News, Events & Support Groups

Are you aged 70+ and live with knee or hip joint pain?

You could be eligible to take part in a research study to help improve your quality of life.

The TIPTOE study run by Cardiff University and supported by Health and Care Research Wales, is looking into how well a personalised support programme can help with individuals living with pain in the knee and/or hip alongside other long-term conditions.

The study involves six one-to-one sessions with a trained healthcare practitioner, over six months held either face-to-face or online video call. It is advised participants take part with a nominated support person to help with navigating the study website and attend support sessions. 

To find out more or to take part visit www.TIPTOE.org.uk or email TIPTOE@cardiff.ac.uk

Ydych chi’n 70 oed neu’n hŷn ac yn dioddef o boen yn y pen-glin neu gymal y glun?

Os felly, gallech chi fod yn gymwys i gymryd rhan mewn astudiaeth ymchwil i helpu i wella ansawdd eich bywyd.

Mae astudiaeth TIPTOE, sy’n cael ei chynnal gan Brifysgol Caerdydd a’i chefnogi gan Ymchwil Iechyd a Gofal Cymru, yn ymchwilio i ba mor effeithiol y gall rhaglen gymorth bersonol fod i’r unigolion hynny sy’n dioddef o boen yn y pen-glin a/neu gymal y glun, ochr yn ochr â chyflyrau hirdymor eraill.

Yn rhan o’r astudiaeth hon, bydd gofyn i chi gymryd rhan mewn chwe sesiwn un-i-un gydag ymarferydd gofal iechyd cymwys dros gyfnod o chwe mis, naill ai wyneb-yn-wyneb neu ar ffurf galwad fideo ar-lein. Y cyngor yw eich bod yn cymryd rhan gyda pherson a ddewiswyd gennych chi sy’n gallu eich helpu i lywio gwefan yr astudiaeth a dod i’r sesiynau cymorth. 

I gael rhagor o wybodaeth neu gymryd rhan, gallwch chi fynd i www.TIPTOE.org.uk neu anfon e-bost at TIPTOE@caerdydd.ac.uk.

Visit Public Health Wales for more information.

The power of movement when living
with dementia or mild cognitive impairment

The following leaflets help people to plan to keep active three times per week.  Click here to view the document in English or here if you would prefer it in Welsh.

We will be holding a drop in at the Hubberston and Hakin Community Centre every Tuesday morning 10am to 12pm, no appointment is needed. We are working in partnership with Citizens Advice Pembrokeshire and can help with debts, benefits, utility bills as well as proving mental health support.

Visit our website on www.pcmind.org.uk

Call us on either 01437 769982 or 01267 222 990

Click here to this survey on the quality of service statement for maternity and neonatal care.

Click here to complete the survey

To volunteer call 07767539740.

Alternatively, email admin@pacto.org.uk.

One of the first steps in developing the new HDD Pelvic Health pathway has been the development of our new Pelvic Health Website.

The website brings together information about pelvic health conditions, advice, support and treatment options with links to general wellbeing resources. Click here for more information.

Diabetic Screening

Click here to find out more about how eye screening has changed for those with diabetes.

If you have had diabetes for many years or are newly diagnosed there is support available.  Contact the Diabetes Dietetic Department on 01437 773357, or email diabetesdietitians.hdd@wales.nhs.uk

INFORMATION SESSION: Versus Arthritis Sleep

Thursday – 22^nd June 2023

Online via Teams 10.30 am – 11.30 am.

Join us to learn about how arthritis can impact on sleep. We will talk about the Stages of sleep and the sleep cycle and discuss some sleep issues, triggers, strategies, and tips to improve sleep habits.

There will be an opportunity for questions and to share your own tips. Everyone is welcome!

Register at Eventbrite:   https://arthritis_and_sleep.eventbrite.co.uk

Room opens at 10.20am presentation starts at 10.30am. Please be on time. 

Our online information sessions are for adults with arthritis, MSK or related conditions e.g. fibromyalgia, lupus, gout. Also, for health care professionals and carers supporting people living with arthritis. They offer a chance to learn about managing arthritis and related conditions, hear from guest speakers and find out more about the support provided by Versus Arthritis in local areas. 

The local drama group Artistic Licence are performing two plays at the Torch theatre during this national week to encourage conversations about dying and grief.

