A SPOT check of cleanliness at hospitals in West Wales has revealed a series of basic failings. The newly-merged Hywel Dda NHS Trust has been given two weeks to address the issues raised in the latest Healthcare Inspectorate Wales inspection.

A hospital consultant has been sacked after routine checks uncovered errors affecting 34 patients. Bosses at Prince Philip Hospital in Llanelli have already sent letters to the patients as a result of the consultant pathologist's mistakes.

By Madeleine Brindley; David Williamson HEALTH Minister Edwina Hart last night unveiled a major transformation in the way the NHS is run in Wales.

By Madeleine Brindley Plans to downgrade or even shut a West Wales hospital could be back on the agenda, campaigners fear. People power forced controversial changes to hospitals across the region back to the drawing board last year.

By Madeleine Brindley Health Minister Dr Brian Gibbons has been told to use 'special measures' to save emergency surgery at a West Wales hospital. Residents in Llanelli have reacted angrily to a decision to remove emergency surgery from Prince Philip Hospital.