[Report 1950] / Medical Officer of Health, Breconshire County Council.

  • Breconshire (Wales). County Council.
Date:
1950
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Credit: [Report 1950] / Medical Officer of Health, Breconshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    6. Ystradgynlais Ambulances.—Two ambulances owned by the County in this area operate within the frame-work of the County Ambulance Service and are subject to the super- vision of the County Medical Officer of Health. Apart from what has been mentioned above in connection with Radnorshire there are two areas of the County, all situated on the Southern Border, for which arrangements have been made for them to be covered by outside Authorities as follows: — (a) Yaynor and Penderyn Rural District, including the Brecon Rural appendage of Hepste. Glamorgan has undertaken to cover this area in their scheme by their ambulances stationed at Seven Sisters, Glynneath, and Aberdare. (b) The Village of Cefn Coed and the adjoining Parish of Yaynor (Pontsticill).—The Borough of Merthyr Tydfil has under- taken to include this area in their ambulance scheme. Since a considerable number of people live in the rural part of the Penderyn Parish situated on the Eastern Border of this Parish where it adjoins the Parish of Vavnor but live within easy access of the main Brecon-Merthyr Road, arrangements have been made that these people should be covered for ambulance purposes by the Merthyr Borough even though they actually live within part of the area for which Glamorgan has undertaken responsibility since it is much more easy to obtain ambulance transport from Merthyr. The arrangements with the border Counties have worked satisfactorily and the various difficulties that arise are being smoothed out. Generally speaking I think it can be said that the scheme is working well and in a short time all difficulties should be overcome. A County Ambulance Transport Committee meets regularly, and includes representatives of the County Council, the Welsh Home Service Ambulance Committee, the Ystradgynlais District Ambulance Association, the Regional Hospital Board and Co- opted representatives of other interested bodies. Sitting Car Service.—This service is running quite efficiently and works as follows- — Each Medical Practitioner, midwife, hospital matron and other interested persons are supplied with voucher books authorising journeys to be made by private car at the expense of the County Council in all cases where by reason of physical de- fect the patient is unable to travel by public conveyance, and the starting point is situated within the County. The charges permitted to car owners and the mileage allowed are 1/- a mile plus waiting time 3/- an hour, excepting for the following areas, where contracts have been entered into.