ABUHB is a very large Health Board employing over 13,000 staff and  is responsible for the healthcare provision of more than 600,000 people living in south east Wales. ABUHB currently has two District General Hospitals and is in the process of building a state of the art new Critical Care Centre. The HB also has a plethora of smaller community hospitals and provides acute, community and primary care as well as a range of mental health care and learning disabilities services.