I WANTED to reassure all the people who supported my Ward 10 Petition that I have not given in to the Health Board or given up. I am as committed as ever to ensure that the People of Pembrokeshire get the best Cancer Services in the best facilities.

That is a new Cancer Day Unit and a new Ward 10 Cancer Ward. Your support has been very important and I have been told that many comments have been noted which showed the true feelings of Pembrokeshire People about these services.

I have been assured that Ward 10 will be a ‘Dedicated’ Cancer Ward as I asked for with your support. I was at a meeting where it was agreed that the planners would look at increasing the bed numbers on the Ward up to 18.

The new Ward will have far better facilities than currently available with more privacy available to patients.

More Cancers are now being treated at Withybush Hospital.

I have been assured that any funds raised through my daughter Elly’s Fly the Flag for Ward 10 campaign will be held only for the use of the new Ward 10 and I will make sure that is the case. I would urge all 2,300 people who signed the petition to give a ‘Like’ to Elly’s Ward 10 Flag Facebook Page if only to show that you all still care about the Cancer Services that we all want for Pembrokeshire (On Facebook just search – Ward 10 Flag).

If anyone wants to make a donation, through Just Giving (search Flying the flag for Ward 10), Pembrokeshire Barclays Bank Branches, Pembrokeshire Cancer Support or the Withybush Hospital Cancer Day Unit Appeal, that would be great and you could even win the flag that Elly made!

I assure you that I will continue to fight for the best services for Pembrokeshire.

Thanks and best wishes

LYN NEVILLE

Pembrokeshire Cancer Support