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

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

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

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

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

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

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