June 2016 PRESS RELEASE LLANWRTYD WELLS TO HOST FINAL IN SERIES OF MID WALES HEALTHCARE COLLABORATIVE ENGAGEMENT EVENT Llanwrtyd Wells will play host to the last in the series of community events to discuss the future of healthcare in Mid Wales next Monday, 4th July. These events are the Mid Wales Healthcare Collaborative’s second round this year and will enable the Mid Wales Healthcare Collaborative to discuss the progress that has been made in the last few months. They will also provide local people with the opportunity to influence the plans and future work of the Collaborative. There have been previous events held in Llanidloes, Aberdyfi and Felinfach with sessions in the afternoon and evening to optimise opportunities for local people to attend. The final event will be held at the Victoria Hall in Llanwrtyd Wells on Monday 4th July with the first session starting at 2pm until 4.30pm and the second session at 6pm until 8.30pm. The events provide an opportunity for informal, relaxed discussions about improving hospital, GP and community services in your local area. Among the topics up for discussion are Hospital services, Mental Health services and Primary Care and Community services. Representatives of the Collaborative team, local Community Health Councils and local NHS managers will be on hand to hear more about what local people think about the progress made by the Collaborative to date. There will also be an opportunity for people to share individual experiences about health services in the area. Independent Co-chair of the Mid Wales Healthcare Collaborative, Jack Evershed, said: “These community meetings will give people the chance to meet the Collaborative Team and be actively involved in how our local healthcare services are shaped. “There is no better test of the success of the Collaborative than to ask the public if we are heading in the right direction.” The Mid Wales Healthcare Collaborative successfully held their first series of community events in January and February 2016 in Machynlleth, Aberystwyth, Blaenau Ffestiniog and Welshpool and were pleased to welcome approximately 250 members of the public. Each event was very different due to the local area and the issues that residents were experiencing but they were extremely valuable in informing the work of the Mid Wales Healthcare Collaborative for the forthcoming year. The Mid Wales Healthcare Collaborative will be running a third and final series of events later in the Autumn. The Mid Wales Healthcare Collaborative was set up following a report into health care in the region by Professor Marcus Longley in 2014, and aims to continue the work of the Mid Wales Healthcare Study by actively involving the residents of Mid Wales in the work of the Collaborative. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENDS For more information about the Mid Wales Healthcare Collaborative, visit www.wales.nhs.uk/midwalescollaborative Any responses or queries can be submitted via the following contact details: Mid Wales Healthcare Collaborative team Ffôn//Phone: 01970 635819 E-bost/E-mail: [email protected] .