Issue 7 May / June 2009 Cardiff Community Health Council Health Watch Headlines £30 Million Identified for Redevelopment of Minister Announces Cardiff Royal Infirmary £30 Million Invest- ment for Cardiff More than £30million Welsh As- the unused, outdated buildings University Hospital of Wales”. Royal Infirmary sembly Government funding has and installing a new heating been earmarked for the redevelop- system. The future of the Cardiff Royal ment of the Cardiff Royal Infirmary Infirmary was independently site, Health Minister Edwina Hart reviewed for the Minister by Dr Inside this issue: Mrs Hart said: announced today [Wednesday, 15 Stephen Hunter who recom- mended the redevelopment of the New Lease of Life April]. 1 “Cardiff Royal Infirmary, Cardiff Royal Infirmary and his for CRI with its location within the recommendations are currently Subject to planning approval, work city, is well-placed to provide being reviewed in order for the New Local Health will begin in the next few months a range of services for local Cardiff LHB and Cardiff & Vale Board Chief Execu- 2 and expected to take three to four people. I am pleased that this NHS Trust to submit a business tives Announced years to complete. site will now be used to its full case to the Assembly Government in the near future. potential. This initial work Consultation on the 222 Earlier this month, the Minister will pave the way for better Future of CHCs in approved the acquisition of the full healthcare services”. Wales Ends Cardiff Royal Infirmary site. This will allow the site to be utilised Because of its historical Your CHC needs fully to improve access to health- status, the redevelopment of You !! 3 care for the people in the south and the site is being planned in east of Cardiff and help to relieve collaboration with Cardiff CHC Launches on pressure on the University Hospital 3 Council and Cadw in order to Facebook of Wales. preserve the special architec- tural interest associated with Do you want to tell An Assembly Government commis- some parts of the site. us your story 3 sioned report, prepared by Dr Stephen Hunter, recommends a Cardiff CHC was involved Do you know what phased development of services. with the Public Consultations your CHC does 3 Cardiff Royal Infirmary This will include primary care, un- surrounding the future use of scheduled care, community mental the Cardiff Royal Infirmary Complaints Service 4 health, substance misuse, outpa- Martyn Jenkins (Chief Officer 4 tients and diagnostics. of Cardiff CHC) said “This Contact Us announcement is very much Further work will be required by welcomed. This facility will Cardiff Local Heath Board and Car- provide a real benefit for Pa- diff and Vale NHS Trust to explore tients in the South and East of opportunities for in-patients within the City which are urgently the resources available. needed”, he went to say “ We are pleased that the Assembly Initially, £3million funding from the Government had now pur- Assembly Government will be in- chased all the site for use by vested in preparing for the develop- the NHS which we are sure ments. This includes demolishing will ease the pressure off the Health Watch NHS Wales Appoints Local Health Board Chief Executives The Chief Executives of the new Local Health for North Wales. In addition, she has been a Non responsibility role. Boards (LHBs) in Wales have been appointed, NHS executive Board member of the West Northamp- Wales Chief Executive Paul Williams announced tonshire Development Corporation. She has a Paul Williams said: “I am pleased to be Masters of Law from University of Wales, Cardiff, able to announce the appointment of The recruitment attracted interest from candidates and MBA from University of Leicester and was the new Chief Executives to lead the from Wales, across the UK and internationally. awarded an Honorary MBE in 1996 for services to new LHBs in Wales at this exciting the NHS. Her public health, primary, secondary time. The new Chief Executives have been appointed and tertiary care experience combined with pri- ahead of new LHBs being established in June. The vate sector and local government experience both “I was impressed with the calibre of new LHBs become fully operational from 1 October. within and beyond the UK will bring a different applicants for these posts and believe perspective and learning to the Health board. that we have chosen people who have The new organisations will take on the responsibility the skills and experience to deliver the of the current 22 LHBs and seven NHS Trusts. The Mrs. Jan Williams OBE – Cardiff and Vale Uni- organisational changes within the NHS, Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust and Velindre versity LHB. which will ultimately improve patient NHS Trust – the specialist cancer Trust - will con- care and the working environment for tinue. Proposals are out