The Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Act 2023 (“SPPP Act”) fulfils a Programme for Government commitment placing social partnership on a statutory footing in Wales.
On 1 April 2024 the new Social Partnership Duty (“the Duty”) on public bodies came into force in Wales. The Duty is set out in sections 15, 16 and 18 of the SPPP Act. It complements existing well-being duties to which certain public bodies are already subject to under Part 2 of the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 (“WFG Act”).
Powys Teaching Health Board (PTHB) welcomes these new duties, and this document represents our first annual report in accordance with Section 18 of the Act. It demonstrates significant progress in fulfilling both the letter and the spirit of the Act, building on our existing form foundations of staff partnership, with clear ambitions to further strengthen and develop social partnership in future.
We remains committed to upholding the principles of social partnership, ensuring that our workforce and stakeholders play an active role in shaping the future of healthcare in Powys. Through continuous engagement, collaboration, and shared decision-making, we aim to improve working conditions, enhance service quality, and deliver better health outcomes for the people of Wales.
We commend our first annual report to the Social Partnership Council.
Hayley Thomas, Chief Executive, Powys Teaching Health Board
Reviewed and approved by Local Partnership Forum on 6th October 2025