Appointment to Abertawe Bro Morgannwg Community Health Council - Third Sector Nominations

Are you currently a board, staff, volunteer or carer member of a third (voluntary) sector organisation in the Swansea area?

Would you like to make a positive difference to health services and to peoples lives?

The Welsh Assembly Government is seeking to appoint volunteer members to the Abertawe Bro Morgannwg Community Health Council (CHC).

For further information and details of how to apply please click on 'Community Health Council - Third Sector Nominations', which you will find in the resources section to the right hand side of the page.

Network News (Winter 2009) - Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust

Network News is a Bi Annual newsletter from the Partners in Healthcare Team, which highlights some of the involvement and engagement work with their Network members. To download a copy of the Network News please click on 'Network News Winter', which you will find in the resources section to the right hand side of the page.

Are you currently a board, staff, volunteer or carer member of a third (voluntary) sector organisation in the Swansea area?

Would you like to make a positive difference to health services and to peoples lives?

Paying for Care in Wales

The current system of paying for care for older and disabled people is over 60 years old, and needs to change if we are to meet increasing demand and higher expectations.

The Welsh Assembly Government wants to know your views on how we should pay for care in the future.

To find out more, and have your say visit www.payingforcareinwales.net or email payingforcare@wales.gsi.gov.uk.

The Welsh Assembly Government have also produced a leaflet which provides further information about what options are being considered by the Welsh Assembly Government. To download a copy of the leaflet please click on 'Paying for Care' which you will find in the resources section to the right hand side of the page.

Mid and South Wales Neurosciences Services

All six Mid and South Wales Health Boards today welcome the recommendations set out in the Mid and South Wales Neurosciences Implementation Programme report. To view a copy of the report please click on 'Mid South Wales Neuroscience Implementation report', which you will find in the resources section to the right hand side of the page.

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board; Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board; Hywel Dda Health Board; Powys Teaching Health Board, Cwm Taf Health Board and Aneurin Bevan Health Board agree that the report paves the way for a more robust, comprehensive and accessible neurosciences service to be put in place, which will focus on the delivery of high quality, safe and accessible patient services. You can read a full version of the statement by clicking here and visiting the Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Boards website (http://www.wales.nhs.uk/sitesplus/863/news/13403).

Health Vision Swansea

Health Vision Swansea is the umbrella title for wide-ranging projects to modernise Swansea's health services. The Health Vision Swansea team have produced an e-bulletin which provides up to date information on the Health Vision Swansea projects. To view the latest e-bulletin please click on 'Health Vision Swansea', which you will find in the resources section to the right hand side of the page.

Health Social Care and Well Being Needs Assessment

The Swansea Health, Social Care and Wellbeing (HSCWB) Needs Assessment has brought together and interpreted the health, social care and wellbeing issues facing the Swansea population. This is the second needs assessment that has been undertaken for Swansea, the original exercise was carried out in 2003.

The information collected in the needs assessment is used to develop the Swansea Health, Social Care and Wellbeing Strategy and to set out the priorities to help improve health across Swansea to ensure that the services that are provided are meeting the needs of local people.

For downloadable versions of Swansea's Health Needs Assessment including the Executive summary, summary and full needs assessment please visit the Health Challenge Swansea website by clicking here (http://www.wales.nhs.uk/sites3/page.cfm?orgid=524&pid=13912)

Health, Social Care and Wellbeing Strategy 2008-2011

The second Health, Social Care and Wellbeing Strategy for Swansea is now avaliable, it aims to improve the health, social care and wellbeing of the population over the period April 2008 - March 2011. Developed by the Health Challenge Swansea partnership it builds upon the first strategy, which covered the period 2005-2008. The members of the Health Challenge Swansea partnership include: The City and County of Swansea, Swansea Local Health Board, Swansea NHS Trust, National Public Health Service, Swansea Community Health Council and Swansea Council for Voluntary Service.

For copies of the Health, Social Care and Wellbeing Strategy click here (http://www.wales.nhs.uk/sites3/home.cfm?orgid=524) for more information contact Amy Meredith (amy_meredith@scvs.org.uk) at SCVS on 01792 544028.

Health, Social Care and Well Being Strategy 2008-2011 - Year One Action Plan

The Year one action plan for the 2008-2011 Health, Social Care and Wellbeing Strategy can now be downloaded from the Health Challenge Swansea website by clicking here (http://www.wales.nhs.uk/sites3/docmetadata.cfm?orgid=524&id=108052)

Swansea Health, Social Care and Wellbeing Network

The Network is faciliated by Amy Meredith, Health Social Care and Wellbeing Facilitator, based at SCVS. The main aim of the network is to provide an opportunity for those people working to promote health and wellbeing within the voluntary sector to come together and share information and provide support to each other, and organisations and groups that they work with.

For further information about the network and details of how you can get involved please contact Amy on 01792 544028 or via email, amy_meredith@scvs.org.uk.