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@BBCRadioWales tweets, external: Dr Sharon Hopkins tells #GMWales there is lots more that people can do to make sure they stay well #bbchealthwales
Summary
BBC Wales reported live from the emergency unit of UHW on 28 January 2015 as part of Health Check Wales
In December 2014, Welsh A&E figures were the worst since October 2009
Official NHS figures showed 74.5% of patients were seen in the Emergency Unit within four hours
The target for seeing patients within four hours is 95%
UHW is Wales' busiest emergency department
10,277 patients sought help at UHW's Emergency Unit in December
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Dr Richard Evans, clinical board director for medicine, told Good Morning Wales that they had a lot of cases of flu coming through the door, adding: "It seems Cardiff peaked a bit earlier than elsewhere."
He said the emergency unit was largely designed to run at full capacity but it depended on the flow through it at the other end, either people going home or being admitted into the hospital.
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@CV_UHB tweets, external: Physiotherapist Geraint Jones gets older people back on their feet and out of hospital @BBCRadioCymru #cavonair
Image source, Cardiff and ValePostpublished at 08:11 Greenwich Mean Time 28 January 2015
David Grundy
BBC Wales NewsThe first ambulance has arrived. The patient is being assessed by triage staff.
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David Grundy
BBC Wales NewsAnother emergency ambulance is on its way to the emergency unit. Staff are getting ready.
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Sister Anna Sussex talks about the pressures, external emergency units are under.
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David Grundy
BBC Wales NewsStaff have been told than an ambulance is en route with an emergency. ETA 20 minutes. Senior nurse Wayne Parsons tells Good Morning Wales that the ambulance is about 6 miles away.
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David Grundy
BBC Wales NewsIf a patient needs to stay in hospital after being treated at the emergency unit, they are taken to the Medical Assessment Unit (MAU). At 01:00, there were 28 more patients waiting in MAU than they could find beds for.
By 04:00, the MAU had found beds for 12 of these 28 patients.
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Helen Birtwhistle, director of the Welsh NHS Confederation, told Good Morning Wales: "There are many people who, if we were able to provide different types of services, wouldn't go to A&E in the first place.
"We've all know for some time the system is outdated. We're working in a system that's 50 years old. Society has moved on from that, we need to move on from that."
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We are behind the scenes at the emergency unit on the day new figures are released showing how many ambulances in Wales hit target response times for the most urgent calls.
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BBC Radio Wales tweets, external: #GMWales now: Ollie live at the resuscitation unit at UHW, where the sickest patients are taken for treatment
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David Grundy
BBC Wales NewsEight patients who came here were sent to see their out-of-hours GPs. Staff say there were four patients they wanted to send to see out-of-hours GPs but they could not accept them because they were too busy.
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David Grundy
BBC Wales News
After declaring the emergency unit full at 01:30, it stayed that way until 03:30, staff said.
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David Grundy
BBC Wales NewsStaff have treated 104 patients overnight, which is around 20 fewer than a "normal night".
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David Grundy
BBC Wales News34 ambulances brought patients to the emergency unit overnight. It is usually about 40.
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Owain Clarke
BBC Wales health correspondentThe emergency unit at the hospital declared itself full at 01:30 GMT which meant every available bed was occupied - but staff called it a relatively quiet night.
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Good morning and welcome to our live page from the emergency unit at the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff.
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