\n A special ceremony was held on Thursday, November 13, to mark the opening of the 19 Hills Health & Wellbeing Centre in Ringland, Newport, by Jeremy Miles, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care.\n<\/p>\n
\n Aneurin Bevan University Health Board said the centre is a “major milestone” in their commitment to “person-centred care”.\n<\/p>\n
\n The facility will support physical and mental wellbeing by bringing together a range of services under one roof.\n<\/p>\n
\n It is part of the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board\u2019s Clinical Futures Programme; a plan to move more services out of hospitals and into community settings.\n<\/p>\n
\n The centre boasts purpose-built spaces for primary care, mental health support, community services, and wellbeing initiatives.\n<\/p>\n
\n Jeremy Miles MS, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care opened the new 19 Hills Health & Wellbeing Centre (Image: Aneurin Bevan University Health Board)\n<\/p>\n
\n At the opening ceremony, Mr Miles said: “I’m delighted to officially open the 19 Hills Health & Wellbeing Centre today.\n<\/p>\n
\n “This centre is part of our commitment to invest in a new generation of integrated health and social care facilities across Wales \u2013 bringing care into the heart of local communities, much closer to people’s homes.\n<\/p>\n
\n “Centres like 19 Hills are key to supporting people to live, and stay, well \u2013 helping them manage their own health conditions and preventing unnecessary hospital admissions.\n<\/p>\n
\n “This is a powerful example of how long-term strategic planning and collaborative working can truly transform communities.\n<\/p>\n
\n “This is the future of healthcare in Wales \u2013 integrated services firmly rooted in the community and designed around the needs of local people.”\n<\/p>\n
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\n The event was attended by invited guests including representatives from local government, partner organisations, and members of the construction and design teams who helped bring the centre to life.\n<\/p>\n
\n The outside of the newly opened 19 Hills Health & Wellbeing Centre (Image: Aneurin Bevan University Health Board)\n<\/p>\n
\n Staff from across the health board also joined the celebration, marking the culmination of years of planning and collaboration.\n<\/p>\n
\n Nicola Prygodzicz, chief executive of Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, said: \u201cWe are thrilled to officially open 19 Hills Health & Wellbeing Centre \u2013 a facility that reflects our vision for the future of healthcare in Gwent. This Centre is more than just a building; it\u2019s a hub for integrated care, designed to support people in the local communities to live healthier, more connected lives.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cOur teams have worked incredibly hard to create a space that promotes wellbeing in every sense \u2013 from the services it offers to the environment it provides. We are proud of what we\u2019ve achieved and grateful to all our partners who helped make this vision a reality.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\n The centre has been designed with flexible areas for community use and will serve as a hub for innovation in integrated care.\n<\/p>\n
\n The health board has extended its sincere thanks to all partners, contractors, and staff who contributed to the successful delivery of this project.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A special ceremony was held on Thursday, November 13, to mark the opening of the 19 Hills Health…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":261067,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[102,2960,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-261066","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-healthcare","8":"tag-health","9":"tag-healthcare","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/261066","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=261066"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/261066\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/261067"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=261066"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=261066"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=261066"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}