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Ymgynghoriad Cynllun Gwasanaethau Clinigol / Clinical Services Plan Consultation

Ymgynghoriad Cynllun Gwasanaethau Clinigol

Mae Bwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Hywel Dda (y Bwrdd Iechyd) yn darparu gwasanaethau iechyd i bobl ledled Sir Gaerfyrddin, Ceredigion, a Sir Benfro a hefyd i gymunedau cyfagos. Rydym bellach yn ymgynghori ar newidiadau posibl i naw gwasanaeth clinigol, a gallai hyn effeithio ar ba ysbytai y cânt eu darparu. Y naw gwasanaeth yw Gofal Critigol, Dermatoleg, Llawfeddygaeth Gyffredinol Frys, Endosgopi, Offthalmoleg, Orthopaedeg, Radioleg, Strôc, ac Wroleg. Rydym yn croesawu adborth gan y cyhoedd, ein staff, rhanddeiliaid a grwpiau yr effeithir arnynt gan ein cynigion.

Rydym wedi cydnabod ers sawl blwyddyn bod rhai o’n gwasanaethau ysbyty yn fregus. Mae hyn yn bennaf oherwydd bod ein timau clinigol wedi’u gwasgaru ar draws safleoedd lluosog, ac weithiau rydym yn dibynnu ar staff unigol. Hefyd, mae effeithiau pandemig COVID-19 yn parhau i effeithio arnom ni. Mae wedi ein gadael â rhestrau aros hir, bylchau staffio (wedi’u gwneud yn waeth gan brinder yn genedlaethol ar gyfer rhai staff gofal iechyd), pwysau gofal cymdeithasol, a mwy o alw am wasanaethau iechyd. Nid yw rhai o’n gwasanaethau wedi gallu dychwelyd i lefelau gweithgarwch cyn-bandemig. Mae hyn yn golygu bod cleifion yn aros yn hirach nag yr hoffem am rywfaint o ofal wedi’i gynllunio.

O ystyried yr heriau, rydym wedi datblygu Cynllun Gwasanaethau Clinigol, gydag opsiynau i newid naw gwasanaeth. Mae hyn o fewn amserlen o hyd at bedair blynedd ar ôl y penderfyniad a hefyd yn ystyried pa newidiadau pellach y gellid eu gwneud ymhen mwy na phedair blynedd. I grynhoi, mae’r cynllun yn ceisio:

• ymateb i freuder y gwasanaethau gofal critigol a llawfeddygaeth gyffredinol frys
• gwella safonau a chanlyniadau, a mynd i’r afael â heriau staffio yn y gwasanaeth strôc
• gwella mynediad a lleihau amseroedd aros ar gyfer cleifion gofal wedi’i gynllunio (offthalmoleg, dermatoleg, wroleg ac orthopedeg) a diagnosteg (endosgopi a radioleg).

Yn yr ymgynghoriad hwn, rydym am i chi ddweud wrthym:

• pa opsiynau arfaethedig sydd orau yn eich barn chi i fynd i’r afael â bregusrwydd yn ein gwasanaethau, gwella safonau neu leihau amseroedd aros
• pryderon a allai fod gennych am unrhyw un o’r opsiynau, neu’r effeithiau y credwch y gallent eu cael 
• syniadau a allai fod gennych am rôl ein hysbytai yn y dyfodol
• unrhyw beth arall y credwch y mae angen i ni ei ystyried, gan gynnwys opsiynau neu syniadau eraill a allai fod gennych.

I gael gwybodaeth am yr ymgynghoriad, darllenwch ein dogfen ymgynghori sy’n cyd-fynd â’r holiadur hwn a/neu ewch ar-lein i: https://biphdd.gig.cymru/ymgynghoriad-gwasanaethau-clinigol 

Gall aelodau’r cyhoedd hefyd ymuno â ni mewn digwyddiadau galw heibio cyhoeddus i gael paned o de neu goffi a gofyn i staff y Bwrdd Iechyd, gan gynnwys clinigwyr, unrhyw gwestiynau am yr opsiynau, neu i gynnig syniadau newydd.

