The people of Anglesey are being consulted on efforts to improve their health and well-being.
The Isle of Anglesey County Council and Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board are producing a new Health, Social Care and Well-being Strategy for Anglesey 2011-2014.
The strategy will focus on three priority themes, namely Healthy Lifestyles, Chronic Conditions and Promoting Independence.
However, with the document still in draft form, residents are now being encouraged to comment on its content to help shape priorities for health and social care services on the Island for the next three years.
Anglesey’s Health Partnerships Advisor, Dafydd Gwynne, explained, “We hope that the Health, Social Care and Well Being Strategy will provide a blueprint for improving people’s health by focusing on the three priority themes and working with, rather than for, individuals and communities. The Strategy will also aim to influence the wider factors affecting Anglesey communities’ health and well-being, such as economic, social and environmental factors.”
“We must understand people’s needs as we shape the new strategy. Public resources are going to be squeezed over the next few years, and we must make every pound work effectively. It’s also a challenge to strike a balance between prevention and treatment and important, therefore, that residents play a prominent role in the consultation process. I would encourage as many people as possible to comment on the draft document.”
The consultation period, which began earlier this month, will end on Friday, 28th January 2011. The Draft Strategy summary can be found on the County Council at www.anglesey.gov.uk/healthstrategy or Health Board websites or www.wales.nhs.uk/sitesplus/861/ . The full Draft Strategy will be available online shortly.
Social Services portfolio holder, Councillor Robert Lloyd Hughes, added, “Good health cannot be delivered and supported by the National Health Service alone. Collaboration between all sectors and communities is essential, as we all have our own role to play in improving health. Once complete, the new strategy will help us to plan, commission and deliver services more effectively, which will be vital during such austere times.”
All feedback on this draft document is welcome. You can download a questionnaire on the websites or send your responses to:
Dafydd Gwynne, Health Partnerships Advisor, Social Services Department
Council Offices, LLANGEFNI, Anglesey, LL77 7TW
Tel: 01248 751812 Fax: 01248 752705 Email: [email protected]
