Sign up for Hywel Dda Health Board's 'Talking Health' project

Hywel Dda Health Board needs your views to help us develop and deliver high quality health services to meet the needs of the patients and local people we serve. 

“Siarad Iechyd / Talking Health” is the Health Board’s involvement and engagement scheme and provides local people with opportunities to have a say in how local health services are planned, developed and delivered.
Nicola O’Sullivan, Head of Public and Patient Engagement, said: “It is important that we listen to and take action on your views as the opinions and ideas of our communities are essential in helping us to improve what we do.
”Members receive up-to-date information on health board matters and what is happening in their local county, as well as tips on healthy living. They have also been involved in helping the health board develop new initiatives and were key to the NHS Wales award winning team for the new hospital signage system.”
One Siarad Iechyd / Talking Health member who helped develop the signs is David Harries from Hook, he said: “I went to the first meeting of the Signage Focus Group in Withybush Hospital and I was immediately ‘hooked’!
“Everyone there was very positive, wanting to initiate changes to improve the health and ‘well-being’ of the community.
“It feels good to be able to make a valued contribution and participate in making things happen to improve people’s lives in a positive way. From my experience so far it seems patently obvious to me that people should get involved.
“If the health board is looking to progress an initiative it seems the only way - get everyone’s opinion and input so that you end up 98% of the way there.”
People can sign up to Siarad Iechyd / Talking Health at www.talkinghealth.wales.nhs.uk or by calling 01554 779 510.
The Siarad Iechyd / Talking Health team will be at the Pembrokeshire County Show until tomorrow at the diabetes stand in Zone A, Band Avenue near the Prendegast building so why not pop along and see them there?