Newtown could see an influx of overseas healthcare workers if the North Powys Wellbeing Programme campus does eventually get built there

At a meeting of Powys Teaching Health Board (PTHB) on Wednesday, November 26 members received an update report from Chief Executive Hayley Thomas on the developments at the organisation in recent weeks.

This included a section where Ms Thomas welcomed six international trained nurses to PTHB and said that they had: “settled into Brecon extremely well and are working on Y Bannau ward at the hospital.”

This is the third group of international nurses to join PTHB as they look to address recruitment issues.

Independent board member Ian Thomas had noted this section of the report.

Mr Thomas said: “Are we able to provide the appropriate kind of sup

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