Details of the next meeting –

Llanelli Rugby Business Network 

Tuesday 9th October 2018 

6pm till 8pm at Parc y Scarlets 

You are invited to attend the next meeting of our Autumn series of meetings.

Our speaker at the event will be Sue Heatherington, Director of The Waterside, in Felindre, and partner in Welsh Valley Alpacas.

Her extraordinarily diverse background includes 10 years as an NHS chief exec, business, research, and leadership in the third sector.

She is now a thinking partner for leaders and senior teams, writer and creative host and regarded as a Quiet Disruptor! 

Her talk will be entitled “The Power of Creating Space” …….

Do you need to shift gear in your business or life?

It’s likely that you’ll be focusing on more and better.

In an engaging, and perhaps slightly unusual conversation, Sue will explore where you are and help release an even more powerful shift for you, your business and your customers. 

You can register your interest in attending via the following link: 

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/llanelli-rugby-business-network-1000-gbp-payable-on-the-night-tickets-50681144668 

There will be a small charge of £10 for attending (which includes the cost of light refreshments), which is payable on the night. It is important that you register your interest prior to the event so that adequate refreshments can be provided. Members of other networking groups are welcome to join us at our events for which there are no annual membership fees involved. 

There will be ample time at the event for open networking including the opportunity of explaining your offering to attendees via brief introductions about your business and what you have to offer in terms of the products or services you provide. 

We look forward to seeing you on Tuesday 9th October. Registration is between 5.30 – 6.00 (6.00 p.m. start), for what again will hopefully prove to be a productive evening of networking. 

Follow us on Twitter via: http://twitter.com/LlanelliRBN 

Leighton on behalf of the RBN team. 

Event location: 

Heart and Soul Café 

Parc y Scarlets 

Parc Pemberton 

Llanelli 

Carmarthenshire 

SA14 9UZ 

It’s decision day for health in the Hywel Dda West Wales area.

There’s an Extraordinary Board meeting of Hywel Dda University Health Board (UHB) for a single agenda item on Transforming Clinical Services.

The meeting will be held at County Hall, Carmarthen, SA31 1JP on Wednesday, 26 September 2018 and will commence at 10am and conclude at 1 pm.

The UHB will present outputs from its recent consultation on the future provision of health and care services to the general population together with a clinical recommendation which will be considered by the Board.

The meeting will be live streamed – you can access it by clicking here https://carmarthenshire.public-i.tv/core/portal/home

See earlier posts –

Communities make voices heard in Hywel Dda health debate

Hywel Dda – ‘Our Big NHS Change’ officially launched

There’s a lip-smacking new product on the shelves at Jenkins Bakery shops.

Flapjack is a mouth-watering bakery classic containing rolled oats, dried fruit and golden syrup.

Russell Jenkins, operations director at the Jenkins Bakery, said: “We are always looking to keep our product list up-to-date and our quality bakers are always keen to try new recipes.

“We’re very pleased with our new flapjack. Being hand-baked in small batches of 12 pieces, we can ensure the wholegrain rolled oats keep all their natural goodness.”

Wholegrain rolled oats are a source of both:

• Fibre – which promotes a healthy digestive system
• Manganese – a nutrient which supports the body’s immune system.

The flapjacks are suitable for vegetarians and are on sale at 85p each.

Hywel Dda University Health Board is working with Teifi Surgery in Llandysul to ensure the continued provision of GP services in the area following the end of their General Medical Services contract.

In August, the GP partners provided notice to the Health Board that they would terminate their GMS Contract with the Health Board in January 2019.

As a result, the Health Board has considered all of the available options, and determined that the most appropriate arrangement will be to allocate patients to neighbouring surgeries and further discussions with local practices are now underway.

The Health Board is mindful of the impact on other practices and the concerns which patients may have at this time of change, and in determining the most appropriate practice for each patient, will consider where patients live in relation to practices across the local area.

The Health Board will be writing shortly to the patients registered at Teifi Surgery to inform them of the current situation. Patients can be assured that services will continue to be delivered at Teifi Surgery until 31 January 2019, and they are asked to remain registered with the practice while longer-term plans are developed.

A public engagement drop-in event will be held on Wednesday 3 October 2018 from 2pm to 7pm in Tysul Hall, Llandysul and patients are encouraged to attend to discuss their concerns, and give their feedback and ideas.

Jill Paterson, Director of Primary Care, Community and Long Term Care for Hywel Dda University Health Board said: “The Health Board is committed to maintaining the high standards of care that are currently provided at Teifi Surgery and would like to reassure patients that the provision of these important services will continue in this area.

“We have agreed to work together with Teifi Surgery and neighbouring practices to find the best way to secure services for the patients. We will now work with the existing team and stakeholders to develop plans for delivery of future services.

“The Health Board recognises the continuing support given by the community to the team at Teifi Surgery and we appreciate the long service that the practice have given to their patients.”

In the meantime patients can feedback their views to Michelle Dunning, Senior Primary Care Locality Manager on Michelle.dunning@wales.nhs.uk or 01267 674064 or the Community Health Council on hyweldda@waleschc.org.uk or 01646 697610.