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| Go-ahead for £91m health projects | Go-ahead for £91m health projects |
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| Final approval has been given for a new £66m Cynon Valley hospital and £25m on two mental health units in Wrexham. | Final approval has been given for a new £66m Cynon Valley hospital and £25m on two mental health units in Wrexham. |
| The 128-bed development at Mountain Ash will include dental facilities to treat up to 10,000 NHS patients. | The 128-bed development at Mountain Ash will include dental facilities to treat up to 10,000 NHS patients. |
| At total of £12m of improvements to the North Wales Cancer Centre have passed stage two of a three-stage funding approval process. | At total of £12m of improvements to the North Wales Cancer Centre have passed stage two of a three-stage funding approval process. |
| Health Minister Edwina Hart said the Mountain Ash community hospital would improve access to healthcare services. | Health Minister Edwina Hart said the Mountain Ash community hospital would improve access to healthcare services. |
| "It will have access to diagnostic tests, maternity services and minor injuries unit, reducing the need for people to travel for treatment," she said. | "It will have access to diagnostic tests, maternity services and minor injuries unit, reducing the need for people to travel for treatment," she said. |
| The hospital will replace Mountain Ash and Aberdare community hospitals and is expected to open in May 2011. | |
| It will be backed by new primary care centres in Mountain Ash and Aberdare. | It will be backed by new primary care centres in Mountain Ash and Aberdare. |
| Proposals for a replacement hospital were first announced three years ago. | Proposals for a replacement hospital were first announced three years ago. |
| The old Mountain Ash community hospital is more than 80 years old, while Aberdare's opened during World War I and was rebuilt following a fire in the 1920s. | The old Mountain Ash community hospital is more than 80 years old, while Aberdare's opened during World War I and was rebuilt following a fire in the 1920s. |
| Work on the 44-bed adult and 28-bed elderly mental health units in Wrexham is expected to begin soon, and they are due to open by spring 2010. | Work on the 44-bed adult and 28-bed elderly mental health units in Wrexham is expected to begin soon, and they are due to open by spring 2010. |