Patients sleeping on chairs due to lack of beds as Wales' oldest hospital in 'crisis'

Patients sleeping on chairs due to lack of beds as Wales' oldest hospital in 'crisis'

More than £50m has been spent on Glangwili Hospital in Carmarthen and Withybush Hospital in Haverfordwest in recent years but issues and pressures remain

‘Parking fine or miss my appointment’ say patients pressure mounts at hospitals

From sleeping on chairs to parking fines, patients say everyday barriers are pushing the NHS to breaking point PATIENTS across West Wales are describing a health service under such strain that some say they now expect to be penalised simply for trying to access care. At Glangwili Hospital, stories of patients sleeping on chairs for days due to a lack of beds have been accompanied by growing frustration over issues that begin long before anyone r…