Community Health Services

Part of 2. Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services – in the Senedd at 2:47 pm on 3 July 2019.

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Photo of Vaughan Gething Vaughan Gething Labour 2:47, 3 July 2019

That's part of what lies at the heart of our joint approach in 'A Healthier Wales', across health and social care. And if you look at the areas of the transformation fund projects within Aberavon and more broadly, not just in the county of Neath Port Talbot, but across Swansea and Neath Port Talbot as well, you'll see the Our Neighbourhood approach, which is about building on community assets, understanding what is there already to help support people to make different choices. That's not just about the health service; it's about all the different assets within a neighbourhood. That's being led within the Neath Port Talbot part of the health board and regional partnership board are. But also, all of the seven primary care clusters are working together on a whole-system approach. So it is about positively looking and how they understand what they could and should do differently—not just GPs, not just the multidisciplinary team grouped around each of the practices, but the other community services that exist. 

On the general point, I'd be happy, as we're going to look through progress within the transformation fund, to consider a visit to one of those clusters in your patch to see the work they're actually doing on the ground.