Cynhelir digwyddiadau ar:

• 2pm-7pm, 17 Mehefin 2025, Canolfan Selwyn Samuel, Llanelli SA15 3AE
• 2pm-7pm, 20 Mehefin 2025, Neuadd Pensiynwyr Rhydaman, Rhydaman SA18 3EN
• 2pm-7pm, 25 Mehefin 2025, Ivy Bush Royal Hotel, Caerfyrddin SA31 1LG
• 2pm-7pm, 27 Mehefin 2025, HaverHub, Hwlffordd SA61 1BG
• 2pm-7pm, 30 Mehefin 2025 Canolfan y Morlan, Aberystwyth SY23 2HH
• 2pm-7pm, 4 Gorffennaf 2025, Canolfan Hamdden Dinbych-y-pysgod, Dinbych-y-pysgod SA70 8DU
• 2pm-7pm, 7 Gorffennaf 2025, Y Plas, Machynlleth SY20 8ER
• 2pm-7pm, 8 Gorffennaf 2025 Neuadd y Dref, Aberteifi SA43 1JL
• 3pm-6pm, 10 Gorffennaf 2025 Pater Hall, Doc Penfro SA72 6DD
• 3pm-6pm, 14 Gorffennaf 2025 Neuadd Goffa Aberaeron, Aberaeron SA46 0DP
• 3pm-6pm, 17 Gorffennaf 2025 Gwesty’r Castell, Llanymddyfri SA20 0AP

Neu ymunwch â ni ar-lein!

I gofrestru ar gyfer digwyddiad ar-lein neu am fwy o wybodaeth:

ewch i’n gwefan biphdd.gig.cymru/ ymgynghoriad-gwasanaethau-clinigol neu ffoniwch 0300 303 8322 (opsiwn 5)

Os dymunwch dderbyn copi papur neu os oes angen fformat mwy hygyrch arnoch, ffoniwch ni ar 0300 303 8322 (cyfraddau galwadau lleol) a dewiswch opsiwn 5 ‘gwasanaethau eraill’.

Rhannwch eich barn erbyn dydd Sul 31 Awst 2025

Cofion cynnes,

Mr Mark Henwood

Cyfarwyddwr Meddygol Gweithredol

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Clinical Services Plan Consultation

Hywel Dda University Health Board (the Health Board) provides health services for people across Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, and Pembrokeshire and also for nearby communities. We are now consulting on possible changes to nine clinical services, and this may impact on which hospitals they are delivered from. The nine services are Critical Care, Dermatology, Emergency General Surgery, Endoscopy, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedics, Radiology, Stroke, and Urology. We welcome feedback from the public, our staff, stakeholders and groups impacted / affected by our proposals.

We have recognised for several years that some of our hospital services are fragile. This is mainly because our clinical teams are spread across multiple sites, and sometimes we rely on individual staff. Also, the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to affect us. It has left us with long waiting lists, gaps in staffing (made worse by shortages nationally for some healthcare staff), social care pressures, and more demand for health services. Some of our services have not been able to return to pre-pandemic activity levels. This means patients are waiting longer than we would like for some planned care.

Given the challenges, we have developed a Clinical Services Plan, with options to change nine services. This is in a timeframe of up to four years from decision and also considering what further changes could be made in more than four years. In summary, the plan seeks to:

• respond to the fragility of the critical care and emergency general surgery services
• improve standards and outcomes, and address staffing challenges in the stroke service
• improve access to and reduce waiting times for planned care patients (ophthalmology, dermatology, urology and orthopaedics) and diagnostics (endoscopy and radiology).

In this consultation, we want you to tell us:

• which proposed options you think are best able to address fragilities in our services, improve standards or reduce waiting times
• concerns you may have about any of the options, or impacts you think they may have
• thoughts you may have on the future role of our hospitals
• anything else you think we need to consider, including alternative options or ideas you may have.

