The Minister for Health and Social Services, Edwina Hart, announced in July 2008, the intention to reorganise the NHS in Wales. Seven new unified Local Health Boards (LHBs) will be established in Wales from 1st October 2009, with the coming together of NHS Hospital Trusts and Local Health Boards. For further details about the NHS Reform please visit the NHS Reform website by clicking here. (http://www.wales.nhs.uk/sites3/home.cfm?orgid=811)

National Advisory Board Meeting

The last meeting of the Health Minister's National Advisory Board was held on Monday 21st Sepetmber 2009 at 11.00am in Committee Room 1, Senedd, Cardiff Bay. The minutes of the meeting can be found by clicking here and visiting the Welsh Assembly Government website (http://wales.gov.uk/topics/health/nhswales/organisations/advisory/09nov/?lang=en). At the meeting on the 21st September a paper was presented by Catriona Williams (Third Sector Representative on the National Advisory Board) on the role of the third sector. To download a copy of the report please click on 'Third Sector' which you will find in the resources section to the right hand side of the page.

The next National Advisory Board Meeting will be on Monday 9th November 2009 at 11.00am in Committee Room 1, Senedd, Cardiff Bay, Cardiff. An agenda for the day together with papers for the meeting on the 9th November can be found by clicking here and visiting the Welsh Assembly Government website.(http://wales.gov.uk/topics/health/nhswales/organisations/advisory/09nov/?lang=en)

Proposal on the Structures of the Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board (ABMU)

ABMU are now consulting formally on their proposal on the structures of ABMU Health Board and would welcome your views. All responses will be taken into account as they finalise the structures and move to achieve recruitment. It is intended that these will be completed by 1st April 2010.

To view a copy of the proposals, please click on 'Proposed Structure of ABMU', which you will find in the resources section to the right hand side of the page.

Please send your comments to Debbie Morgan (debbie.morgan@abm-tr.wales.nhs.uk), Director of Workforce and Organisational Development by 8th January 2010.

Community Health Councils Structure

On the 25th November 2009 the Minister for Health and Social Services, Edwina Hart made her announcement about the future structure of Community Health Councils in Wales. To view a copy of the statement, please click on 'CHC Structure', which you will find in the resources section to the right hand side of the page.

Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Local Health Board

The new Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University (ABMU) Health Board became fully operational on the 1st October 2009. The ABMU Health Board is responsible for planning, designing, developing and securing the primary, community and secondary services within Swansea, Neath Port Talbot and Bridgend. The aims of the ABMU Health Board are to:

• Improve the health of the local population
• Reduce inequalities
• Improve quality and patient safety
• Enhance patient experience
• Strive for excellence

The Executive Directors and Non Officer Members of the new ABMU Health Board have been appointed as follows:

• Chair: Win Griffiths
• Vice Chair: Dr Ed Roberts
• Chief Executive: David Sissling

Executive Directors

• Director of Finance: Eifion Williams
• Medical Director: Bruce Ferguson
• Director of Nursing: Victoria Franklin
• Director of Planning: Paul Stauber
• Director of Workforce Planning and Organisational Development: Debbie Morgan
• Director of Primary Care and Mental Health Services: Alexandra Howells

For further information including Biographies of the Executive Directors please click on 'Executive Directors Announcement' which you will find in the resources section to the right hand side of the page.

Non Officer Members

• Local Authority: Cllr Mel Nott
• Third Sector: Mrs Gaynor Richards
• Community: Mr David Davies
• Finance: Mr Charles Janczewski
• ICT: Mr Barry Goldberg
• Capital Estates: Professor Michael Williams

Public Appointments

Following a public appointments process the following appointments have been made:

National Advisory Board

• Cllr Meryl Gravell - Local Government
• Tina Donnelly, Director of RCN Wales - Trade Union/Representative Bodies
• Catriona Williams, Chief Executive of Children in Wales - Third Sector
• Enid Rowlands - Independent Member
• Melville Evans - Independent Member