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| Hospital funding 'breakthrough' | Hospital funding 'breakthrough' |
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| A breakthrough in the funding of the troubled Children's Hospital for Wales is expected to be confirmed later. | A breakthrough in the funding of the troubled Children's Hospital for Wales is expected to be confirmed later. |
| It is understood a funding agreement has been reached for the next phase of the hospital which opened in Cardiff two and a half years ago. | It is understood a funding agreement has been reached for the next phase of the hospital which opened in Cardiff two and a half years ago. |
| Health Minister Edwina Hart will update assembly members with a statement. | Health Minister Edwina Hart will update assembly members with a statement. |
| In July Cardiff Local Health Board (LHB) announced it could not afford its £1.1m share of expected annual running costs of the hospital. | In July Cardiff Local Health Board (LHB) announced it could not afford its £1.1m share of expected annual running costs of the hospital. |
| The first phase of the hospital project, for children based at the University Hospital of Wales, was opened in February 2005. | |
| It included two 25-bed medical wards and one 16-bed paediatric cancer ward. | It included two 25-bed medical wards and one 16-bed paediatric cancer ward. |
| Surgical wards | Surgical wards |
| The planned second phase is to house an intensive care unit, operating theatres and surgical wards. | The planned second phase is to house an intensive care unit, operating theatres and surgical wards. |
| After Cardiff LHB refused to support the blueprint for the second phase a revised plan was submitted and health chiefs have been seeking agreement on the financial arrangements. | After Cardiff LHB refused to support the blueprint for the second phase a revised plan was submitted and health chiefs have been seeking agreement on the financial arrangements. |
| In a statement it is believed Ms Hart will say that the funding jigsaw is almost complete | In a statement it is believed Ms Hart will say that the funding jigsaw is almost complete |
| The Noah's Ark Appeal was launched in May 2000 to find money to build Wales' only dedicated children's hospital and has currently raised £10m for the unit. | The Noah's Ark Appeal was launched in May 2000 to find money to build Wales' only dedicated children's hospital and has currently raised £10m for the unit. |
| The appeal attracted support from celebrity fundraisers including cricket star Ian Botham, Hollywood actress Catherine Zeta Jones and singers Charlotte Church and Shirley Bassey. | The appeal attracted support from celebrity fundraisers including cricket star Ian Botham, Hollywood actress Catherine Zeta Jones and singers Charlotte Church and Shirley Bassey. |
| Zeta Jones and her husband, actor Michael Douglas, officially opened the first phase of the hospital in 2006. | Zeta Jones and her husband, actor Michael Douglas, officially opened the first phase of the hospital in 2006. |