{"id":8519,"date":"2026-06-10T15:36:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T15:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vanguardhealthcare.co.uk\/?p=8519"},"modified":"2026-06-10T15:36:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T15:36:13","slug":"supporting-protected-elective-care-across-nhs-wales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vanguardhealthcare.co.uk\/is_is\/supporting-protected-elective-care-across-nhs-wales\/","title":{"rendered":"A\u00f0 sty\u00f0ja vernda\u00f0a valkv\u00e6\u00f0a me\u00f0fer\u00f0 innan NHS Wales"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardhealthcare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DJI_20250619160710_0016_D-min-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardhealthcare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DJI_20250619160710_0016_D-min-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vanguardhealthcare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DJI_20250619160710_0016_D-min-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vanguardhealthcare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DJI_20250619160710_0016_D-min-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vanguardhealthcare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DJI_20250619160710_0016_D-min-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>Valkv\u00e6\u00f0 bataferli \u00ed Wales hafa batna\u00f0, en \u00e1skorunin er enn mikil. \u00cd mars 2026 voru enn r\u00e9tt t\u00e6plega 666.700 tilv\u00edsanir \u00ed me\u00f0fer\u00f0arlei\u00f0ir hj\u00e1 NHS Wales sem bi\u00f0u eftir a\u00f0 hefja me\u00f0fer\u00f0, \u00fear af r\u00e9tt r\u00famlega 95.900 sem bi\u00f0u \u00ed meira en eitt \u00e1r. Stefna Wales og \u00f3h\u00e1\u00f0 endursko\u00f0unarvinna benda b\u00e6\u00f0i til s\u00f6mu forgangsr\u00f6\u00f0unar: s\u00e9rstakar skur\u00f0stofur, a\u00f0skilna\u00f0ur skipulag\u00f0rar og br\u00e1\u00f0a\u00fej\u00f3nustu, afm\u00f6rku\u00f0 afkastageta og meiri framlei\u00f0ni \u00e1 skur\u00f0stofum. <\/p>\n<p>Vanguard heilbrig\u00f0islausnir sty\u00f0ja heilbrig\u00f0isnefndir me\u00f0 kl\u00edn\u00edskt einbeittum skur\u00f0l\u00e6kningami\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0vum sem eru hanna\u00f0ar til a\u00f0 vernda fyrirhuga\u00f0a um\u00f6nnun og auka afkastagetu samt\u00edmis.<\/p>\n<p>Vernda\u00f0ar valfrj\u00e1lsar skur\u00f0a\u00f0ger\u00f0ir skipta m\u00e1li vegna \u00feess a\u00f0 fyrirhuga\u00f0ar skur\u00f0a\u00f0ger\u00f0ir eru enn of vi\u00f0kv\u00e6mar fyrir v\u00ed\u00f0t\u00e6kari \u00fer\u00fdstingi sem breska heilbrig\u00f0iskerfi\u00f0 (NHS) stendur frammi fyrir. Konunglega skur\u00f0l\u00e6knaf\u00e9lagi\u00f0 segir a\u00f0 skur\u00f0stofur \u00feurfi raunverulega vernda\u00f0ar au\u00f0lindir, en r\u00e1\u00f0gjafarh\u00f3pur velsku r\u00e1\u00f0herranna komst a\u00f0 \u00feeirri ni\u00f0urst\u00f6\u00f0u a\u00f0 tilnefndar stofnanir me\u00f0 afm\u00f6rku\u00f0um a\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0u geti b\u00e6tt \u00f6ryggi, upplifun sj\u00faklinga og bi\u00f0t\u00edma. <\/p>\n<p>\u00deetta sn\u00fdst ekki bara um a\u00f0 skapa aukar\u00fdmi. \u00deetta sn\u00fdst um a\u00f0 skapa valfrj\u00e1lst umhverfi sem getur haldi\u00f0 \u00e1fram a\u00f0 virka \u00feegar ney\u00f0ar\u00fe\u00f6rf eykst e\u00f0a vinna vi\u00f0 fasteignavi\u00f0ger\u00f0ir raskar n\u00faverandi fl\u00e6\u00f0i.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00dea\u00f0 sem vernda\u00f0 skur\u00f0l\u00e6kningami\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0 getur stutt<\/h2>\n<p>Skur\u00f0deild Vanguard er h\u00f6nnu\u00f0 til a\u00f0 b\u00e6ta vi\u00f0 n\u00faverandi skur\u00f0stofur og bj\u00f3\u00f0a upp \u00e1 starfsemi allan s\u00f3larhringinn, \u00fear \u00e1 me\u00f0al laminar fl\u00e6\u00f0i, r\u00fdmi fyrir og eftir a\u00f0ger\u00f0 og vi\u00f0b\u00f3tarstu\u00f0ning starfsf\u00f3lks eftir \u00fe\u00f6rfum. <\/p>\n<p>\u00deau hafa veri\u00f0 notu\u00f0 til a\u00f0 draga \u00far bi\u00f0listum \u00ed augnl\u00e6kningum, h\u00e1ls-, nef- og eyrnal\u00e6kningum, tannl\u00e6kningum, b\u00e6klunarl\u00e6kningum og almennum skur\u00f0l\u00e6kningum, og til a\u00f0 vi\u00f0halda um\u00f6nnun sj\u00faklinga \u00e1 me\u00f0an endurb\u00e6tur \u00e1 sj\u00fakrah\u00fasum standa yfir.