Public Consultation on the Provision of Adult Thoracic Surgery in South Wales
Local Health Boards are working together to look at the future provision of adult thoracic surgery services in South Wales. This work is being led by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee (WHSSC) which is responsible for the joint planning of specialised NHS services on behalf of all Local Health Boards in Wales.
An eight week consultation process has commenced and we would like your views on the proposal to locate a single adult thoracic surgery centre at Morriston Hospital in Swansea serving patients from south east Wales, west Wales and south Powys.
Thoracic surgery involves operations on all parts of the chest, including the chest wall, the contents of the chest, and the lungs. Our local patients with serious lung conditions (including lung cancer) have the majority of their treatment within Cwm Taf but the specialist major surgery (thoracic surgery) is not performed locally – our patients are generally referred as part of their overall treatment pathway to the service in Cardiff. This consultation just covers that complex surgery part of the pathway and not any of the local services which will continue as they are presently.
Please go to the WHSSC website to read the consultation document and tell us what you think by 27 August 2018, using the contact details provided by WHSSC.
Representatives from the Health Board will be giving a presentation on the proposals at our forthcoming Public Fora events. This will be followed by an opportunity for you to ask questions and give feedback on the proposed changes. Here are the details of the public meetings in Cwm Taf; a full list of all public consultation events taking place across South Wales is available on the WHSSC website.
Merthyr Tydfil Public Forum
31st July 2018, 9.30am
The Theatr
Canolfan Soar
Merthyr Tydfil
CF47 8UB
Rhondda Valleys Public Forum
8th August 2018, 9.30am
Studio 3
Rhondda Sports Centre
Ystrad
CF41 7SY
Taff Ely Public Forum
13th August 2018, 1.30pm
Conference Hall
Llantrisant Leisure Centre
LLantrisant
CF72 8DJ
Cynon Valley Public Forum
15th August 2018, 1.30pm
Exercise Room
Michael Sobell Leisure Centre
Aberdare
CF44 7RP
