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Swansea Bay City Region
The health sector is a key focus of the Swansea Bay City Region regeneration has significant links to large scale projects such as the ARCH programme and links with the Swansea Bay City Deal.
Growing Mid Wales
Health and social care is a key employer across the region serviced by two Health Boards, Bronglais General Hospital, a network of Community Hospitals, Primary and Community Care services and a raft of social care services in the Public, Private, and Third Sectors. This sector is facing greater challenges than ever before with financial pressure on both medical and social care. The Social Services and Well Being Act aims to engage services more closely with local communities and increase opportunities for third sector provision.
The Centre for Excellence in Rural Health and Social Care will ensure training and job opportunities for new types of roles e.g. generic workers, with the right skills to work in Mid Wales. The Centre will provide opportunities to attract grant funding for exploring these opportunities across the region.
Employers Voice109 Significant Challenges
• Constant changes and reductions in funding
• Local authority and NHS staff changes and morale
• Increased competition
• Increased energy costs
• Workforce availability and finance
• Age profile
• Increased demand for services with reduced funding
• Suitable training to ensure appropriately skilled
workforce.
Recruitment Difficulties
• Difficulty recruiting for catering roles
• Specific medical and clinical staff groups
(related to national shortages)
• Recruitment difficulties due to all staff needing
to be qualified to level 5
• HR and administrative roles
• Appropriately qualified care staff
Drivers of Change
• Government policy
• Clinical improvements/research/ technology/
patient need/ expectation • Weather
• Voices and experiences of people who use mental health services
• Reduction in funded places for over 25s • Professional Bodies Guidance and Policy
Barriers to Training
• Most training is done internally as it isn’t cost effective to outsource
• Taking people out of the workplace for training makes it difficult to manage service pressures. • Frameworks for qualifications do not meet the
demands
• Training provided at sites of significant distance
to Mid Wales
109 RLSP Large Company Survey & electronic survey (April- June 2016)
Regional Employment & Skills Plan South West & Mid Wales Foundational Economy