Swansea Bay University Health Board has apologised for the issue
Morriston Hospital has experienced a number of complaints due to high temperatures
A Welsh health board has apologised after patients and staff complained about high temperatures inside Morriston Hospital as Wales experiences its third heatwave of the year.
A member of staff at the Swansea-based hospital claimed there had been issues with the availability of air conditioning units at the site prompting concerns from a number of patients about the conditions on the wards.
“We’re getting more and more complaints from patients and obviously staff are suffering as well,” they said.
The apology came as temperatures continued to soar across Wales with Friday marking the hottest day of the current heatwave so far.
Temperatures climbed above 30C in many places across Wales once again with Monmouth being the hottest and reaching highs of 32C. Never miss a Swansea story by signing up to our newsletter here
In a statement Swansea Bay University Health Board acknowledged the difficulties caused by the hot weather and apologised to those affected.
A spokesman said: “We’d like to apologise to patients and their families who are currently experiencing high temperatures at our Morriston Hospital site.
“The current period of hot weather is challenging and we are doing everything possible to reduce the impact of high temperatures at all our hospital sites.
“We would like to thank patients for their understanding.
“We’d also like to thank all our staff who are doing everything they can to look after our patients during this latest spell of hot weather.”
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