Mid Wales Joint Committee/Cyd-Bwllgor Canolbarth Cymru

01/08/2025

Congratulations to them all!

Our first ever nursing students have qualified to work in the health service – many congratulations to them!

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30/07/2025

22/07/2025

Hywel Dda University Health Board is holding events to help you find out more about proposed changes to nine fragile clinical services they provide in your communities.

The Hywel Dda Clinical Services Plan consultation focuses on nine healthcare services most in need of support and aimed at addressing fragilities, improving standards, or reducing waiting times for people in need of diagnosis and treatment.

The event will be on Monday 4th August – 3pm-6pm at the Neuadd Pendre Tywyn, Brook St, Tywyn, Gwynedd, LL36 9DP.

More information on Clinical Services plan consultation can be found here: https://hduhb.nhs.wales/news/press-releases/new-tywyn-drop-in-for-clinical-services-plan-consultation/

Hywel Dda Health Board

19/07/2025

If you have an interest in the future of healthcare in mid and west Wales and are visiting the Royal Welsh next week, pop over and say hello. We'll be joining the Rural Health and Care Wales stand (418-D).

We want to hear your views on what is important to live a healthy life as part of a refresh of our Healthier Mid and West Wales Strategy. We'll also be sharing information and answering questions about our Clinical Services Plan consultation that has options for change in nine clinical services. More information is available from our website - links in the comments.

We look forward to seeing you on the Showground!

15/07/2025

The inpatient ward at Tywyn has been temporarily closed since April 2023 due to ongoing challenges in safely staffing the service. While recruitment efforts have made progress, issues with workforce skill mix, retention, and resilience remain - affecting the safe and sustainable delivery of the ward...

15/07/2025

Online consultation event – tonight!

We are holding online events for our Clinical Services Plan consultation.

Please register and join us for a discussion to learn more or ask any questions you may have.

The final online event takes place tonight, Tuesday 15 July 2025, at 6.30pm, and will focus on:

• Orthopaedics: bones, joints and soft tissue
• Ophthalmology: eyes
• Dermatology: involving skin, hair, nails

Register for your place today using the form link in the comments.

If you prefer to attend in person, you can find your nearest event on our website or by calling us on 0300 303 8322.

https://forms.office.com/e/hYRTfAcqbq

04/07/2025

Share your views on Tywyn Hospital with Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

🏥 Help shape the future of Tywyn Community Hospital

The inpatient ward at Tywyn Hospital has been temporarily closed since April 2023 due to ongoing challenges with safely staffing the service. While there’s been some progress in recruitment, wider workforce issues still affect the ward’s safe and sustainable delivery.

Since the closure, we’ve worked with local partners to strengthen alternative services, including expanding beds in Dolgellau, launching a new community-based service (Tuag Adref), reopening the Minor Injuries Unit, and establishing a Treatment Room and a Wellbeing Hub.

We're now starting a formal review of services at Tywyn to explore all options for the future — including the potential to reopen the ward or provide care in other high-quality, sustainable ways.

📣 We want to hear from you. If you live or work locally, please share your views in our short online survey. Your feedback will help shape early thinking and guide next steps.

👉 https://bcuhb.nhs.wales/get-involved/shaping-the-future-of-tywyn-community-hospital/

30/06/2025

Join us at an upcoming in person or online public event. Your voice matters so come along and share your comments and ideas.

24/06/2025

Hywel Dda and Aberystwyth University have signed a new agreement to extend our partnership and to work together to improve the health and well-being of communities in west Wales.

The agreement commits to a partnership in several areas, including research and development, developing educational programmes and pooling expertise and use of specialist facilities.

We will also work together on enterprise and innovation and collaborate with industry on the development of new devices and technology.
Our Chief Executive Dr Phil Kloer said: “I’m delighted to be building on the great work over previous years between Hywel Dda and Aberystwyth University and also start to explore new areas of opportunity to improve health and well-being in our rural communities.”

Find out more here:
https://hduhb.nhs.wales/news/press-releases/partnership-will-boost-research-and-innovation/

02/06/2025

Between Thursday 29 May 2025 and Sunday 31 August 2025, we will be consulting on how to support nine essential services across the Health Board: critical care, dermatology, emergency general surgery, endoscopy, ophthalmology, orthopaedics, radiology, stroke and urology. Your feedback is invaluable in shaping the future of healthcare provision.

You are welcome to attend one of our online Clinical Services Plan consultation events at your convenience:
(Each online event will focus on three clinical service areas.)
· Monday 16 June, 6.30pm - 8.30pm
covering Critical Care, Emergency General Surgery, Stroke
· Tuesday 17 June, 6.30pm - 8.30pm
covering Urology, Endoscopy, Radiology
· Tuesday 15 July, 6.30pm - 8.00pm
Orthopaedics, Ophthalmology, Dermatology
👉 Register here: https://forms.office.com/e/hYRTfAcqbq

🏢 If you prefer to attend in person, you are invited to events as follows, drop in anytime:
· Tuesday 17 June 2025, 2.00pm - 7.00pm, Selwyn Samuel Centre, Llanelli, SA15 3AE
· Friday 20 June 2025, 2.00pm - 7.00pm, Ammanford Pensioners Hall, Ammanford, SA18 3EN
· Wednesday 25 June 2025, 2.00pm - 7.00pm, Ivy Bush Royal Hotel, Carmarthen, SA31 1LG
· Friday 27 June 2025, 2.00pm - 7.00pm, HaverHub, Haverfordwest, SA61 1BG
· Monday 30 June 2025, 2.00pm - 7.00pm, Morlan Centre, Aberystwyth, SY23 2HH
· Friday 4 July 2025, 2.00pm - 7.00pm, Tenby Leisure Centre, Tenby, SA70 8DU
· Monday 7 July 2025, 2.00pm - 7.00pm, Y Plas, Machynlleth, SY20 8ER
· Tuesday 8 July 2025, 2.00pm - 7.00pm, The Guildhall, Cardigan, SA43 1JL
· Thursday 10 July 2025, 3.00pm - 6.00pm, Pater Hall, Pembroke Dock, SA72 6DD
· Monday 14 July 2025, 3.00pm - 6.00pm, Aberaeron Memorial Hall, Aberaeron, SA46 0DP
· Thursday 17 July 2025, 3.00pm - 6.00pm, The Castle Hotel, Llandovery, SA20 0AP

📌 Further Information For additional details regarding the consultation and the Clinical Services Plan, please visit our dedicated web pages linked in the comments below 👇

Your participation is crucial, and we greatly appreciate your input in shaping these vital services 🏥✨

29/05/2025

Hywel Dda Health Board has today launched a public consultation on how nine areas of healthcare could be delivered.

For more information and to have your say click on the link in their post below

Here’s your chance to get involved in shaping healthcare for the future.

You can share your views about how nine healthcare services could be delivered in hospitals and community facilities in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire, as Hywel Dda University Health Board launched a public consultation at its Board meeting today.

The Clinical Services Plan consultation focuses on nine healthcare services most in need of support and aimed at addressing fragilities, improving standards, or reducing waiting times for people in need of diagnosis and treatment.

Find out more and how you can get involved here: https://hduhb.nhs.wales/news/press-releases/hywel-dda-uhb-launches-clinical-services-plan-consultation/