Aneurin Bevan University Health Board

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board (ABUHB) (Welsh: Bwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Aneurin Bevan) is the local health board of NHS Wales for Gwent, in the south-east of Wales. Headquartered in Caerleon, the local health board (LHB) was launched in October 2009 through the merger of Gwent Healthcare NHS Trust and Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Newport, Torfaen, and Monmouthshire LHBs. It is named after Aneurin Bevan, a Member of Parliament who represented the area and who was the Minister of Health responsible for the foundation of the National Health Service.^[3] Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is the operational name of Aneurin Bevan Local Health Board.

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
Bwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Aneurin Bevan
Map of service area in Wales
Type	NHS Wales local health board
Established	1 October 2009
Headquarters	Lodge Road Caerleon Newport NP18 3XQ[1]
Region served	Blaenau Gwent Caerphilly Monmouthshire Newport Torfaen Powys (part)
Hospitals	Chepstow Community Hospital County Hospital Grange University Hospital Llanfrechfa Grange Hospital Maindiff Court Hospital Monnow Vale Integrated Health and Social Care Facility Nevill Hall Hospital Royal Gwent Hospital St Cadoc's Hospital St Woolos Hospital Ysbyty Aneurin Bevan Ysbyty'r Tri Chwm Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr
Staff	11,490 (2018/19)[2]
Website	abuhb.nhs.wales

The Board's total catchment area for health care services contains a population of about 600,000. Acute, intermediate, primary and community care and mental health services are all provided across a network of primary-care practices, community clinics, health centres, one learning disability hospital, a number of community hospitals, mental health facilities, one local general hospital and three district general hospitals – Royal Gwent, Nevill Hall and Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr. In 2010 Ysbyty Aneurin Bevan hospital replaced several small community hospitals in Blaenau Gwent.^[4]

In April 2012 the Board was fined £70,000 for breaching patient confidentiality. It was the first NHS organisation to be fined under the Data Protection Act.^[5][6]

The Grange University Hospital is due to open in Llanfrechfa in 2021 but 384 beds were opened in April 2020, a year in advance of schedule, in case they were needed for the COVID-19 pandemic in Wales, enabled by the extensive adoption of offsite fabrication.^[7] The hospital opened in full on 17 November 2020.^[8]

The plan is to centralise some acute services currently located at the Royal Gwent and Nevill Hall Hospitals.^[9]

Hospitals

Current

• Chepstow Community Hospital, Chepstow
• County Hospital, Torfaen
• Grange University Hospital, Cwmbran
• Llanfrechfa Grange Hospital, Cwmbran
• Maindiff Court Hospital, Abergavenny
• Monnow Vale Integrated Health and Social Care Facility, Monmouth
• Nevill Hall Hospital, Abergavenny
• Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport
• St Cadoc's Hospital, Caerleon, Newport
• St Woolos Hospital, Newport
• Ysbyty Aneurin Bevan, Blaenau Gwent
• Ysbyty'r Tri Chwm, Ebbw Vale
• Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr, Ystrad Mynach

Former

• Aberbargoed Hospital, Aberbargoed (closed 2010)
• Abertillery and District Hospital, Abertillery (closed 2008)
• Blaenavon Hospital, Blaenavon (closed 2014)
• Blaina & District Hospital, Blaina (closed 2010)
• Caerphilly District Miners Hospital, Caerphilly (closed 2011)
• Cottage Hospital, Monmouth (closed 2006)
• Oakdale Hospital, Oakdale (closed 2011)
• Redwood Memorial Hospital, Rhymney (closed 2013)
• Tredegar General Hospital, Tredegar (closed 2010)
• Ystrad Mynach Hospital, Ystrad Mynach (closed 2011)