For information about the consultation, please read our consultation document that accompanies this and supporting questionnaire and / or go online to: hduhb.nhs.wales/clinical-services-consultation

Members of the public can also join us at public drop-in events to have a cup of tea or coffee and ask Health Board staff, including clinicians, any questions about the options, or to offer new ideas.

Events will be held on:

• 2pm to 7pm, 17 June 2025, Selwyn Samuel Centre Llanelli, SA15 3AE
• 2pm to 7pm, 20 June 2025, Ammanford Pensioners Hall, Ammanford, SA18 3EN
• 2pm to 7pm, 25 June 2025, Ivy Bush Hotel, Carmarthen, SA31 1LG
• 2pm to 7pm, 27 June 2025, HaverHub, Haverfordwest, SA61 1BG
• 2pm to 7pm, 30 June 2025, Morlan Centre, Aberystwyth SY23 2HH
• 2pm to 7pm, 4 July 2025, Tenby Leisure Centre, Tenby SA70 8DU
• 2pm-7pm, 7 July 2025, Y Plas, Machynlleth SY20 8ER
• 2pm-7pm, 8 July 2025, The Guildhall, Cardigan SA43 1JL
• 3pm-6pm, 10 July 2025, Pater Hall, Pembroke Dock SA72 6DD
• 3pm-6pm, 14 July 2025, Aberaeron Memorial Hall, Aberaeron SA46 0DP
• 3pm-6pm, 17 July 2025, The Castle Hotel, Llandovery SA20 0AP

Or join us online!

To register for an online event or for more information:

visit our website hduhb.nhs.wales/ clinical-services-consultation or call 0300 303 8322 (option 5)

If you wish to receive paper copies or you need a more accessible format, please call us on 0300 303 8322 (local call rates) and select option 5 ‘other services’.

Please share your views by Sunday 31 August 2025.

Kind regards,

Mr Mark Henwood

Executive Medical Director

Ymgynghoriad Cynllun Gwasanaethau Clinigol: Gwahoddiad i gyfarfod i Gynghorau Tref a Chymuned (Sir Gâr – 9 Mehefin 2025) / Clinical Services Plan Consultation: Invitation to a meeting for Town and Community Councils (Carmarthenshire – 9 June 2025)

Annwyl Glerc Cyngor Tref a Chymuned,

Ymgynghoriad Cynllun Gwasanaethau Clinigol: Gwahoddiad i gyfarfod i Gynghorau Tref a Chymuned (Sir Gâr)

Rhwng 29 Mai and 31 Awst 2025 bydd Bwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Hywel Dda yn gwahodd aelodau o’r cyhoedd, staff a sefydliadau partner i rannu eu barn am y Cynllun Gwasanaethau Clinigol.

Mae’r Cynllun Gwasanaethau Clinigol yn canolbwyntio ar naw gwasanaeth gofal iechyd sy’n fregus ac sydd angen eu newid. Y gwasanaethau sydd wedi’u cynnwys yw gofal critigol, dermatoleg, llawfeddygaeth gyffredinol frys, endosgopi, offthalmoleg, orthopedeg, radioleg, strôc ac wroleg.**

Nod rhaglen y Cynllun Gwasanaethau Clinigol yw mynd i’r afael â’r gwendidau hyn, darparu gofal diogel a chynaliadwy i’n cymunedau, gwella safonau, a lleihau amseroedd aros ar gyfer pobl sydd angen diagnosis a thriniaeth.

Er bod opsiynau’n cael eu cyflwyno yn yr ymgynghoriad, nid oes unrhyw atebion a ffefrir ar hyn o bryd. Mae’r ymgynghoriad arfaethedig yn rhan hanfodol o ymrwymiad y Bwrdd Iechyd i sicrhau bod pob llais yn cael ei glywed wrth lunio dyfodol gofal iechyd yn y rhanbarth.

