Plans for a new state of the art health and social care facility in Newtown for north Powys have been welcomed.
This follows an announcement, as reported by MyNewtown, by the Welsh Government in May that £2.5 million of funding has been made available for the project.
Powys Teaching Health Board (PTHB) and Powys County Council (PCC) say that the ambition is to improve health and well-being through a new model of care situated in the middle of Newtown, as reported earlier this week.
Called a “Rural Regional Centre” it could include rehabilitation services, in-patient beds, enhanced diagnostics and a wide range of other services.
PCC and PTHB are asking for people’s views on how to help develop their plans at a launch event in Llanidloes and Newtown on Friday, 14 June.
Newtown East County Councillor Joy Jones said she was delighted with the exciting announcement: “It is wonderful and so exciting to see it all coming together. This development has been a long time coming and will bring Newtown’s health facilities to an ultra-modern standard.
“It brings much-needed health services into the area that will meet people’s needs closer to home and will make a huge difference to Newtown and North Powys.
“The preferred site near the town centre will make it much easier to access for all who need to use it. It is really important that everyone attends the consultations so that the plan is what is needed by people living here and not what others think it should be.”
The preferred site for the campus is in the centre of Newtown, nearby there are council offices, medical practice and two schools.