to consultation to establish Mrs Williams joined the UK NHS Graduate Man- staff. the Public Health Wales NHS Trust to take on the agement Scheme in 1980 and moved rapidly role of several public health-related organisations through a series of posts at Health Authority and “I appreciate that a time of change can including the National Public Health Service and hospital level until appointment as Chief Executive be an uncertain for staff, but let me Wales Centre for Health. of Llanelli/Dinefwr NHS Trust in 1992. Mrs Wil- assure all staff, that the Health Minis- liams then became Chief Executive of West Gla- ter, Edwina Hart, and I have been clear The new Chief Executives are: morgan Health Authority/Iechyd Morgannwg on the importance of retaining the skills Health Authority in 1996 and Bro Taf Health Au- of staff to run the new organisations in Mr. David Sissling – Abertawe Bro Morgannwg thority from 1999 to 2003. She has also held sen- NHS Wales”. University LHB. ior posts in the Welsh Assembly Government and in 2004 became Chief Executive of the National Mr Sissling worked in the Merchant Navy and indus- Leadership and Innovation Agency for Healthcare Consultation of the try before joining the NHS in 1993 as part of an Ex- in Wales. Since 2008, she has been Transition ecutive Development Programme designed to iden- Director for Cardiff and Vale Healthcare Future of Community tify and develop people from outside the NHS who Community. Mrs Williams has an MBA from Car- Health Councils in Wales showed Chief Executive potential. He then became diff Business School. She has senior leadership a Chief Executive in 1998 of a major teaching hospi- experience across the whole healthcare system in tal followed by Chief Executive posts at Health Au- Wales with a strong track record in organisational The recent consultation on the future of thority and Strategic Health Authority level. From leadership and development and innovative sys- Community Health Councils (CHC) in 2006 to 2008 he worked at Permanent Secretary tem design Wales closed on April 24th 2009. level in the Health and Social Care Authority in Northern Ireland and is currently Programme Direc- Mr. Howard Waldner - Hywel Dda LHB. Mr We understand that the Minister has tor for Healthcare for London. Mr Sissling has par- Waldner joined the NHS in Scotland as a Man- been updated on a weekly basis with ticular experience in leading large-scale organisa- agement Trainee in 1972. Following a series of the content of the responses received tional and service change across a health and social management posts in personnel, planning and and that the Minister will make an an- care system in a devolved administration and is a general management, he was appointed Chief nouncement within the next few weeks very experienced Chief Executive. Executive of Dundee Teaching Hospitals in on how the CHCs in Wales will function 1991.In 1999, he moved to Canada and has held as of 1st October 2009. Dr. Andrew Goodall – Aneurin Bevan LHB . the posts of Executive Vice-President & Chief Operating Officer and President & Chief Operat- A number of responses suggested that Dr Goodall has worked in the NHS in Wales since ing Officer of a Health Region and a Health Au- the consultation should be postponed 1991 and has worked in the Value for Money Unit, thority. He has also been an Associate Professor following reorganisation of the NHS to Morriston Hospital, Bro Morgannwg NHS Trust and in the University of Calgary and Adjunct Professor ensure continuity of the public / patient Cardiff and Vale NHS Trust. He was appointed Chief in the Department of Health Care and Epidemiol- voice are still represented during this Executive to Neath Port Talbot LHB in 2005 and is ogy in the University of British Columbia. Mr Wald- turbulent time. currently leading Swansea, Neath Port Talbot and ner will bring senior leadership experience in both Bridgend LHBs as well as undertaking the role of the Scottish NHS and the Canadian Healthcare The proposals set out to reduce the Transition Director for Abertawe Bro Morgannwg System to the Health Board. number of CHCs from 19 to 7, co- health community. In 1996, Dr Goodall obtained a terminus with the new LHB. The pro- Ph.D in Health Services Management from Cardiff Mrs. Margaret Foster OBE – Cwm Taf LHB. posals also set out the establishment business School. He has led and overseen key or- Mrs Foster joined the NHS in Wales as a National of Area Associations co-terminus with ganisational and service changes and combines Administrative trainee in 1974. She moved the Local Authority who would under- strong operational and Trust experience with the through a series of managerial posts and was take some of the functions of the CHCs broader strategic role required in an LHB where appointed Chief Executive of East Glamorgan but would not be members of the CHC.