By Gemma Lelliott, Director for Wales

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This blog is written by Michelle Clarke, our Depty Director for Wales

“By supporting women in our sector, we ultimately strengthen our operations. When we work inclusively, we make better decisions.” 

Team Wales were delighted to be joined by members, stakeholders and partners at the South Wales Regional Forum held in Swansea. The aim of the forum was to bring people together to network and learn and to also enable the team in Wales to understand more about the challenges that the CT movement is facing at the moment, as well as share in the positive strides forward our operators are making.

Cross-border health transport is a significant and growing area of need for patients, leading to increased demand on the Community Transport sector. Most of this demand is currently being met by volunteers, an almost invisible workforce that is directly enabling health and wellbeing for patients in Wales and England, that is under increasing pressure.

Transport is fundamental infrastructure for our lives, both individually and collectively. We believe that everyone should have access to transport that meets their needs; to enable them to access work and education, to socialise and connect with the people and places they love, to stay healthy and well, to care for others and receive care in turn.