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“A Healthy Future for Gwent”

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On August 15th members attended a Co-Production Luncheon to talk about how to make Gwent healthier over the next ten years. The goal was to share ideas and work together to improve health services in the area.

We discussed how different groups can work together to improve healthcare and looked at what needs to be done first to make Gwent healthier. Attendees came up with the following proposals:

  • We need to strengthen relationships between organizations and the community.
  • It’s important to listen to people who use health services and involve them in decisions.
  • Health and social care services should work together to support people better.
  • Focus on preventing health problems before they start, through education and early help.
  • Use technology like telemedicine to improve how we deliver health services.
  • Make sure health services can keep going long-term, with enough funding and resources.
  • Create a plan for involving the community in health decisions.
  • Try out new ways to combine health and social care services.
  • Start more programs to help prevent health problems.
  • Expand the use of technology in healthcare to reach more people.
  • Make a plan for the future to ensure health services are ready for the next ten years.

The luncheon was a great success. We shared many good ideas about how to make Gwent healthier. Now, we need to work together to make these ideas happen. We look forward to seeing you all at the next event.

University of South Wales Co-production

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Natalie, Ffion and Sarah were recently joined by Stacey Rees and Edward Oloidi from the University of South Wales to talk about the new project we are going to be involved in – co-producing an accessible outcomes measure based on the HEF (Health Equalities Framework) and Service Development project. The Health Equality Framework is an assessment used in Wales to check on your health and life. The five areas covered in this project are: Where you live and what you do, your health, how you communicate, things that keep you healthy, and support to stay healthy. This is important because people with learning disabilities are more vulnerable to health problems. We are really pleased to be part of this focus group and looking forward to the second part.