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Online survey launched for wellbeing campus
12/11/2021 @ 08:57
A survey has been launched for local residents to have their say on a planned health and wellbeing campus in Newtown.
The campus is due to be developed on land off Park Street alongside the new school building for Ysgol Calon y dderwen.
The online survey has been launched by the North Powys Wellbeing Programme, asking for feedback on early ideas to bring together health and social care, library services, supported housing, shared community space and a health and care academy.
The programme is being led by Powys Teaching Health Board and Powys County Council under the banner of the Powys Regional Partnership Board with the support of the Powys Association of Voluntary Organisations.
Hayley Thomas, the health board’s Director of Planning and Performance, is a joint-Senior Responsible Officer for the programme.
Ms Thomas added: “One of the potential benefits of this programme would be the ability to offer more health diagnostics and treatments within Newtown, which for some people, would reduce the need for them to travel to Shrewsbury, for example.”
Subject to Welsh Government funding being available, the council hopes the campus would be operating in 2026, although it is anticipated that the new school building would be ready before this date.
Ms Thomas stressed that the programme is not just about Newtown. “We are looking to establish improvements in care and wellbeing across north Powys. In fact, we have been funding a number of ‘quick-win’ projects, such as supporting digital facilitators to help people attend online medical appointments and providing resource to improve the ophthalmology and respiratory services across the area.”
Powys County Councillor Myfanwy Alexander is Chair of the Programme’s Oversight Group. She commented: ‘We’re looking to deliver better health for our residents in new ways and we want to work together with individuals and organizations to ensure we steer this exciting project to deliver the maximum benefit for our communities.’
The online survey can be found at www.haveyoursaypowys.wales/early-plans-for-a-multi-agency-wellbeing-campus-in-newtown (or via www.powyswellbeing.wales) and will run until midnight on December 12th.
Paper copies of the survey will shortly be available from council libraries in the north of Powys or by contacting powyswellbeing.north@wales.nhs.uk or by ringing 07792 129677.
This survey will not be the last opportunity for people to have their say. Further engagement will be carried out as the programme develops in the coming years.
The campus is due to be developed on land off Park Street alongside the new school building for Ysgol Calon y dderwen.The online survey has been launched by the North Powys Wellbeing Programme, asking for feedback on early ideas to bring together health and social care, library services, supported housing, shared community space and a health and care academy.
The programme is being led by Powys Teaching Health Board and Powys County Council under the banner of the Powys Regional Partnership Board with the support of the Powys Association of Voluntary Organisations.
Hayley Thomas, the health board’s Director of Planning and Performance, is a joint-Senior Responsible Officer for the programme.
Ms Thomas added: “One of the potential benefits of this programme would be the ability to offer more health diagnostics and treatments within Newtown, which for some people, would reduce the need for them to travel to Shrewsbury, for example.”
Subject to Welsh Government funding being available, the council hopes the campus would be operating in 2026, although it is anticipated that the new school building would be ready before this date.
Ms Thomas stressed that the programme is not just about Newtown. “We are looking to establish improvements in care and wellbeing across north Powys. In fact, we have been funding a number of ‘quick-win’ projects, such as supporting digital facilitators to help people attend online medical appointments and providing resource to improve the ophthalmology and respiratory services across the area.”
Powys County Councillor Myfanwy Alexander is Chair of the Programme’s Oversight Group. She commented: ‘We’re looking to deliver better health for our residents in new ways and we want to work together with individuals and organizations to ensure we steer this exciting project to deliver the maximum benefit for our communities.’
The online survey can be found at www.haveyoursaypowys.wales/early-plans-for-a-multi-agency-wellbeing-campus-in-newtown (or via www.powyswellbeing.wales) and will run until midnight on December 12th.
Paper copies of the survey will shortly be available from council libraries in the north of Powys or by contacting powyswellbeing.north@wales.nhs.uk or by ringing 07792 129677.
This survey will not be the last opportunity for people to have their say. Further engagement will be carried out as the programme develops in the coming years.
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