Glangwili’s Cadog and Dewi wards close to visitors and new admissions
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Cadog and Dewi wards at Glangwili General Hospital in Carmarthen are temporarily closed to new admissions and visitors from Tuesday 20 October, Hywel Dda University Health Board has announced. The board says it is managing a scabies outbreak on the two wards. It describes the closures as a precaution and says the situation is being reviewed regularly, with the risk to the wider public remaining low.
Hywel Dda’s 20 October notice
- Affected wards
- Cadog and Dewi, Glangwili General Hospital
- Temporary restriction
- Closed to new admissions and visitors
- Recently discharged patients
- Health board will contact directly
- Reopening
- No date or time announced; regular review
What patients and families should do
Patients recently discharged from the affected wards will be contacted directly, the board says. Anyone with concerns is asked to contact the wards themselves. The notice applies to Cadog and Dewi wards. It does not announce a closure of Glangwili Hospital as a whole or give a date or time for reopening these wards to admissions or visiting.
Temporary precautions
Hywel Dda says additional infection-prevention measures and a coordinated treatment programme are in place to protect patients, staff and visitors. The announcement does not state how many people are affected. The board’s general inpatient-visiting policy allows specific arrangements during an infection outbreak. The dated ward notice is therefore the relevant advice for anyone planning to visit Cadog or Dewi, rather than the usual visiting hours alone.
Background and supporting figures
Where this sits
Two wards named in the closure notice does not mean two cases or a whole-hospital closure; no patient count is given.
Regular review is not a promised reopening time; the current dated ward notice takes precedence over generic visiting hours.