A difficult topic but the plays deal with this in unique and often funny ways. The event is supported by Paul Sartori Foundation and Sandy Bears

Pembrokeshire Community Hub is making use of some short-term funding by developing ‘spokes’ who will provide activities throughout April and into May. These activities are designed to both engage the community and to promote Pembrokeshire Community Hub as a resource for residents, visitors and professionals who are seeking information about community services.

The spokes are sited in the following locations:

St David’s Rugby Club, Manorbier Community Centre, the PATCH shop in Milford Haven, VC Gallery (Haverfordwest base), Pater Hall in Pembroke Dock and Hermon Community Centre.

You can see what activities are planned by visiting http://www.connectpembrokeshire.org.uk/hub-and-spoke or by keeping an eye on the Hub’s social media channels as well as the channels of the individual organisations.

Lee Hind, Manager of the Community Hub said “We are grateful that we’re able to support this programme of community events and hope that lots of people are able to find something they will enjoy. We know this is a tough time for a lot of people and as such, we’ve worked with our partners to make many of these events free to access”.

If you would like further information on this project or any aspect of community services, please contact Pembrokeshire Community Hub on 01437 723660 or by email, enquiries@pembrokeshirecommunityhub.org

Hywel Dda Community Health Council
Plans and Priorities
2023-2024.

In April 2023 the CHC will be replaced by Llais, the new Citizen’s Voice Body (CVB) for health and social care. Llais will reflect the views and represent the interest of people living in Wales about health and social care.

To help Llais identify its priorities in the first year, we want to hear your views on the things that matter most to people in the Hywel Dda area about health and social care.

Please provide us with your views to the following questions by 28 February 2023. We will share your feedback with Llais to inform and influence its plan for 2023-2024

We would be grateful if you could share our leaflets / questionnaires with your community and networking groups and if possible, publish on your website. Please do not hesitate to contact the office should you wish to further paper copies of the leaflet and questionnaires.

Details and links on how to feedback your views are also available on the poster and questionnaire.

Link to the questionnaire here.

The Wales NHS 111 website now provides information on waiting times by speciality at each health board. Whilst this doesn’t tell individuals where they are on the waiting list it does provide up to date information on the range of current waiting times for the speciality and health board for which they are waiting.

Ultimately, this aims to help people to understand how long they may need to wait. This is similar to the system in place in England but goes further in providing a more realistic understanding of the range of wait times from the average to where the majority have waited up to.

Anyone can access this information from the 111 website and we would encourage you to use this tool through the course of your contact with patients as a means of managing expectations and concerns around waiting times. You may also wish to directly signpost individuals to this information when they contact your practice seeking information on planned care waiting times.

The information will be updated monthly and provides additional information to support people whilst they are waiting, so is a useful tool in helping patients understanding of the position.

My Melanoma Research

The Wales NHS 111 website now provides information on waiting times by speciality at each health board. Whilst this doesn’t tell individuals where they are on the waiting list it does provide up to date information on the range of current waiting times for the speciality and health board for which they are waiting.

Ultimately, this aims to help people to understand how long they may need to wait. This is similar to the system in place in England but goes further in providing a more realistic understanding of the range of wait times from the average to where the majority have waited up to.

Anyone can access this information from the 111 website and we would encourage you to use this tool through the course of your contact with patients as a means of managing expectations and concerns around waiting times. You may also wish to directly signpost individuals to this information when they contact your practice seeking information on planned care waiting times.

The information will be updated monthly and provides additional information to support people whilst they are waiting, so is a useful tool in helping patients understanding of the position.

Within Wales there are over 2,300 patients are diagnosed with lung cancer each year, however less than 20% of these are diagnosed at early stage when they are eligible for curative treatment, it has been shown that early diagnoses lead to improved survival.

A new pilot service running in Hywel Dda in conjunction with LUMEN  will be available to anyone registered with a GP in Carmarthenshire aged 40 or over, smokers and ex-smokers with any of the symptoms displayed in the poster below:

Dementia Connect, from Alzheimer’s Society, is a personalised dementia support service for anyone
affected by dementia. The service offers people with dementia, their carers, families, and friends the
support they need, when they need it.  Please click here for further information.

Digital connections are ever more important in our lives, regardless of who we are or where we live. Across West Wales this February we are dedicated to supporting our communities to reach out and connect – though creating connections for all.

WEBruary is supported by a wide range of ‘digital connectors’ who would like to offer you the opportunity to get involved. Click on the picture above for more information.