This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.

You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/wales/north_east/7306535.stm

The article has changed 2 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.

Version 0 Version 1
Huge rebuild of asbestos hospital Huge rebuild of asbestos hospital
(about 6 hours later)
A major Welsh hospital riddled with asbestos will cost up to £300m to rebuild, the Welsh Health Minister Edwina Hart has announced. A major Welsh hospital riddled with asbestos will be rebuilt at a cost of up to £300m, Health Minister Edwina Hart has announced.
Glan Clwyd Hospital at Bodelwyddan, near Rhyl, does not meet fire safety standards, according to Conwy and Denbighshire NHS Trust. Glan Clwyd Hospital at Bodelwyddan, near Rhyl, will be rebuilt on the same site because officials say it does not meet fire safety standards.
Ms Hart made the announcement about the hospital on a visit to Rhyl. She also announced breast care services will stay at Llandudno Hospital, Conwy.
Ms Hart said the services at the hospital were guaranteed there for the foreseeable future.
"The current breast care service should remain at Llandudno for the foreseeable future while further work and advice is provided on a model of breast care services in North Wales," she said.
Ms Hart made the announcement about rebuilding Glan Clwyd Hospital on a visit to Rhyl.
She also announced a new GP centre in the town, which will care for 17,000 patients.She also announced a new GP centre in the town, which will care for 17,000 patients.
The new building will be on the present site of the hospital, which was designed in the 1960s, built in the 70s and opened in 1980.The new building will be on the present site of the hospital, which was designed in the 1960s, built in the 70s and opened in 1980.
It will cost between £200m - £300m to rebuild.It will cost between £200m - £300m to rebuild.
The building has been described as having structural problems which do not meet today's requirements, but is said not to be unsafe to staff, patients or the public.The building has been described as having structural problems which do not meet today's requirements, but is said not to be unsafe to staff, patients or the public.
A senior health official has said previously that there are only risks if the asbestos is disturbed.A senior health official has said previously that there are only risks if the asbestos is disturbed.