Cwm Taf Univeristy Health Board was established on 1 October 2009 and is led by its Chairman, Chief Executive and a Board of Executive Directors, Independent Members and Associate Members.

The Health Board is responsible for the provision of services to the 289,400 residents of Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf. Almost 81% of the population live in Rhondda Cynon Taf Local Authority and the remaining 19% in Merthyr Tydfil. The University Health Board’s catchment population increases to 330,000 when including patient flow from the Upper Rhymney Valley, South Powys, North Cardiff and the Western Vale.

We provide a full range of hospital and community based services to the residents of Rhondda Cynon Taf and Merthyr Tydfil. These include the provision of local primary care services; GP Practices, Dental Practices, Optometry Practices and Community Pharmacy and the running of hospitals, health centres and community health teams. The University Health Board is also responsible for making arrangements for the residents of Rhondda Cynon Taf and Merthyr Tydfil to access health services where these are not provided within Cwm Taf.

Cwm Taf’s main hospital and community based sites are:

Royal Glamorgan Hospital, Prince Charles Hospital, Ysbyty Cwm Cynon, Ysbyty Cwm Rhondda, Pontypridd & District Cottage Hospital (Y Bwthyn), Dewi Sant Hospital

Ysbyty George Thomas and Keir Hardie University Health Park.

In the primary care sector, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf has:

•48 General Medical Practices

•1 University Board managed GP Practice

•38 Dental Practices

•29 Optometrist Practices

•77 Community Pharmacies

For further information please visit our website

www.cwmtafuhb.wales.nhs.uk