AN AWARD-WINNING Dolgellau nurse is helping to shape Wales’ healthcare legislation.

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board’s award-winning health care support worker Steven Evans-Jones was selected to help give advice to Assembly­ Members.

In May this year, Steven from Dolgellau Hospital was named by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) as Health Care Assistant­ of the Year, and earlier this week he was taking part in the ‘60 Nurses for 60 AMs’ event at the Welsh Assembly in Cardiff.

It was an opportunity for each nurse to sit down and tell politicians what it is like to be a health care provider in their respective communities.

Steven, whose focus is on community health, enjoyed sharing his experiences and talk about the work he and the rest of outpatients’ team at Dolgellau are doing: “Ever since receiving my award, I’ve been given new and exciting opportunities to promote the work we do in what is a largely rural community, as well as highlighting some of the issues people face here.

“I’m also passionate about male and young people’s health because it is these groups who are often the most reluctant to open up about their problems, and firmly feel we should be looking at new ways of reaching out and encouraging them to talk about their health and wellbeing."

Read the full story in this week’s Meirionnydd edition of the Cambrian News