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Hospital beds will be included in the Cardigan healthcare development, health chiefs have pledged. Hywel Dda Health Board Chief Executive Trevor Purt has confirmed intentions to make the Cardigan integrated health and social care development the ‘diamond in the ring’ of community investment projects. He said: “There has been some speculation in the community, so I would like to make it clear that this health board is committed to providing to the Cardigan development, and beds will be included as part of the business case currently being developed. “Our project board and GPs are discussing the detail, including the requirements for how many and what type of beds are required as well as the design and layout of the building, and there is also involvement from the stakeholder board, which has wide local representation.” Land for the development has been secured and contracts have been exchanged. The project board is now developing the Outline Business Case, which is due to be submitt...

Hywel Dda Health Board | Securing the finances to deliver highest quality healthcare Hywel Dda Health Board has succeeded in reaching a break-even position at the end of the financial year. At the same time, clinical care has been of the highest quality, with the Board reaching or exceeding the vast majority of clinical performance targets, bosses say. HDHB Chairman Chris Martin, and Chief Executive Trevor Purt announced the news and thanked staff for their continued hard work and dedication towards patient care at the latest Health Board meeting.

Aberystwyth University and the Hywel Dda Health Board have signed a Memorandum of Understanding that will pave the way for greater collaboration in areas of research, continuing professional development and provision of shared services. The University and the Health Board are also working towards establishing a Professorial Chair in areas of mutual interest such as how people in rural areas access health services and support, and general health and well-being. The new agreement builds on existing collaboration between the University and the Hywel Dda Health Board in areas of research. One such project has been looking at strategies to prevent falls amongst the frail and elderly and has involved staff at the University’s Department of Sports and Exercise Science, Bronglais General Hospital and Age Concern Ceredigion. In a new area of research, psychologists at the University are working with Aberystwyth based charity The Beacon of Hope on evaluating the effectiveness of home based tele-...