Bydd eich barn fel unigolion a Chynghorau Tref a Chymuned, ynghyd â thystiolaeth ac ystyriaethau eraill, yn helpu ni i ddewis yr opsiynau mwyaf priodol ar gyfer y naw gwasanaeth gofal iechyd yn y Cynllun Gwasanaethau Clinigol Fel Cynghorwyr Tref a Chymuned, hoffem eich gwahodd i gyfarfod i glywed mwy am yr ymgynghoriad a sut y byddwn yn cynnwys aelodau o’n cymunedau ac i ofyn cwestiynau i ni.

Mae cyfarfodydd ar-lein yn cael eu cynnal ar gyfer pob sir i Gynghorwyr Tref a Chymuned eu mynychu, mae’r rhain yn ychwanegol at y digwyddiadau galw heibio i’r cyhoedd a gynhelir ar draws ein tair sir a’n cymunedau cyfagos. 

Mae digwyddiad Cynghorau Tref a Chymuned Sir Gâr yn cael ei gynllunio ar gyfer dydd Llun 9 Mehefin 2025 am 6:30pm. 

Os hoffech fynychu’r cyfarfod, anfonwch e-bost at Hyweldda.Engagement@wales.nhs.uk

erbyn dydd Iau 5 Mehefin, gan gynnwys enw eich Cyngor Tref a Cymuned. Bydd dolen i ymuno â’r cyfarfod ar-lein yn cael ei rhannu gyda chi ddydd Gwener 6 Mehefin.

Bydd ystod eang o wybodaeth (gan gynnwys y Ddogfen Ymgynghori ac amrywiaeth o ddogfennau ategol) ar gael ar ein gwefan: https://biphdd.gig.cymru/cynllun-gwasanaethau-clinigol 

Bydd tudalennau’n cael eu diweddaru gyda mwy o adnoddau ymgynghori penodol, gan gynnwys dogfennau a manylion digwyddiadau, ar 29 Mai.
pan fydd yr ymgymhoriad yn cael ei lansio’n swyddogol.

Edrychwn ymlaen at eich cwrdd cyn bo hir.

Mark Henwood
Cyfarwyddwr Meddygol Gweithredol

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Dear Town and Community Council Clerk,

Clinical Services Plan Consultation: Invitation to a meeting for Town and Community Councils (Carmarthenshire)

Between 29 May and 31 August 2025, Hywel Dda University Health Board (UHB) will be inviting members of the public, staff and partner organisations, to share their views about the Clinical Services Plan. 

The Clinical Services Plan focuses on nine healthcare services that are fragile and in need of change. The services included are critical care, dermatology, emergency general surgery, endoscopy, ophthalmology, orthopaedics radiology, stroke and urology. **

The Clinical Services Plan programme aims to address these fragilities, to provide safe and sustainable care to our communities, improve standards, and reduce waiting times for people needing diagnosis and treatment. 

Whilst options are presented in the consultation, there are currently no preferred solutions.

The planned consultation is an essential part of the Health Board’s commitment to ensuring that all voices are heard in shaping the future of healthcare in the region. 

Your views as individuals and as Town and Community Councils, along with other evidence and considerations, will help us to choose the most appropriate options for the nine healthcare services in the Clinical Services Plan.

As Town and Community Councillors, we would like to invite you to a meeting to learn more about the consultation and how we will be involving members of our communities and to ask us questions. Online meetings are being held for each county for Town and Community Councillors to attend, these are in addition to the drop-in events for the public that will be held across our three counties and our bordering communities.

The Town and Community Councils’ Event for Carmarthenshire is planned for Monday 9 June 2025 at 6:30pm. 

If you would like to attend the meeting, please email Hyweldda.Engagement@wales.nhs.uk by Thursday 5 June, including the name of your Town and Community Council. A link to join the online meeting will be shared with you on Friday 6 June. 

A wide range of information (including the Consultation Document and a range of supporting documents) will be available from our website: 
https://hduhb.nhs.wales/clinical-services-plan

Pages will be updated with more consultation specific resources, including documents and event details, from 29 May, when the consultation is officially launched.

