Feedback from Engagement for temporary changes to minor injury & ward-based services in Powys.

Powys Teaching Health Board has approved proposals for temporary changes to some minor injury and ward-based services in the county.

At a meeting in public of the Board, members approved a recommendation to temporarily change the opening hours for Minor Injury Units in Brecon and Llandrindod Wells to 8am to 8pm, and also agreed a temporary change to the clinical model for inpatient care in Brecon, Bronllys, Llanidloes and Newtown.

The Health Board agreed that both proposals should be introduced on a temporary basis for a 6 month period. A timetable for implementation will now be agreed, with both changes expected to be in place by December.

The Health Board’s aim is to respond to a number to challenges facing the NHS and local patients, to improve quality and value, and to stabilise the delivery of key services so that discussion and debate can take place with the public, staff and wider stakeholders to agree the future permanent shape of safe and sustainable health services in the county.

You can find the feedback here.