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The Cardigan Stakeholder Board meeting (for the Cardigan integrated care project) was well attended once again. Jeremy Brown, Ceredigion County Director and also Project Director, welcomed new members of the Board, including representatives of the Aberteifi 50+ Forum and Cyngor Tref Aberteifi. Dee Colam, Interim Service Development Manager with Ceredigion Social Services Department gave a presentation on proposals for transforming older people’s services in Ceredigion. She said reasons for changing the way in which services are delivered are that current ways of working are outdated; there’s a need to provide better services at lower cost and to develop closer working relationships between health and social care; the older population is increasing, with people living longer and more people want to stay in their own homes for as long as possible. The aims of this project, which is now about to enter the implementation phase, are to develop the following across Ceredigio...

Cardigan Stakeholder Board have welcomed the land being secured and selection of design team and external support consultants as a major step forward for delivery of an integrated health and social care facility. The Stakeholder Board met recently to discuss progress and the meeting was well-attended by representatives of a wide range of organisations and groups with an interest in the project. The Project Board has interviewed and notified the successful support consultants (via the ‘Designed for Life 3’ Building for Wales Framework). They are; a project manager and cost advisor, from Gardiner and Theobald; Supply Chain Partner, Balfour Beattie; and ‘Fusion’ Healthcare Planners whose role will be to collate all information for the Outline Business Case for submission to the Welsh Government later this year. The Stakeholder Board has supported the project being re-named as ‘Cardigan Integrated Care Project’ to reflect the project’s focus on integration across health, social care and ...

Hywel Dda Health Board is committed to the Cardigan Hospital Project and providing beds in the new facility. The recent Cardigan Stakeholder Board was well attended by over 20 people representing a wide range of Stakeholders from Cardigan and the surrounding area. Hywel Dda Health Board Chief Executive Trevor Purt has previously reassured the community that the health board aims to make the Cardigan integrated health and social care development the ‘diamond in the ring’ of community investment projects. The health board aims to submit an outline business case to the Welsh Government on the project in the spring, and beds will be included as part of this. Contracts have been exchanged on the land, with negotiations ongoing regarding planning conditions. The health board is hopeful on this being completed shortly. Construction is due to commence in late 2013, with project completion in late 2015. County Director for Ceredigion Ian Bellingham said: “The health board is fully committed to...