{"id":728923,"date":"2026-08-06T03:14:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T03:14:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/728923\/"},"modified":"2026-08-06T03:14:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T03:14:14","slug":"rodent-spotted-scurrying-through-corridor-at-royal-glamorgan-hospital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/728923\/","title":{"rendered":"Rodent spotted scurrying through corridor at Royal Glamorgan Hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"A8Lwr BVYCX\">A rat has been spotted scurrying through the corridor of a hospital in south Wales. <\/p>\n<p class=\"A8Lwr BVYCX\">The video, sent to ITV Cymru Wales, shows a rodent at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital near Pontyclun. The animal can be seen running along the corridor as a person follows it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"A8Lwr BVYCX\">The hospital is a district general hospital in Ynysmaerdy, Rhondda Cynon Taf. It is managed by the Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board, and treats NHS Wales patients. <\/p>\n<p class=\"A8Lwr BVYCX\">In a statement the health board said: &#8221;Immediate inspections of the hospital and surrounding areas were undertaken by our pest control contractor and Facilities teams.<\/p>\n<p class=\"A8Lwr BVYCX\">\u201cNo evidence of rodent activity was identified during these inspections.<\/p>\n<p class=\"A8Lwr BVYCX\">\u201cAs a precaution, additional monitoring stations have been installed in external areas and further inspections will be carried out by our pest control contractor. We have also reinforced the importance of keeping doors and windows closed where appropriate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"A8Lwr BVYCX\">\u201cWe would like to reassure patients and the public that there is currently no evidence of an ongoing issue within the hospital. We have robust pest management measures in place and will continue to monitor the situation closely.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"A8Lwr BVYCX\">Want a quick and expert briefing on the biggest news stories? Listen to our latest podcasts to find out What You Need To Know\u2026<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A rat has been spotted scurrying through the corridor of a hospital in south Wales. The video, sent&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":728924,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[102,2960,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-728923","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-healthcare","tag-health","tag-healthcare","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/728923","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=728923"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/728923\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/728924"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=728923"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=728923"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=728923"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}