We look forward to meeting you soon.
 
Mark Henwood
Executive Medical Director

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Rhannwch eich barn ar ddyfodol Uned Mân Anafiadau Llanelli/Share your views on the future of Llanelli’s Minor Injury Unit

English below 

Annwyl randdeiliad,

Rhannwch eich barn ar ddyfodol Uned Mân Anafiadau Llanelli

Bydd ymgynghoriad cyhoeddus ar bedwar opsiwn ar gyfer dyfodol gofal mân anafiadau yn Ysbyty Tywysog Philip, Llanelli, yn cael ei lansio ddydd Llun (28 Ebrill 2025).

Bydd yr ymgynghoriad 12 wythnos yn rhedeg tan 22 Gorffennaf 2025 gyda digwyddiadau yn cael eu cynnal yn ein cymuned ac ar-lein. Bydd holiadur ar gael i chi ac aelodau o’n cymuned i rannu eich barn gyda ni. Bydd hefyd grwpiau ffocws a chyfarfodydd gyda grwpiau cymunedol a rhanddeiliaid.

Mae’r Uned Mân Anafiadau yn Ysbyty Tywysog Philip yn darparu triniaeth ar gyfer mân anafiadau fel briwiau, ysigiadau a mân losgiadau. Mae wedi bod yn gweithredu gydag oriau agor wedi’u newid dros dro ers mis Tachwedd 2024. Yr oriau agor presennol yw 8am i 8pm bob dydd, yn hytrach na 24/7, yn bennaf oherwydd pryderon staffio, ansawdd a diogelwch.

Rydym yn ymgynghori â staff, ein cymuned leol a rhanddeiliaid, o ddydd Llun, ar bedwar opsiwn arfaethedig ar gyfer dyfodol y gwasanaeth.
 
Yr opsiynau yw:
• Opsiwn 1 – 12 awr dan arweiniad meddygon (model dros dro presennol)
• Opsiwn 2 – 14 awr dan arweiniad meddygon
• Opsiwn 3 – yn cael ei arwain fesul cam gan feddygon (12 awr i ddechrau, yn cynyddu i 14 awr, yna 24 awr fel y mae staffio yn caniatáu)
• Opsiwn 4 – Canolfan gofal brys (model gofal brys o’r un diwrnod) 14 awr

*Bydd pob opsiwn llai na 24 awr hefyd yn cynnwys dwy awr ychwanegol o staff i drin pobl sy’n mynychu’r uned tua diwedd yr oriau agor.

Bydd pobl yn cael cyfle i rannu eu barn ar yr opsiynau arfaethedig ac unrhyw effeithiau y gallent eu cael, yn ogystal â chynnig opsiynau amgen.
Gall aelodau’r cyhoedd fynychu’r digwyddiadau galw heibio cyhoeddus i gael paned o de neu goffi a gofyn i staff y Bwrdd Iechyd, gan gynnwys clinigwyr, unrhyw gwestiynau am yr opsiynau, neu i gynnig syniadau newydd.

Cynhelir digwyddiadau rhwng 3pm a 6pm (galw heibio unrhyw bryd) ar:
• Dydd Iau, 8 Mai – Clwb Gweithwyr Cross Hands, 41 Heol Llandeilo, Cross Hands, Llanelli, SA14 6RD
• Dydd Llun, 12 Mai – Canolfan Selwyn Samuel, Swît Lleidi, Cilgant y Parc, Llanelli, SA15 3AE
• Dydd Gwener, 16 Mai – Neuadd y Pensiynwyr Rhydaman, Stryd y Cei, Rhydaman, SA18 3EN
• Dydd Llun, 19 Mai – Neuadd Goffa Porth Tywyn Stryd Parc-Y-Minos, Porth Tywyn, SA16 0BN

Cyhelir y digwyddiadau ar-lein:
• Dydd Mawrth, 6 Mai 6.30pm-8pm
• Dydd Mawrth, 20 Mai 1pm-2.30pm
• Dydd Iau, 22 Mai 10am-11.30am

Gallwch ddarllen mwy, a chofrestru ar gyfer digwyddiad ar-lein, o ddydd Llun 28 Ebrill, pan fydd yr ymgynghoriad yn cael ei lansio. Bydd rhagor o wybodaeth ar gael ar-lein yn 
Ysbyty Tywysog Philip – Uned Mân Anafiadau – Bwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Hywel Dda neu gallwch ffonio 0300 303 8322, opsiwn 5, cyfraddau galwadau lleol.