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Velska s\u00f6nnunarpunkturinn<\/h2>\n<p>\u00c1 Royal Glamorgan Hospital, Vanguard og Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board afhentu <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardhealthcare.co.uk\/is_is\/case-study\/ctm-uhb-opens-an-endoscopy-complex-within-six-weeks-and-a-four-theatre-surgical-suite-within-nine-weeks\/\">speglunarmi\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0 innan sex vikna fr\u00e1 grunnvinnu og skur\u00f0a\u00f0sta\u00f0a me\u00f0 fj\u00f3rum stofum og tveimur deildum innan n\u00edu vikna<\/a> eftir a\u00f0 alvarlegt atvik haf\u00f0i \u00e1hrif \u00e1 n\u00faverandi afkastagetu. <\/p>\n<p>Lei\u00f0togar CTM l\u00fdstu umhverfinu sem n\u00e1tengdu n\u00faverandi \u00fej\u00f3nustul\u00edkani \u00feeirra og hentu\u00f0u fyrir skilvirkar inn- og \u00fatskriftarlei\u00f0ir. \u00cd vi\u00f0br\u00f6g\u00f0um starfsf\u00f3lks var l\u00f6g\u00f0 \u00e1hersla \u00e1 j\u00e1kv\u00e6\u00f0 vi\u00f0br\u00f6g\u00f0 sj\u00faklinga, gott skipulag og gildi \u00feess a\u00f0 sameina teymi aftur \u00e1 einni einingu. <\/p>\n<p>Verkefni\u00f0 hlaut s\u00ed\u00f0ar vi\u00f0urkenningu \u00e1 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardhealthcare.co.uk\/is_is\/vanguard-healthcare-solutions-wins-national-mmc-award-for-royal-glamorgan-hospital-mini-hospital-project\/\">Ver\u00f0laun fyrir n\u00fat\u00edma byggingara\u00f0fer\u00f0ir 2026.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00dea\u00f0 sem fars\u00e6lar mi\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0var krefjast<\/h2>\n<p>Vel heppna\u00f0ar skur\u00f0stofur eru h\u00e1\u00f0ar meiru en innvi\u00f0um einum. \u00de\u00e6r rei\u00f0a sig \u00e1 verndu\u00f0 r\u00fdmi, g\u00f3\u00f0a h\u00f6nnun \u00e1 g\u00f6ngulei\u00f0um, r\u00e9tta starfsmannam\u00f3del og g\u00f3\u00f0a framlei\u00f0ni \u00e1 skur\u00f0stofum. <\/p>\n<p>\u00d3h\u00e1\u00f0a \u00fattektin \u00ed Wales m\u00e6lti me\u00f0 hagr\u00e6\u00f0ingarr\u00e1\u00f0um fyrir skur\u00f0stofur, faggildingu \u00ed samr\u00e6mi vi\u00f0 GIRFT og a\u00f0fer\u00f0um \u00fear sem \u00fea\u00f0 \u00e1 vi\u00f0 kl\u00edn\u00edskt. Reynsla Vanguard s\u00fdnir a\u00f0 langt\u00edma\u00e1rangur er einnig h\u00e1\u00f0ur samr\u00e6mi \u00ed teyminu og rekstrarh\u00e6fni, sem gerir l\u00e6knum og skur\u00f0stofuteymum kleift a\u00f0 vinna skilvirkari saman me\u00f0 t\u00edmanum.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardhealthcare.co.uk\/is_is\/resource\/surgical-hubs-in-wales-from-elective-recovery-to-sustainable-planned-care\/\">S\u00e6kja n\u00fdjustu inns\u00fdnarsk\u00fdrsluna okkar<\/a> a\u00f0 kanna hvernig vernda\u00f0 skur\u00f0a\u00f0ger\u00f0argeta, betri framlei\u00f0ni \u00e1 skur\u00f0stofum og sveigjanleg innvi\u00f0i geta stutt vi\u00f0 hra\u00f0ari og \u00e1rei\u00f0anlegri bata eftir valkv\u00e6\u00f0a me\u00f0fer\u00f0 innan NHS Wales<\/strong>. Greinin sameinar n\u00faverandi g\u00f6gn um bi\u00f0lista \u00ed Wales, g\u00f6gn fr\u00e1 Royal College og GIRFT og l\u00e6rd\u00f3m fr\u00e1 Royal Glamorgan.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sveigjanlegur innvi\u00f0ur skur\u00f0l\u00e6kningami\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0va til a\u00f0 hj\u00e1lpa heilbrig\u00f0isstj\u00f3rnum a\u00f0 vernda fyrirhuga\u00f0a um\u00f6nnun, auka afkastagetu skur\u00f0stofa og vi\u00f0halda me\u00f0fer\u00f0 me\u00f0an \u00e1 endurb\u00f3tum, endurskipulagningu e\u00f0a rekstrar\u00e1lagi stendur.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":8267,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8519","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Supporting Protected Elective Care Across NHS Wales - 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