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Major trauma is described as life-altering injury with risk of death or disability. [1] The first major trauma centre opened in England in 2012, with Scotland following in 2018, and in the same year plans were announced for the first MTC in Wales. [2]
In September 2020, the University Hospital of Wales became the major trauma centre for the South Wales region. [ 19 ] On 8 February 2021, Lakeside Wing was completed.
The hospital has 981 beds. [8] It forms part of the North Wales trauma network, working in conjunction with the major trauma centres at the Royal Stoke University Hospital in Stoke-on-Trent for adult patients and Alder Hey Children's Hospital in Liverpool for paediatric patients.
The hospital is the site of the major Emergency Department for Swansea and is considered by the Health Board to be the major trauma unit for South West Wales.In addition to general surgical and medical services, Morriston houses the Welsh Centre for Burns and Plastic Surgery.
The following is a list of currently operating hospitals in Wales. They are sorted by health board or trust. ... Velindre Cancer Centre, Whitchurch, Cardiff;
St Vincent's is a recognised trauma center, resulting in the majority of major trauma cases that occur in and around the inner city being referred to St Vincent's, despite Sydney Hospital being geographically closer to the Sydney central business district. [citation needed]
This is a list of burn centres in the United Kingdom. A burn centre or burn care facility is typically a hospital ward which specializes in the treatment of severe burn injuries . In British Overseas Territories , patients requiring specialist care, including severe burns, are often referred to hospitals in other nearby countries.
Across 2021, SCAA deployed crews on 810 occasions and airlifted 333 people, with almost three quarters of these patients being flown to a major trauma centre. [ 16 ] Awards