Share your views on the future model for Mental Health Dementia Services for Older Persons across Cwm Taf Morgannwg

Mental Health Dementia Services for Older Adults Have your say...

Health Boards have a responsibility to deliver mental health dementia services for older people.

Cwm Taf Morgannwg has undertaken a review of its mental health dementia services for older people. The review looked at:

How our services are being currently delivered to support people living with dementia
The support available for people living with dementia across our region
How our services compare with other services across Wales and the wider UK in terms of best practice.

The review identified that mental health dementia services for older people are being delivered very differently across many parts of Wales and the UK, with different outcomes for people living with dementia.

Have your say

Our older population is increasing and there will be a much greater demand for our mental health dementia services in the future. We want to ensure that people living with dementia, now and in the future, have access to the support they need, at the right time, and in the right place.

Today, a 10-week engagement period has started, where our communities are invited to share their views and feedback on how we deliver mental health dementia services in the future, and to specifically have their say on a proposed new model of care, known as a ‘Peripatetic Community Service’.

There are lots of ways for you to share your feedback:

Supporting and background information to the proposal (including a full briefing) can be found below:

Public Engagement Sessions

We have arranged a number of engagement meetings during the engagement period, involving service users, carers, relatives and partner organisations including local authorities and the voluntary and community sector.

You can also attend generic public engagement sessions online, where you can find out more about the proposal and ask any questions on the following dates:

Online via Teams

13.00pm to 14.00pm, Tuesday 10^th September 2024
10.00am to 11.00am, Friday, 20^th September 2024
18.30pm to 19.30pm, Wednesday 16^th October 2024

If you would like to join one of these online sessions, email us at CTM.MHLD.ServiceEngagement@wales.nhs.uk and we will send you a link for the session.

The engagement period will run from 9.00 a.m. on Monday 2nd September 2024 until 5.00 p.m. on Monday 11th November 2024.