Mae’r ymgynghoriad yn dilyn ymgysylltu a datblygu opsiynau sydd wedi digwydd gyda’n staff, cleifion a chynrychiolwyr cymunedol, gan gynnwys grwpiau ymgyrchu yn ystod y misoedd diwethaf.

Gyda’i gilydd, bu iddynt ystyried rhestr hwy o 12 opsiwn, a datblygwyd pedwar ohonynt gan gynrychiolwyr cymunedol. Fe wnaethant eu sgorio, yn seiliedig ar feini prawf fel diogelwch, cynaliadwyedd, a ffocws cleifion, gan arwain at bedwar opsiwn ar gyfer ymgynghori.

Yn y cyfamser, bydd yr oriau agor dros dro presennol yn yr UMA, sef 8.00am-8.00pm, yn parhau. Os ydych chi’n byw yn, yn agos at, neu’n ymweld â Llanelli a bod gennych fân anaf yn ystod y dydd, gallwch barhau i gerdded i mewn i’r Uned Mân Anafiadau yn Ysbyty Tywysog Philip.

Os bydd eich mân anaf yn digwydd rhwng 8.00pm ac 8.00am ac yn methu aros tan y diwrnod wedyn, defnyddiwch:

• gwiriwr symptomau GIG Cymru ar-lein GIG 111 Cymru – Gwirwyr Symptomau
• neu ffoniwch GIG 111 Cymru am gyngor (dewiswch opsiwn 2 ar gyfer cymorth iechyd meddwl)

Mewn argyfwng sy’n bygwth bywyd, p’un a ydych yn oedolyn, yn berson ifanc, neu’n blentyn, ffoniwch 999 bob amser.

Nid yw’r newidiadau hyn yn effeithio ar Uned Asesu Meddygol Acíwt (AMAU) yr ysbyty. Mae’n dal i ddarparu triniaeth 24 awr y dydd i gleifion meddygol sy’n oedolion sâl iawn, fel y rhai sydd wedi dioddef strôc neu drawiad ar y galon. Rhaid cael mynediad at y gwasanaeth trwy 999, 111 neu atgyfeiriad gan Feddyg Teulu.

Yn dilyn ystyriaeth gydwybodol o’r ymgynghoriad a’i ganfyddiadau, bydd y Bwrdd yn ystyried yr holl adborth a thystiolaeth a gasglwyd yn ystod yr ymgynghoriad cyn gwneud penderfyniad terfynol, a gynlluniwyd ar gyfer cyfarfod y Bwrdd ym mis Medi 2025.

Os oes gennych unrhyw gwestiynau am yr ymgynghoriad hwn, neu os oes angen copïau printiedig ychwanegol o’n dogfennau ymgynghori, cysylltwch â’n tîm Ymgysylltu drwy e-bost: hyweldda.ymgysylltu@wales.nhs.uk

 neu ffoniwch 0300 303 8322, opsiwn 5, cyfraddau galwadau lleol.

Diolch am roi o’ch amser i rannu eich barn a’ch syniadau gyda ni. Edrychwn ymlaen at gwrdd â chi yn un o’n digwyddiadau.

Cofion cynnes,

Mr Mark Henwood
Cyfarwyddwr Meddygol Gweithredol Dros Dro

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Dear stakeholder,

Share your views on the future of Llanelli’s Minor Injury Unit 

A public consultation on four options for the future of minor injury care at Prince Philip Hospital (PPH), Llanelli, will launch on Monday (28 April 2025).

