Dental Core Training Handbook

Appendix 2: Maps of Main LHB Training Locations

University Hospital of Wales
Dental Hospital, Heath Park, Cardiff, CF14 4XY

 

Llandough University Hospital

Penlan Rd, Llandough, Penarth CF64 2XX

 

Road

Llandough hospital is 3.1 miles from Cardiff city centre, around 10 minutes by car.

Directions – From M4 Junction 33 (Cardiff West) At the Roundabout, take the exit signposted Cardiff (A4232).

Proceed along bypass for several miles, past the exits for St Fagan’s Museum and Barry.

Take the exit signposted Penarth. Take the fourth exit from the roundabout and follow the road over the bridge. At the next roundabout, take the second exit (straight over) and aim to be in the right-hand lane for the set of traffic lights. Make a right turn at these lights, passing the Merrier Harrier public house on your right.

Llandough Hospital’s entrance is 500m along, up the Hill on the left. The Routledge Academic Centre is the four storey building on your right hand side as you drive in. Continue forward for staff and visitor car parks.

 

Rail

The nearest main line station is Cogan which is 2.9 miles from the City Centre or 0.6 miles from University Hospital Llandough. The 10-15 minute walk is along a busy road, a taxi company is located at the train station. Trains from Barry and Cardiff central run frequently.

Bus

There is a bus stop outside the hospital entrance on both sides of the road. The 95 runs regularly from Cardiff city centre to Barry town centre via Llandough. For further details visit http://www.cardiffbus.com

 

Morriston Hospital

Heol Maes Eglwys, Morriston, Swansea, SA6 6NL

Road

Cardiff, M4 West (Warning: Speed Cameras along the M4)

Leave the M4 at junction 46, and then at roundabout take the 1st exit onto the A48 Morriston

At mini-roundabout turn left onto Pant Lasau Road

At mini-roundabout continue forward onto Mynydd Gelli Wastad Road

Turn right and arrive at Morriston Hospital.

 

Rail

If you are coming to Morriston Hospital by train and would like assistance in planning your journey, you may wish to use the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner.

You can use the Train Taxi website to find details of the taxi companies that serve the train station or look at the local bus times.

Bus

There are regular buses that serve the hospital. Please visit: http://www.traveline-cymru.info/ to plan your journey.

 

Glan Clwyd Hospital

Rhuddlan Rd, Bodelwyddan, Rhyl LL18 5UJ

From Motorway Network (M56) to the A55

The M56 terminates at a roundabout which joins with the A5117. Follow the signposts for Queensferry & North Wales. The road numbers change over the next 5 - 6 miles through A550 & A494 until at the top of a hill outside Queensferry the A55 merges in on the left. Signposts towards Conwy should now be followed.

From Oswestry A5/A483 Roundabout to the A55

Close to Oswestry, the A5, leading from the M54 and the A483 from Newtown, meet at a roundabout and continue as the A5 to a further roundabout near Chirk. From here take the A483 Chirk by-pass and head Northwards towards Chester to a major roundabout junction before joining the A55, signposted for Conwy.

From joining the A55 to the Hospital Remain on what has become the A55 for approximately 30-35 miles. The Hospital is

signposted with official Red logos - denoting an

A&E equipped hospital - from the Marble Church exit at Junction 25. A brown Tourist Board sign for Bodelwyddan Castle, to be seen on the left, forms an additional landmark whilst the spire of the Marble Church itself is prominent on the right.

 

By Public Transport

Rhyl station is served via Chester by Arriva Trains Wales and Virgin’s West Coast Trains services on the London Euston/Crewe-Holyhead and Manchester-Holyhead routes contained in the All Line Timetable. Crewe is approximately 1 hour’s journey, with Manchester being 1½ hours, Birmingham New Street 2 hours, London Euston 3 hours and Cardiff just under 4 hours. Timetable information appears on the Public Transport page.

Arriva Cymru bus routes serve the hospital and depart from outside the railway station with a journey time of 17 minutes. A reduced, approximately hourly, service operates in the evening whilst on Sundays and public holidays, the service, is also hourly. Timetable information appears on the Public Transport page.

Alternatively, the station taxi rank normally has a number of licensed taxis waiting. Return taxis are frequently available from the hospital, telephone numbers being available in directories such as Yellow Pages.

NB: Some sessions of the North Wales DCT1 scheme may be held in the Wrexham Medical Institute adjacent to Wrexham Maelor Hospital, or the postgraduate education centre at Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor. Changes from our usual venue will be clearly shown on your advanced timetable and directions will be supplied as required.

 

Dental Postgraduate Department, Prince Charles Hospital Merthyr Tydfil, Mid Glamorgan, CF47 9DT

Telephone: 01685 721721 (Outpatients and Dental 12,13,14,15)

 

Please note the location of the DPGU has moved from the main Hospital to the ground floor of Unit 3 which is adjacent to the contractors 3 storey offices on the right hand side as you enter the Hospital Grounds.

If you require further information please contact Gaynor Owen

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