YSBYTY Gwynedd’s emergency department is in tip-top condition following a refurbishment.

The first phase of the improvement work is now complete.

The health board now “boasts a brand new, more spacious waiting room with amenities”.

There is also have a new user-friendly reception, three triage rooms and a new ambulance bay and entrance.

The first patient through the doors was Morgan Hughes, from Bangor, who came to the emergency department with a suspected fracture.

Welsh Ambulance Service, whose Caernarfon crew were the first to use the new ambulance bay, have worked in partnership with the health board throughout the planning stages and are delighted with the completion of the new ambulance entry, it was said.

David Hughes, Welsh Ambulance Services’ Gwynedd and Anglesey locality manager, said: “This project heralds a new era in partnership working, Wales Ambulance Service were asked to contribute thoughts and ideas in direct relation to access and egress for ambulance patients. This has been a positive experience for all concerned and I look forward to watching the department grow and develop, thus providing an improved centre for service delivery.”

Work began to reshape the emergency department to help increase capacity and improve the environment for patients and staff last year.

The work will be carried out over three stages with the next phase of the development beginning at the start of March.

Dr Rob Perry, emergency department consultant, said: “We’re very delighted to have finally gone live with this phase of the development. We now looking forward to getting to grips with the next phase of the project.”

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