralising services, has yet to post an advert for one according to a Freedom of Information request.  

Rhondda AM has hosted a public meeting in Treorci to discuss the next steps in the campaign to retain 24 hour consultant services at the main district general hospital serving the Rhondda.

The Rhondda AM has addressed hundreds of people who gathered to protest about the proposed removal of services at the Accident and Emergency department of the Royal Glamorgan Hospital.

The Rhondda AM has put the Labour First Minister on the spot for giving assurances about the future of the Royal Glamorgan’s A&E department last summer.

More than 100 people crammed into Porth Harlequins RFC for a Plaid Cymru-organised meeting on the future of A&E at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital.