The Powys Regional Partnership Board mission is to improve the health and wellbeing of the population, enhance how health and care services are delivered, and develop services that focus on what matters most to people and communities.
Clair Swales, Chief Executive Officer of PAVO, is Co-Vice Chair of the Powys Regional Partnership Board (Powys RPB). Alongside Clair, Sharon Healey, PAVO Head of Health, Wellbeing & Partnerships, helps ensures that the voices of Powys communities and the third sector are heard by Powys RPB.
What are Regional Partnership Boards?
There are seven Regional Partnership Boards (RPBs) in Wales. They were established in April 2016 under the Social Services & Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 to drive strategic regional delivery of social services in close collaboration with health services.
The Powys RPB meets every two months and brings together representatives from: Powys County Council, Powys Teaching Health Board, and PAVO
Other key partners are third sector organisations, private sector, carers and citizen representatives who are social services users.
The board ensures that public services work together more effectively to improve the health and wellbeing of people across Powys.
An Example of Powys RPB’s Work
The creation of the Powys Health, Care and Social Care Academy, a flagship initiative designed to strengthen the local health and care workforce and improve service delivery across the county.
Strategic direction
The work of the Powys RPB is guided by the Powys Health and Care Strategy, which outlines priorities for transforming health and care services up to 2027.
This strategy is built on feedback from people across Powys about what matters most to them regarding their health and wellbeing.
PAVO’s Representation on Key RPB Partnerships
- Sharon Healey, PAVO Head of Health, Wellbeing and Partnerships, represents the voice of Powys communities and the third sector on the Start Well, Live Well, and Age Well partnership boards.
- Andrew Davies, PAVO Health and Wellbeing Participation Officer, represents the views of Powys Older People’s Forum at Age Well Partnership board meetings
- John Williams, PAVO Senior Officer for Engagement, Information, and Participation, represents community and third sector voices on the Live Well Mental Health partnership board. Service user and carer representative members of the partnership are supported to attend meetings by Alice Dolan, PAVO Mental Health Participation Officer.
More about the partnerships
Want to Have Your Voice Heard?
If you're passionate about improving health and wellbeing in Powys, there are plenty of ways to get involved. We make sure the issues you raise are fed back to the relevant public bodies.
Join a Locality Network
Our Community Connector-led Locality Networks meet quarterly across Powys. These meetings bring together individuals, community groups, and organisations to:
- Discuss key local health and wellbeing issues
- Identify gaps in services
- Explore funding needs
- Collaborate on solutions
Find out more about our Community Connector Service
Find details of upcoming meetings on our Events Calendar
Stay updated by following us on Facebook
Explore Our Thematic Networks
We also support a number of networks offering regular opportunities to share experiences and raise concerns:
- Health & Wellbeing Network
- Powys Advocacy Network (PAN)
- Powys Agri Wellbeing Support (PAWS)
- Powys Dementia Network
- Volunteer Involvers Network
- Community Transport Network
Powys Older People’s Forum
This forum is for people aged 60 or over – or anyone who cares about services for older people in their community. It's a space to share views on local services and influence how they’re delivered.
Find out more about the Older People’s Forum
Live Well Forum
Led by Powys County Council, the Live Well Forum is for people aged 18–65 in Powys who use, design, or support health and social care services.
The forum provides a space to:
- Talk about what’s working well – and what’s not
- Identify what needs to change
- Explore how we can help people in Powys live good lives
Find out more about the Live Well Forum
Junior Start Well Board
The Junior Start Well Board is a fun group where young people between the ages of 11 – 18 meet up to talk about anything that matters to children and young people in Powys
For more information and a chat you can email: jswb@powys.gov.uk
Or fill in the application form here. You'll need permission if you're under 18 so grab a parent, carer, or another trusted adult to help you.