Cefn Coed Hospital () is a mental-health facility in

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. It is managed by the

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History

The hospital was designed by

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and Hallam Carter-Pegg using a compact arrow layout, and was officially opened by the

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as Swansea Mental Hospital in 1932. It was used as a casualty hospital during the

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. In 2002, the

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reported that the hospital had to lock up patients due to understaffing. Work started in 2009 to build modern replacement mental-health accommodation and facilities, including Ysbryd y Coed, which is purpose-built for patients with

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, in the grounds of Cefn Coed . Other new-builds in the Cefn Coed grounds are the 18-bed Gwelfor Rehabilitation Unit, a pub featuring

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called “The Derwen Arms”, and two supported houses for recovering patients preparing to move back home. In March 2015, the health board's new low-secure mental-health unit, Taith Newydd, opened in

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, replacing some of the old wards at Cefn Coed. Other new mental-health builds include the ARC Centre and Angelton Clinic in Bridgend, and Ty Einon in

. In 2015, the NHS announced that the phased closure of Cefn Coed Hospital would continue for the next three to five years, with several decommissioned wards planned for demolition that year. In June 2019, the hospital was one of the filming locations for the

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drama, '' The Accident'', starring

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. The series aired on the 24 October 2019.

Notable Staff

The comedienne

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was once a

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at the hospital.

References

External links

Swansea Bay University Health Board
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