Meddygfa’r Sarn

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Meddygfa’r Sarn – please share your views as a patient


Meddygfa’r Sarn is currently managed by the Health Board and is dependent on locum GPs for medical cover, and that the premises are small which restricts the services that can be offered.


Last month at its meeting, the Health Board discussed a recommendation from a panel that the patient list be dispersed over neighbouring practices. This means that the Health Board would transfer your registration to the next nearest practice to your home address, and Meddygfa’r Sarn would close. Depending on where you live this could be Coalbrook Surgery in Pontyberem, Meddygfa Minafon in Kidwelly or Ash Grove Surgery in Llanelli.


The Board has decided to engage with patients and the local community on this recommendation before making a final decision, this will allow Board members to better understand the potential impact of a dispersed list on patients and what could be put in place to support patients. Meddygfa’r Sarn will remain open as usual whilst we work through this process.


We are therefore engaging with patients and local stakeholders about this recommendation for an eight-week period, between 9 February and 6 April 2026. We want to hear your views as a patient on how a transfer to the next nearest practice to you would affect you and what matters to you about the services you need from your GP Practice.


Collection boxes for the paper questionnaire are at Meddygfa’r Sarn and Pontyates Community Pharmacy.


The Health Board is also holding two public engagement drop-in events for small-group discussions with Health Board representatives, and we hope you can join us at one of these:


Date Tuesday 24 February, 1pm - 6.30pm (drop-in anytime)

Venue Pontyates Welfare Hall, Heol Y Meinciau, Pontyates, SA15 5TR


Date Tuesday 3 March, 3pm -6.00pm (drop-in anytime)

Venue Pontyberem Memorial Hall, 9 Coalbrook Road, Pontyberem, SA15 5HU


Alternatively, you can contact the Health Board to feedback your views to us:


You can also feedback your views to Llais at www.llaiswales.org


Please feedback your views by Monday 6 April 2026. All feedback received by this deadline will be collated and reported to the Board ahead of the meeting in May 2026 when the recommendation will be considered.


The Health Board appreciates the continuing support given by the community to the team at Meddygfa’r Sarn through this challenging period.


Large print format is available at Meddygfa’r Sarn.

Meddygfa’r Sarn – please share your views as a patient


Meddygfa’r Sarn is currently managed by the Health Board and is dependent on locum GPs for medical cover, and that the premises are small which restricts the services that can be offered.


Last month at its meeting, the Health Board discussed a recommendation from a panel that the patient list be dispersed over neighbouring practices. This means that the Health Board would transfer your registration to the next nearest practice to your home address, and Meddygfa’r Sarn would close. Depending on where you live this could be Coalbrook Surgery in Pontyberem, Meddygfa Minafon in Kidwelly or Ash Grove Surgery in Llanelli.


The Board has decided to engage with patients and the local community on this recommendation before making a final decision, this will allow Board members to better understand the potential impact of a dispersed list on patients and what could be put in place to support patients. Meddygfa’r Sarn will remain open as usual whilst we work through this process.


We are therefore engaging with patients and local stakeholders about this recommendation for an eight-week period, between 9 February and 6 April 2026. We want to hear your views as a patient on how a transfer to the next nearest practice to you would affect you and what matters to you about the services you need from your GP Practice.


Collection boxes for the paper questionnaire are at Meddygfa’r Sarn and Pontyates Community Pharmacy.


The Health Board is also holding two public engagement drop-in events for small-group discussions with Health Board representatives, and we hope you can join us at one of these:


Date Tuesday 24 February, 1pm - 6.30pm (drop-in anytime)

Venue Pontyates Welfare Hall, Heol Y Meinciau, Pontyates, SA15 5TR


Date Tuesday 3 March, 3pm -6.00pm (drop-in anytime)

Venue Pontyberem Memorial Hall, 9 Coalbrook Road, Pontyberem, SA15 5HU


Alternatively, you can contact the Health Board to feedback your views to us:


You can also feedback your views to Llais at www.llaiswales.org


Please feedback your views by Monday 6 April 2026. All feedback received by this deadline will be collated and reported to the Board ahead of the meeting in May 2026 when the recommendation will be considered.


The Health Board appreciates the continuing support given by the community to the team at Meddygfa’r Sarn through this challenging period.


Large print format is available at Meddygfa’r Sarn.

  • Meddygfa'r Sarn Patient Questionnaire

    Your views are important to us so please spare a few minutes to complete this survey. The survey is anonymous. Any information you do give will not be linked to you.

    This survey will close on the 6 April 2026 – questionnaires received after this date will not be included. 

    Complete questionnaire here
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