PLANS to build a new hospital in Rhyl have been approved by the health board.

The full business case was presented to and passed by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) board on November 12.

It will next go to the Welsh Government for further scrutiny and approval.

The project will provide a range of services from a new hospital on the site of the Royal Alexandra Hospital, as well as the refurbishment of the existing Grade-II listed hospital building.

Services will include community beds, a same-day minor injuries and illness service, a treatment zone, and outpatient therapy and IV therapy services.

Sexual health, community dental, radiology, adult psychology, older people’s mental health, and child and adolescent mental health services would also be provided from the site.