New specialist clinic for patients in the Cardigan area
A healthcare clinic, provided by specialist doctors visiting from Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board, is just one of the new services available for patients in the Cardigan area, heard stakeholders and members of the public at the latest meeting and drop-in session.
For the first time, a Motor Neurone Disease (MND) specialist clinic is taking place every three months in Cardigan Hospital.
For the first time, a Motor Neurone Disease (MND) specialist clinic is taking place every three months in Cardigan Hospital.
It provides a local, community based service to support symptom management of the disease, which attacks the motor neurones and can affect mobility, speech and more.
Hywel Dda University Health Board’s Executive lead for the Cardigan development, Director of Strategy & Integration / Therapies & Health Science, Kathryn Davies said: “The MND clinics in Cardigan illustrate the type of new service we can deliver locally in the future as we provide new ways of delivering care.”
Information about the clinics and plans for the new integrated care resource centre and provision of integrated health and social care across Ceredigion, was provided at a drop-in event on Thursday September 18. It forms part of Hywel Dda University Health Board’s ongoing schedule of activities to inform and engage with the local community.
The event was well attended, enabling people to learn more about, and give their view on, the plans for the new facility, which are currently being considered by Welsh Government following submission of the draft Outline Business Case for the development.
The new resource centre will provide a new and modern healthcare service for the local population in Cardigan and its surrounding areas, bringing care closer to home and in the community. A wide range of integrated health and social care services will be delivered by Hywel Dda University Health Board, the third sector, local authority and partner organisations.
Representatives of the local community were also provided with an update at a key stakeholders meeting on the same day. A small group of stakeholders has also been involved in looking specifically at the community nursing service in Cardigan and producing satisfaction questionnaires to gather feedback from patients on the service.
Kathryn Davies said: “We will continue to share further information and progress with the public as it becomes available, as well as details of future information events which I would encourage people to attend.”
Further information events are being planned in October and details will be announced in the near future or you can keep updated by visiting:
www.hywelddahb.wales.nhs.uk/cardigan
Hywel Dda University Health Board’s Executive lead for the Cardigan development, Director of Strategy & Integration / Therapies & Health Science, Kathryn Davies said: “The MND clinics in Cardigan illustrate the type of new service we can deliver locally in the future as we provide new ways of delivering care.”
Information about the clinics and plans for the new integrated care resource centre and provision of integrated health and social care across Ceredigion, was provided at a drop-in event on Thursday September 18. It forms part of Hywel Dda University Health Board’s ongoing schedule of activities to inform and engage with the local community.
The event was well attended, enabling people to learn more about, and give their view on, the plans for the new facility, which are currently being considered by Welsh Government following submission of the draft Outline Business Case for the development.
The new resource centre will provide a new and modern healthcare service for the local population in Cardigan and its surrounding areas, bringing care closer to home and in the community. A wide range of integrated health and social care services will be delivered by Hywel Dda University Health Board, the third sector, local authority and partner organisations.
Representatives of the local community were also provided with an update at a key stakeholders meeting on the same day. A small group of stakeholders has also been involved in looking specifically at the community nursing service in Cardigan and producing satisfaction questionnaires to gather feedback from patients on the service.
Kathryn Davies said: “We will continue to share further information and progress with the public as it becomes available, as well as details of future information events which I would encourage people to attend.”
Further information events are being planned in October and details will be announced in the near future or you can keep updated by visiting:
www.hywelddahb.wales.nhs.uk/cardigan
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