Edwina Hart, the Minister for Health and Social Services has made an oral statement on the findings arising from the second period of consultation on NHS reform.

The statement confirms the Minister’s intention to proceed to establish the six new local health boards in shadow form from 1 June 2009, and for these bodies to be fully operational from 1 October 2009. Powys teaching LHB is the seventh LHB.

The statement is available on the Welsh Assembly Government website.