Earlier this month, the threat to beds was raised as a possible move as cash-strapped Powys Teaching Health Board (PTHB) looks to start consulting on potential cuts to services in the autumn. At a PTHB board meeting on Wednesday, July 29, members were given an update on the service transformation programme, which they call “Better Together”. Members were given an in-depth presentation on where the health board is with its proposals, as well as plans for a consultation to discuss them with residents across Powys. Katie Blackburn is the regional director for Llais Powys, the statutory patient advocacy group in Wales. He added that the board could look to its neighbours at Hywel Dda University Health Board, which covers mid and south-west Wales.