11 march 2025
Parc Y Scarlets, Maes-Ar-Ddafen Road, Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, SA14 9UZ
The West Wales Regional Partnership Board Conference and Awards Ceremony 2025 will showcase the work undertaken by the health and social care sector across West Wales. Highlighting the latest innovations in health and social care in West Wales, learning from partners across the region.
The Conference will follow the theme of ‘Integrated Community Care’, highlighting the importance of care in the community. The event will focus on showcasing the latest innovations and best practices in health and social care, as well as celebrating the achievements of individuals and organisations that are working to improve the health and well-being of people in Wales.
agenda
9:30am - 10:00am
Registration
10:00Am - 10:30am
Welcome and Introductions
10:30Am - 11:30am
Workshop 1
11:30Am - 12:30pm
Workshop 2
12:30Am - 13:00pm
RPB Q&A
Have a question you want to ask? Submit it HERE
13:00pm - 14:00pm
Lunch
14:00pm - 15:30pm
Award Ceremony
Organisation Showcase
The Quinell Lounge is your central location for both the conference and awards ceremony. As you enter, public and third sector organisations will be on your right. This room will serve as our welcome area in the morning, a workshop room throughout the day, and where the day will conclude with a celebratory awards ceremony.
Who is attending?
Assist my life: Barod Media
“AssistMyLife started out as an app to help people improve and enhance their lives. It soon evolved into a massive project that we believe underpin what it means to be truly inclusive and provide real tools to gain meaningful independence.”
Website: assistmylife.wales
Ataxia and Me
“Ataxia and Me has been established to raise awareness of ataxia in Wales, the UK and around the world. Our mission is to provide information and support to everyone affected by this “life-limiting” condition. We focus on ataxia but aim to incorporate associated rare diseases and movement disorders as well.”
BAROD MEDIA
We are a professional media company making short films and audio for third sector, public and private clients.
Check out our videos here: Barod Media – YouTube
Boditrax Machine
Boditrax is a state-of-the-art body composition analysis system that provides a wealth of information about your body’s current condition. In other words, this is a piece of kit that helps you understand your body better, set realistic fitness goals and track your progress over time.
Pembrokeshire Leisure will be bringing this machine along to the conference for you to try!
See more information on the machine here:
The Advanced Body Composition Monitor – Boditrax | Pembrokeshire Leisure
Dyfed Powys Police: Cyber Crime Team
Dyfed Powys Police Cyber Crime Team will be at the event of offer advice and support to prevent cyber crime.
Website: Cyber crime | Dyfed-Powys Police
PAVS
Providing information and support for voluntary and community groups, social enterprises, volunteers, and individuals in Pembrokeshire
Website: PAVS | Pembrokeshire Association of Voluntary Services
Pembrokeshire community hub
This community platform is for anyone who lives in Pembrokeshire who wants to improve their wellbeing, find local activities, take part in community projects and meet people who share your interests.
This is the place for small acts of kindness between people in Pembrokeshire, based on the individual skill you have to offer or the specific problem you need to be solved.
Website: Pembrokeshire Community Hub – Hwb Cymunedol Sir Benfro
Pembrokeshire People First
Pembrokeshire People First is a charity run for and by people with learning disabilities and/or autism, we run groups and safe spaces for adults with learning disabilities, learning difficulties, and/or autism.
Tech Enabled Care in West Wales
Technology Enabled Care (TEC), is the use of technology to provide health and care services to people in their own homes, or near to home, helping people to live independently and safely. Staff from across West Wales will be demonstrating what is available and how this has benefited the community.
VC Gallery
We help service veterans and those in the wider community by getting them engaged in a variety of art projects.
We passionately believe that art and culture can improve health, wellbeing, and overall quality of life.
Website: Veterans & The Community
Workshops
Your assigned workshops will be printed on your name tags.
Capital
The development of Integrated Health and Social Care Hubs remains a policy commitment for the Welsh Government, supported by the RPB Capital Programme. However, challenges exist on the availability of funding and ability to progress existing schemes in the pipeline. Learn how a recent case study from the Carmarthenshire Living Well Centre is giving a different perspective on the “blueprint” for future integrated hub type projects. There will be opportunity to engage in debate on the future “blueprint” for these projects in the revised regional capital plan.
Workforce
The Workforce workshop will provide a background to the role of the Regional Workforce Board (RWB) and the recent progress made by the four workstreams developed by the RWB to meet the region’s needs.
The workshop will take a deep dive into the issues surrounding the recruitment and retention of young people into the Health and Social Care sector. This will include exploring the possibilities available to expose school aged children to Health & Social Care roles to aid them in making informed decisions about their future careers. As well exploring a clear pathway to work based placements in an equitable and affordable way. We welcome you to attend and share your ideas in shaping workforce planning for West Wales.
