Survey closes at end of month

 

An online survey can be found at www.powys.gov.uk/haveyoursay while paper copies of the questionnaire are available from libraries within the county.

 

The research being carried out to find out ‘How fair is Powys?’ and follows two public events in Newtown and Brecon at the end of 2011. The information gathered will be used to shape the council’s and the health board’s equality objectives for the coming years.

 

Cllr Liam Fitzpatrick, Powys County Council’s Cabinet Member for Change, Communication and Performance, said: “Research shows acute inequalities exist for certain groups of people living in Wales, limiting what a person can do, and can be.

 

“The health board and the council want to know your views about issues of inequality for people living in Powys so that we can take steps to make things better for people in the future.”

 

Amanda Smith, Powys Teaching Health Board’s Interim Director of Workforce and Organisational Development, added: “We will be looking at our service areas from a number of different perspectives to see that, as public services, we are meeting our responsibilities.”

 

These perspectives are age, sex, race, religion or belief, disability, sexuality, gender re-assignment, pregnancy or maternity and marriage or civil partnership.

 

In addition, if there are groups of people or individuals who would like to meet the council’s Equalities Officer, they can request a meeting by emailing equalities@powys.gov.uk or telephone 01597 826376.