PATIENTS, residents and community stakeholders are being invited by Hywel Dda University Health Board to share their views on the future of nurse-led services at the branch surgery of Meddygfa Penrhyn in St Davids.

The practice has advised that delivering services from a single site in Solva, 3.4 miles away, would help provide more integrated care for patients, with GPs, nurses and administrative staff working together in one location.

At the same time, the Health Board has received a notification that the current premises at Shalom House will no longer be available from September 30 owing to the sale of the building. No suitable alternative premises have yet been identified.

No decision has been made about continuing branch surgery services in St Davids and the Health Board is keen to hear from patients, carers and local residents before any recommendations are considered.

The engagement period started on Monday, August 24 and runs to Friday, October 16. The Health Board will be writing to all patients to provide paper copies of the questionnaire. Views can also be shared in the following ways:

  • Completing an online questionnaire via the Health Board’s Have Your Say website: www.haveyoursay.hduhb.wales.nhs.uk
  • Emailing [email protected]
  • Completing a paper questionnaire, available at Shalom House (up to September 25) and Meddygfa Penrhyn, and returning it to the collection boxes provided
  • Calling the Health Board's Communications Hub on 0300 303 8322 (option 5)
  • Sharing feedback with Llais via www.llaiswales.org

The Health Board will also hold a public drop-in engagement event at St Davids City Hall (SA62 6SD) on Wednesday, September 23, between 2pm and 7pm, where people can meet representatives, ask questions and provide feedback.

Meddygfa Penrhyn remains open as usual, and clinics usually held at Shalom House will transfer to the practice in Solva.