Carers and Dementia: Workshop Part1
This workshop will be exploring the priorities for the West Wales Carers Strategy 2025-2030 and will provide an important opportunity to help contribute and shape the future of support for unpaid carers in West Wales.
Anna Bird and Naomi McDonagh will be guiding us through this important discussion and will help focus on the most pressing challenges, identify opportunities, and work collaboratively to ensure the West Wales Carers Strategy meets the needs of unpaid carers across the region.
The workshop will be interactive, so we encourage everyone to participate, share ideas, and ask questions as we navigate the key priorities and objectives that respond to carers’ needs over the next five years and beyond.
Carers and Dementia: Workshop part 2
The co-production, design and delivery of A Good Life With Dementia.
We are grateful to Peter Clark and Damian Murphy who will be presenting on the co-production, design and delivery of ‘A Good Life With Dementia’ in West Wales.
‘A Good Life With Dementia’ is a post-diagnostic course created by and for people living with dementia. This presentation will explain the initial steps of developing and delivering the course in West Wales, with input and help from the voices of lived experience and support from Innovations in Dementia.
The course will help those newly diagnosed with dementia by sharing personal experiences and providing important information during a time of uncertainty and will offer a safe and supportive environment for people living with dementia to answer key questions and to learn from each other.
Children and Young People
The purpose of this workshop is to explore Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the implications for children and young people. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming society, impacting education, healthcare, social services, and the digital environment in which children and young people grow up. Children and young people are increasingly interacting with AI in their daily lives, through the use of smart devices, engaging with online content, or through use of services where AI systems inform decisions about children and their families.
There are a number of factors to consider in terms of understanding both the opportunities and risks of AI and ensuring AI benefits children and young people, while safeguarding their rights and well-being. AI presents specific opportunities and challenges for children and young people, although children and young people are typically underrepresented in decision-making around AI. This workshop aims to explore pro-active and collaborative actions that prioritises children’s rights and well-being, by considering the development of ethical AI policies, digital inclusion and literacy and safeguarding measures, in terms of shaping the impact of AI.
Integrated Care/ Home from Hospital
Hywel Dda University Health Board (HDUHB) has introduced Porth Preseli in Pembrokeshire and expanded the scope of the Urgent and Intermediate Care (UIC) Team. Porth Preseli provides a single point of contact for all referrals, ensuring effective triage, with the most urgent clinical cases being supported by an integrated UIC response which includes WAST, Frailty, SDEC, Social Care, Third Sector, and Out of Hours. This urgent and holistic response has proven successful in reducing emergency hospital admissions and the need for WAST conveyance, with people receiving the support they need to remain at home safely.
This way of integrated working has been a springboard to the Urgent and Emergency Care Clinical Model in the region and our Hospital at Home ambition.
This workshop will provide an overview of the UEC clinical model, current Hospital at Home models in the region and our future vision for what Hospital at Home could provide to our population. As part of the session, we will be facilitating the discussions to gather valuable insight from the attendees to help inform the model going forward.
RPB Q&A
This is your chance to engage directly with the WWRPB members! The Q&A panel will take place from 12:30pm – 13:00pm, and we want to hear from you what questions should be asked.
Have a question you want to ask? Submit it HERE
Who is on the Panel?
Hazel Lloyd Lubran
CAVO Chief Executive
– Work with a small team of colleagues at CAVO that support and promote volunteering and community and voluntary groups across Ceredigion.
– Chair of the Regional Partnership Board and co-sponsor regional efforts to develop and recognize the value of preventions through the Regional Preventions Board.
– Currently Chair the Ceredigion Public Services Board and lead a Project Group of partners to collectively improve wellbeing in Cardigan.
Linda JOnes
Regional Partnership Programme Manager
Leading the West Wales Regional Partnership Board Team, and its diverse portfolio of work to support partnership working, integration, and a services that benefit the population of West Wales.
Dr Ardiana Gjini
Executive Director of Public Health
Directorate for Health Protection, Improvement and Wellbeing
Lead for WFGA, PSB Lead, EPRR Lead
Michael Gray
Director of Social Services, Housing and Public Protection
Providing the strategic leadership required to effectively deliver care and support, housing and public protection services.
Anna Bird
Assistant Director – Business, Partnerships and Inclusion
In my current role I lead a small corporate team who work across the Health Board to co-ordinate actions focused on promoting equality, diversity and inclusion and addressing barriers experienced by minority ethnic or other groups who are vulnerable to experiencing disadvantage.
