The health board wants to maximise the social benefit from the way it works and anticipates the proposed investment would bring significant economic benefits for our communities.
At this early stage we think the whole programme could result in more than £1.3bn of investment to achieve. There is a range of potential opportunities, a prospectus of options for investment, within the PBC . This offers a fantastic opportunity for investment in business and jobs in mid and west Wales as this level of investment has not been seen in this area before. This would benefit not only those of us here today, but also the generations to follow.
For example, the procurement (purchasing) strategy is to increase the proportion of spending with local suppliers or providers that support job opportunities for more vulnerable citizens or local employment, training, and apprenticeship opportunities.