Powys Teaching Health Board wants to reduce inpatient beds from 146 to 90 or 60. Plans would see services concentrated in two or three community hospitals. GPs, politicians and communities are concerned about impact on rural population.
Powys health board is proposing changes to adult physical health, mental health, urgent care and diagnostic services. The most controversial change could affect inpatient beds in community hospitals. In the last financial year, the health board spent £198m on services commissioned from outside Powys.
Powys Teaching Health Board is proposing two options for urgent care. Urgent care would be available on three sites - Newtown, Brecon and Llandrindod Wells. A minor injuries unit in Welshpool would also be opened in Newtown.
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