1. Community Health Council
South Wales Programme
Briefing for
Community Health Council
Members and Officers
27 June 2012

2. South Wales Programme 1 6 LHBs in collaborative enterprise
Supporting LHB responses to Together for Health
Focused on “fragile” services that need regional solutions
Hywel Dda engaged in but not bound by programme
Operating with subsidiarity as guiding principle
Resourced mainly from LHBs own staff

3. South Wales Programme 2 Programme areas or work streams
Emergency Medicine (Consultant A&E services and Trauma connections)
Emergency Ambulance and Paramedical Services
Obstetric and Midwifery Services
Neonatal and Paediatric Services

4. South Wales Programme 3 Outline timetable 2012/13
May/June Clinical engagement programme
July LHBs agree options
July/September Local engagement
October LHBs begin consultation
December LHBs report to Minister
January LHBs develop implementation programmes

5. South Wales Programme 4 Clinical engagement through 3 linked events
Clinical Conference 1 10 May
Clinical Summit 22 or 23 May
Clinical Conference 2 22 June
Corporate engagement through
July Programme Board

6. South Wales Programme 5 Emerging consensus
Support for Together for Health and Longley report
Quality, safety and workforce changes are main influences for the future
Ensure NHS Wales compares with the best
Desire to maintain local services especially paediatric assessment and local A&E services
Fewer sites offering 24/7 services – in the range 3-6

7. South Wales Programme 6 What happens next ?
LHBs publish a discussion document to help shape engagement conversations
South Wales Programme will co-ordinate locally led consultation activities
SWP will develop common consultation documents and co-ordinated programme for October