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)

Health 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)

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.