Shaping the Future of Tywyn Community Hospital
05.11.2026
Thank you for your continued interest in the future of services at Tywyn Community Hospital and for your contributions to the discussions so far.
We are writing to let you know that the formal public consultation will launch on Monday 16 November 2026 and run for 14 weeks, closing on Monday 22 February 2027.
We recognise that this is later than originally anticipated. We have needed more time to finalise the consultation materials and supporting information, so people can understand the proposals, including what they could mean in practice, before sharing their views.
The consultation builds on the engagement undertaken with local residents, staff, clinicians, partners and community representatives. We are grateful for the experiences and ideas shared, which have helped shape the proposals that will now be put forward for wider consideration.
No final decision has been made. The consultation is an opportunity to consider the options, provide your feedback and highlight any suggestions you would like the Health Board to take into account.
The consultation will run for 14 weeks to allow additional time for participation over Christmas and New Year. At launch, we will share the consultation document, supporting information and details of the different ways to take part.
We would welcome your help in sharing these opportunities through your organisations and networks, so that we hear from as many people as possible, particularly those who use or may need local services.
Thank you again for your involvement in this important conversation about the future of care in the Tywyn area.
27.07.2026
Over recent months, the Health Board has continued its review of services at Tywyn Community Hospital, alongside a wide programme of engagement with local communities, staff, clinicians, partners and other stakeholders.
This has included community engagement events, meetings with staff and clinicians, discussions with local organisations and independently facilitated “Balanced Room” sessions involving a range of stakeholders. These sessions have helped to shape and test potential future service options and the criteria used to assess them.
The review has considered the feedback from the community where there is significant interest and strong feelings about the future of Dyfi Ward, alongside the need to ensure that future services are clinically sustainable, supported by a resilient workforce, provide value for money and reflect the national direction of providing more care closer to home.
A paper will be presented to the Health Board’s public meeting on 30 July 2026. The Board will be asked to approve two potential future service options for inclusion in a formal public consultation:
- Option A: A return to the inpatient model. Dyfi Ward would reopen, subject to safe and sustainable staffing being achieved at all times. Some community services currently delivered from the ward would need to move elsewhere within the hospital or to alternative local sites.
- Option B: An expansion of community services at home and hospital-based clinics, treatments and therapies. There would be no inpatient beds at Tywyn Community Hospital. Existing community services would be maintained and expanded, with Dyfi Ward repurposed as a Day Treatment Centre.
No preferred option is being recommended and no final decision is being sought at this stage.
The proposed consultation will allow local people, staff, stakeholders and partners to comment on the options and help test the evidence, assumptions and impact assessments presented by the Health Board. Any reasonable, evidence-based alternative proposals put forward during the consultation will also be considered.
Following consultation, all responses will be independently analysed and presented to the Board alongside any additional evidence received before any final decision is made.
Subject to Board approval, the formal consultation is expected to begin in late summer and run for 12 weeks. Consultation materials, including accessible and bilingual versions, are currently being developed.
We would like to thank everyone who has contributed to the process so far and look forward to continuing the conversation over the coming months.
24.02.2026
As a result of our continued engagement about the future of inpatient services at Tywyn Community Hospital, further work will be carried out to refine the options that will be taken into a formal consultation process later this year.
We recognise that uncertainty has continued for some time and we want to be clear that our priority is providing the best possible care and services for the whole population. We have heard the strength of feeling within the community about the future of services and we want to make sure that all scenarios are fully explored and developed before any decision is made.
Representatives from key stakeholder groups will take part in a further facilitated session in March to ensure all available options are fully reviewed, scored appropriately and take into account the latest available information and the range of perspectives shared. This will also include options that were not prioritised from the original long list during the previous session.
This will ensure the Health Board has the most informed and appropriate options to consider for approval in May that will then be subject to formal consultation. A final decision is expected later in the year.
We would like to thank everyone for their continued interest and engagement in this important work to shape the future of inpatient services at Tywyn Community Hospital.
Share your feedback
All information on our work so far will continue to be updated here and in the meantime you can support the development of the work by providing your feedback here: Complete Survey
If you require hard copies of the Survey, please email BCU.planning@wales.nhs.uk