This report sets out the findings from phase two of the Auditor General’s 2021 structured assessment work at Hywel Dda University Health Board.

Overall, we found that the Health Board has effective Board and committee arrangements, is committed to high quality services and staff wellbeing, and has well-developed plans which are now routinely monitored.

A number of innovative approaches have been adopted to aid scrutiny and assurance, and although operational arrangements for risk and quality governance have posed some risks, improvement action is now underway.