Monnow Vale Integrated Health and Social Care Facility

Monnow Vale Integrated Health and Social Care Facility (Welsh: Dyffryn Mynwy Iechyd Integredig a Cyfleuster Gofal Cymdeithasol) is a hospital at Drybridge Park in Monmouth, Wales. It is managed by the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.

Monnow Vale Integrated Health and Social Care Facility
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
Monnow Vale Hospital
Shown in Monmouthshire
Geography
Location	Monmouth, Wales
Coordinates	51.81016°N 2.725056°W / 51.81016; -2.725056
Organisation
Care system	NHS
Services
Beds	19
History
Opened	2006
Links
Lists	Hospitals in Wales

History

The facility was commissioned to replace services previously provided at the Cottage Hospital, Overmonnow Day Hospital and Dixton Road Clinic, along with the social care and community nursing teams.^[1] The new facility, which was developed in partnership with Monmouthshire County Council, local Voluntary Organisations, Gwent Healthcare NHS Trust and Monmouthshire Local Health Board, was procured under a Private finance initiative contract in 2003.^[2] The facility, which was built by Amec at a cost of £6 million was opened by Dr Brian Gibbons, Minister for Health and Social Services on 20 July 2006.^[1][3] The minor injuries unit closed in November 2011.^[4]

Services

The facility has 19 in-patient beds.^[1] Specialist services include a cardiology outpatient clinic, a continence clinic, X-ray facilities, a diabetes clinic and retinopathy screening, a GP counselling service, a health visitor clinic, a mental health outpatient clinic for adults, a paediatric audiology clinic, an orthopaedic clinic, an ophthalmology clinic, a pharmacist's clinic, an adult out-patient psychology clinic, a physiotherapy clinic, a podiatry clinic and podiatry consultant clinic, a respiratory clinic, a rheumatology clinic, a sexual health clinic and a spinal injuries clinic.^[1]