Clwyd West Darren Millar AM has welcomed news that brand new operating theatres have been opened at Abergele Hospital.

The hospital, which was earmarked for closure in 2006, has been revamped as part of a £1.5 million hospital development programme. Orthopaedic operations will now take place in new, modern operating theatres at Abergele. Improvements to Glan Clwyd Hospital will see orthopaedics moving from Abergele over the next few months, and ophthalmology services re-locating there from H.M. Stanley Hospital in St Asaph.

Darren said:

"I’m delighted that patients will benefit from these new state of the art theatre at Abergele Hospital. It just goes to show that the campaign to safeguard the future of the hospital was well worth it.

"Abergele Hospital has provided high quality health care to thousands over the years and the investment it has received will help it to care for many thousands more.

He added,  "The Welsh Labour Government’s record breaking cuts to the NHS are putting pressure on frontline services so any investment of this kind is to be welcomed."