A PUBLIC meeting over the ‘lack of action’ in upgrading medical facilities in a Wrexham village will be held next week.

Hanmer Surgery has long sought for the go-ahead for new facilities from the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB).

However, despite the intervention of both Westminster and Welsh Senedd politicians Simon Baynes and Ken Skates, respectively, its GP Dr Kieran Redman has been unable to secure the approval needed to improve services for patients.

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A spokesman for the Hanmer Surgery Patient Action group, which has organised the meeting on Tuesday, June 4 from 7.30pm, said it has been called to build on the recent appearance on TV highlighting the condition of the surgery.

Hanmer first appeared in episode two but episode six, airing on Thursday, will show it in more depth and how much work is needed.

They said: “The surgery has recently appeared in the TV series 'GPs Treating Rural Britain'.

“This programme quite clearly contrasts the facilities and provision at Hanmer with those in the rest of the UK.

“In fact this week's episode is set to highlight the inadequacies of the surgery.

“In response to the programme, the Hanmer Surgery Patient Action Group have chosen to organise a public meeting on Tuesday, June 4 at the Hanmer Arms between 7.30 to 8.30pm.

“We have invited a representative from BCUHB to attend.

“We have also recently learned that Bangor-on-Dee have been given the go ahead from the Health Board to move this branch surgery into larger premises

“This will be the third move in the time we have been waiting for BCUHB to make a decision on ours.

“Bangor-on-Dee already has a 'fit for purpose' building and a relatively modern 'main' surgery which patients can access.

“Hanmer patients however, are forced to endure treatment in a building designated as 'unfit for purpose' as long ago as 2016.

“It is highly likely this will be brought up at the meeting.”

Dr Redman will feature in the upcoming episode to show where Hanmer’s building means his patients are not getting full services.

Speaking recently, he said the move is about asking the health board to manage the project and do the work but provide the available resources and let him put plans held since 2015 into action.  

He said: “We need their financial support – I don’t need them to do it for me because I have had the plans ready since 2015.

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“We don’t need the health board to do it.

“I would hope that viewers locally and across North Wales will see how much contrast there is between us and other surgeries on the programme.”

BCHUB has confirmed it received an invite and that it will be attending on the evening.