Planning Future Cataracts Services in South East Wales
Health boards have a responsibility to deliver all health services to their population including sight restoring cataract services. Whilst health boards must provide these services, they don’t necessarily need to be delivered within the health board boundary area, and many services are now delivered on a regional basis e.g. some specialist care or where there are significant benefits to combining services, enabling more patients to be treated than would otherwise be the case.
Aneurin Bevan, Cardiff and Vale and Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Boards have therefore agreed to work together to review options about the possible benefits to patients and staff by combining our resources to increase the amount of cataract surgery undertaken and to reduce patient waiting times.
Temporary arrangements have been in place since January 2023 for some patients from Aneurin Bevan and Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Boards, enabling them to have their cataracts surgery using additional capacity at the University of Wales Hospital in Cardiff. In early 2024 there will also be some additional capacity in Nevill Hall Hospital in Abergavenny, enabling earlier cataract surgery for patients from Aneurin Bevan, Cardiff and Vale and Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Boards.
The following has been produced to provide more information about cataracts services and for you to let us know your views about cataracts services and what needs to be considered when services are planned.
It is planned that a 12-week engagement period will run from 9.00am on Monday 13th November 2023 until 5.00pm on Friday 2nd February 2024
Survey
Please provide us with feedback by completing the online survey via the QR code or URL link below:
URL: https://forms.office.com/e/XZfKjdSApg
You may also wish to scan it, or take a good quality photo and email it to us at: sewales.cataracts@wales.nhs.uk
Or Post it to the address below:
University Hospital of Wales (UHW)
Heath Park
Cardiff
CF14 4XW
Public Engagement Sessions
Each Health Board will be actively engaging with older people via a variety of groups and events. In addition to this people can attend a generic public engagement session, where you will find out more about the proposal and ask any questions on the following dates:
Online via Teams · 5pm to 6.30pm, Thursday 7th December 2023 · 5pm to 6.30pm, Tuesday 23rd January 2024
Contact Us
By e-mail with any comments or if you would like to join one of the on-line sessions above at sewales.cataracts@wales.nhs.uk and we will arrange to send you a link for the session.
Contribute to any conversations via the Health Board’s social media channels