I currently chair the West Wales Carers Development Group (part of the Regional Partnership Board governance), working with colleagues from across the Hywel Dda area to deliver our regional Carers Strategy and improve the lives and experiences of unpaid carers.
Categories for 2025
Volunteer of the Year
The Volunteer of the Year Award recognises an exceptional individual who has demonstrated outstanding commitment, dedication, and impact through their volunteer work in the health or social care environment.
This award is for an individual that has supported local health, care or wellbeing services. This could be through:
•Providing support and information to people; need to be qualified to offer advice
•Helping people to maintain or improve their quality of life;
•Helping people to improve or maintain their health and wellbeing;
•Adding value to health, social care or wellbeing services.
Shortlisted Nominees:
Alan Thomas
Michael Thomas nominated by Sian Lewis
Susan Smith
Outstanding Contribution (To health & social care) Award
This category celebrates an individual or team that made an outstanding contribution or achievement within the health and social care sector in West Wales.
Shortlisted Nominees:
Lorna and Billy Faichney
Dementia Wellbeing Community Team
Team Y Bwa nominated by Donna Pritchard
Team of the Year Award
This category celebrates the team who have shown excellence in collaboration and partnership working by:
•Demonstrating positive impact by forming, developing or transforming a team.
•Enabling improvements in the lives of West Wales citizens.
•Creating positive change through team working.
•Demonstrating measurable improvements through team working, collaboration and partnership working
Shortlisted Nominees:
Carmarthenshire Social Prescribing and Wellbeing Team nominated by Kelly White
Early Years Integration Team nominated by Tina Taylor
Emotional Health Team nominated by Vicky Jeremy
The Rising Star Award
This award celebrates career professionals who demonstrate outstanding potential, innovation, and dedication to improving the lives of the people in West Wales by:
•Demonstrating a creative and innovative approach to their work, leading to new ideas or solutions which have led to a positive impact.
•Delivering high quality work which exceeds their role.
•Showing strong leadership qualities, which inspires others.
Shortlisted Nominees:
Matthew Barratt nominated by Donna Pritchard
Tom Cooze nominated by Emma Catling
Emma Rees
Creating a Legacy Award
This award seeks to acknowledge an individual who has created a lasting impact in the health and social care sector. This can be an improvement, service change or culture change for the people of West Wales.
Shortlisted Nominees:
Susan Leonard nominated by Maudie Hughes
James Tyler nominated by Sarah Mackintosh
Diane Harrott nominated by Lucy Brown
Inspirational Leadership Award
This award honours acknowledges those who have provided exceptional guidance, support, and inspiration, fostering their growth and potential, by:
•Inspiring and motivating others to pursue their roles and encouraging them to make a difference
•Demonstrating that wellbeing is at the heart of the work.
Shortlisted Nominees:
Alice Skellon nominated by Dominic Anderson
Sarah Lees nominated by Jennifer Raynew
Avril Bracey nominated by Jake Morgan
Working in Partnership Award
This category celebrates:
•A project or a team who have demonstrated true co-production and continuous user led leadership and collaboration.
•Has demonstrated a positive impact on a service, project or team via genuine co-production.
•Can identify the key factors that led to comprehensive user involvement.
•Can demonstrate a service, project or team that was co-designed and delivered by users within West Wales.
•Can identify measurable improvements achieved through user involvement and co-production.
Shortlisted Nominees:
Connecting Carmarthenshire nominated by Lucy Brown
Mel Walters nominated by Sarah Evans
Fford Sir Benfro nominated by Michael Gray
Citizen & Third Sector Choice Award
The Citizen and Third Sector Choice is not open to nominations. Nominees will be selected by the WWRPB Citizen and Third Sector Engagement Board members. For more information on the Citizen and Third Sector Board, please follow the link here https://wwrpb.org.uk/en/get-involved/
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many tickets are you allowed?
This event is invitation only, but there will be a waitlist for those who are interested in attending. If you think your colleague would benefit from attending, please contact us to apply for a waitlist ticket.
Will there be refreshments on the day?
Tea and coffee will be served throughout the morning and afternoon, as well as a complimentary lunch.
Will there be onsite parking?
Parc Y Scarlets has free parking, right outside the stadium. To reach the event, please use the main entrance. Disabled parking is also available.
Is the stadium accessible?
Parc Y Scarlets has a lift to each floor located next to the staircase. If you have additional requirements please contact us, we are happy to help.
What is the dress code?
The dress code for the conference and awards is usual office attire.
Do I need a mobile device?
The event information pack will be available digitally. Please bring a phone or tablet that can connect to the internet/ WIFI to view it during the conference and awards.
