New immersive room in A&E will 'change so many lives'

The parents of an autistic boy say a new immersive room in their local hospital's children's A&E will "change so many lives".

Robert and Gemma Cummings spent the past year fundraising to open the room, which is the first of its kind in Wales, at the paediatric department of Prince Charles Hospital in their hometown of Merthyr Tydfil.

The project was inspired by their own "distressing" experiences with their six-year-old son Ellis, who struggles with "sensory overload".

They hope the room, officially opened on Thursday, will allow children to receive emergency care without parents reaching a "crossroads" in deciding whether or not hospital visits are worth the potential of trauma.

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Source: BBC News, 7 December 2025