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Powys County Times
21-05-2025
- Health
- Powys County Times
Decision on Powys Hospital changes to be made in July
The final decision on whether changes to Powys hospitals will be made permanent will be made soon as the health board faces 'difficult options'. In a meeting of Powys Teaching Board, it was heard that the decision on whether keep controversial temporary changes implemented at the beginning of the year will be made in July. Changes were made to Bronllys Hospital and Llanidloes War Memorial Hospital with wards designated as 'Ready To Go Home' units while Brecon and Newtown have been changed to support patients 'who need more specialised inpatient rehabilitation'. The changes were highly controversial when they were implemented with Arwystli Medical Practice in Llanidloes being highly critical. In a post last year, a spokesperson for the practice said: ''Ready to go home' wards allow the health board to sidestep minimum nursing staffing levels. 'This means fewer nurses looking after our community hospital patients so when patients develop extra care needs or become unwell, there won't be the resources to provide the needed care or treatment.' The plans also saw a backlash in Powys with Glyn Preston, county councillor for Llanidloes, travelling to PTHB's headquarters in Bronllys with a busload of residents to hand over a petition signed by more than 2,400 people to the health board's chief executive Hayley Thomas. It was not indicated whether the changes would be made permanent as consultation on the effectiveness of the changes has not been completed and a 'full evaluation report' will be made ahead of the boards meeting in July. Help support trusted local news Sign up for a digital subscription now: As a digital subscriber you will get Unlimited access to the County Times website Advert-light access Reader rewards Full access to our app This comes as the Powys Teaching Health Board are continuing to face further financial pressure with a estimated financial deficit this year of over £20 million. This is despite other controversial changes passed this year which will purposefully make patients wait longer for treatment in English Hospitals to lower costs. Further to this, there is currently a consultation being led by the health board to see what changes residents wish to see to services as part of its 'Better Together' plans. However chief executive Hayley Thomas admitted that there would be 'difficult options going forward' as the board tried to balance its budget and met its statutory commitments set out by the Welsh Government.
Powys County Times
23-04-2025
- Health
- Powys County Times
Powys doctor's surgery verbally abused by the public
A Powys doctor's surgery has said staff have suffered abuse from the public due to delays in prescriptions over Easter. Arwystli Medical Practice has said it will not tolerate abuse of staff after they were subject to 'unreasonable language'. Staff at the practice, which covers Caersws and Llanidloes said the abuse came from patients after there were delays to some prescriptions due to the bank holiday weekend. In a post on social media the practice said: 'Reminder for patients, as we have experienced significant pressure in the last few days due to prescription requests being received late with no account taken of the Bank Holiday and Caersws being closed on a Thursday. 'Staff have been treated to unreasonable language which we will not tolerate.' Help support trusted local news Sign up for a digital subscription now: As a digital subscriber you will get Unlimited access to the County Times website Advert-light access Reader rewards Full access to our app The practice has advised patients to 'allow a minimum of five working days before collecting your prescription'. The practice added: 'Staff at both Caersws and Llanidloes surgery are currently extremely busy due to the Easter Bank Holiday closure and to ensure a safe working environment we will not be able to rush through repeat prescription requests. 'Notices have been on display in both Caersws and Llanidloes surgeries advising patients of this timescale. 'We would like to request your support with this request and thank you for your understanding.'
