{"id":416904,"date":"2026-02-09T22:49:48","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T22:49:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/416904\/"},"modified":"2026-02-09T22:49:48","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T22:49:48","slug":"major-welsh-health-board-issues-ae-warning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/416904\/","title":{"rendered":"Major Welsh health board issues A&#038;E warning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The biggest hospital in Wales says its emergency unit is &#8216;extremely busy&#8217;<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, with ambulances parked outside\" loading=\"eager\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1_WML_140719_Ambulances_UHW_01JPG.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"The University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">The University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff(Image: Mark Lewis)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A Welsh health board has urged people to only attend its A&amp;E department if it is an emergency, warning it is currently &#8220;extremely busy&#8221;. <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/all-about\/cardiff\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Cardiff<\/a> and Vale University Health Board says people attending the ward at <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/all-about\/university-hospital-of-wales\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">University Hospital of Wales<\/a> to only attend if it is urgent.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">They have encouraged anyone who is not sure whether their condition is an emergency or not to get in touch with its NHS helpline, where help will be available. Never miss a Cardiff story by <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/newsletter-preference-centre\/?view=Solus&amp;mailingListId=04b7baad-60af-4999-8f27-3ec3c1e7d11e&amp;utm_source=solusarticle\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">signing up to our daily newsletter here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A statement read: &#8220;Our emergency unit is extremely busy which is resulting in longer waiting times for treatment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Please only attend if it is an emergency.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;If you are not sure whether your condition is an emergency or if your condition is urgent, but not life-threatening, <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/all-about\/nhs\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">NHS<\/a> 111 Wales can help.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;NHS 111 Wales is a free, 24\/7 non-emergency healthcare advice service available to everyone in Wales online or on the phone.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Get Cardiff news updates on your phone by joining <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/KLfwXOh37d73cWPw0KYD9Q\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">our WhatsApp community here<\/a>. 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