The 12-week consultation will run until 22 July 2025 with events being held in our community and online. A questionnaire will be available for you and members of our community to share your views with us. There will also be focus groups and meetings with community groups and stakeholders.

The Minor Injury Unit at Prince Philip Hospital provides treatment for minor injuries such as cuts, sprains and minor burns. It has been operating with changed opening hours on a temporary basis since November 2024. The current opening hours are from 8am to 8pm every day, as opposed to 24/7, primarily due to staffing, quality and safety concerns. 

We are consulting with staff, our local community and stakeholders, from Monday, on four proposed options for the future of the service.  
 
They are:  
• Option 1 – Doctor-led 12 hours (current temporary model) 
• Option 2 – Doctor-led 14 hours 
• Option 3 – Doctor-led phased (initially 12 hours, increasing to 14 hours, then 24 hours as staffing allows) 
• Option 4 – Urgent care centre (Same Day Urgent Care type model) 14 hours 

*All options less than 24-hours will also include an additional two hours of staffing to treat people who attend the unit towards the end of opening hours

People will have an opportunity to share their views on the proposed options and any impacts they may have, as well as propose alternative options. 

Members of the public can attend the public drop-in events to have a cup of tea or coffee and ask Health Board staff, including clinicians, any questions about the options, or to offer new ideas.

Events will be held between 3pm and 6pm (drop in anytime) on:
• Thursday, 8 May – New Cross Hands Working Men’s Club, 41 Llandeilo Road, Cross Hands, Llanelli, SA14 6RD
• Monday, 12 May – Selwyn Samuel Centre, Lleidi Suite, Park Crescent, Llanelli, SA15 3AE
• Friday, 16 May – Ammanford Pensioners’ Hall, Quay Street, Ammanford, SA18 3EN
• Monday, 19 May – Burry Port Memorial Hall Parc-Y-Minos Street, Burry Port, SA16 0BN

Online events will be held on:
• Tuesday, 6 May 6.30pm-8pm
• Tuesday, 20 May 1pm-2.30pm
• Thursday, 22 May 10am-11.30am

You can read more, and register for an online event, from Monday 28 April, when the consultation launches. More information will be available online at hduhb.nhs.wales/PPHMIU or you can call 0300 303 8322, option 5, local call rates.

The consultation follows engagement and option development that has taken place with our staff, patients and community representatives, including campaign groups during recent months. 
 
Together, they considered a longer list of 12 options, four of which were developed by community representatives. They scored them, based on criteria such as safety, sustainability, and patient focus, resulting in four options for consultation.
 
In the meantime, the current temporary opening hours at the MIU, of 8.00am-8.00pm will continue. If you live in, near, or are visiting Llanelli and have a minor injury in the daytime, you can continue to walk into the Minor Injury Unit at Prince Philip Hospital. 
  
If your minor injury occurs between 8.00pm and 8.00am and cannot wait until the next day, please use: 
 
•    the NHS Wales symptom checker online https://111.wales.nhs.uk/selfassessments
•    or call NHS 111 Wales for advice (choose option 2 for mental health support) 

In a life-threatening emergency, whether you are an adult, young person, or for a child, always dial 999. 
 
The hospital’s Acute Medical Assessment Unit (AMAU) is unaffected by these changes. It still provides 24 hour a day treatment for very sick adult medical patients, such as those who have suffered a stroke or heart attack. The service must be accessed via 999, 111 or GP referral. 

Following conscientious consideration of the consultation and its findings, the Board will consider all feedback and evidence collected during the consultation before making a final decision, planned for the Board meeting in September 2025.  

If you have any questions about this consultation, or need additional printed copies of our consultation documents, please contact our Engagement team by email: hyweldda.engagement@wales.nhs.uk

or call 0300 303 8322, option 5, local call rates.

Thank you for taking the time to share your views and ideas with us. We look forward to meeting you at one of our events.

Kind regards,

Mr Mark Henwood
Interim Executive Medical Director

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