Cockroach infestation closes hospital kitchen

A cockroach infestation has forced a hospital to temporarily close its main kitchen.

Swansea Bay health board said it discovered the infestation in the under-croft area at Singleton Hospital, Sketty, which had affected some parts of the kitchen.

In a statement, it said no clinical areas were affected and all catering staff and food production had been moved to Morriston Hospital's kitchen in Swansea.

"All food produced previously at Singleton and stored in cold store freezers has been discarded as a precaution," the health board said, adding it was working closely with Environmental Health to eradicate the infestation.

The health board added no patient meals have been impacted.

The dining room and coffee shop on site remain open, it said, with food produced off site or purchased from alternative suppliers.