Local MS Paul Davies has reacted to the news that St Davids surgery in Pembrokeshire has decided to resign its General Medical Services Contract.

It’s understood that for registered patients, care will continue to be provided until the end of October 2024 and patients are being advised to remain registered with the Practice while longer-term plans are developed. Patients will be invited to share their views as to how these services can continue to be delivered after the end of October.

Mr Davies said, “This is a very worrying announcement and patients in the local area will be understandably anxious about what this means for the future.”

“It’s vital that GP services can continue to be delivered in the area in the future and so Hywel Dda University Health Board must be open with patients of the Practice about their plans and address the community’s concerns. Every effort must be made to ensure that patients are able to access services in the long term.”

“I will of course, be raising this with the Welsh Government and urging the Health Minister to do everything in her power to support the Health Board and help ensure patients can access these vital services.”

Hywel Dda University Health Board is working together with St Davids Surgery to ensure that GP services will continue to be provided in the area.

The decision to resign the Contract with the Health Board was made by the single-handed GP Partner.

Jill Paterson, Director of Primary Care, Community and Long Term Care for Hywel Dda, said: “We would like to reassure the patients of St Davids Surgery that the provision of these important services will continue for patients.

“We will be working closely with St Davids Surgery and the wider Cluster to find the best way to secure services for patients.”

For registered patients this means that care will continue to be provided as normal by the same team in the Practice until the end of October 2024. Patients are being advised to remain registered with the Practice while longer-term plans are developed.

The Health Board will be writing to all patients registered at St Davids Surgery to inform them of the situation.

Meanwhile, patients will be invited to share their views as to how these services can continue to be delivered after the end of October. There will be opportunities to speak to the Health Board at a public engagement event.

The Health Board will continue to work closely with the Peninsula Working Group established last year, whose membership includes community representatives from St Davids and Solva, and also Llais in order to ensure the high standards of care currently provided continue for patients of this Surgery.

“We very much appreciate the continuing support given by the community to the team at St David’s Surgery throughout this challenging period,” added Ms Paterson.

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