Cwestiwn ysgrifenedig WQ89105
- Gofynnwyd gan
- Janet Finch-SaundersCeidwadwyr
- I'w ateb gan
- Minister for Health and Social Services
- Cyflwynwyd
- Dyddiad ateb
- Atebwyd
- Amser i'w ateb
- 8 diwrnod
Cwestiwn
Mae'r cwestiwn a'r ateb yn Saesneg gan nad oes fersiwn Gymraeg ar gael.
Following the release of the written statement regarding the launch of the refreshed Living with Persistent Pain guidance, how does the Minister plan to reduce NHS wait times in order to provide a faster, more efficient standard of care for the 1.3 million people suffering with persistent pain in Wales?
Ateb
Atebwyd gan Minister for Health and Social Services
The aim of the Living with Persistent Pain guidance is to move towards a greater focus on supporting people to develop skills to enable them to take greater control of managing their persistent pain for themselves. Our National Clinical Leads for Persistent Pain have been working with all health boards to understand the current state of persistent pain services across Wales. This includes reviewing whether the right people are being seen in the appropriate part of the health service. The outcome and subsequent recommendations from this exercise will be shared with health boards to explore what can be done to improve pain services across Wales and ensure people who require care can be seen in a timelier and more efficient manner.
Going forward, the Persistent Pain Operational Delivery Network will support health boards to implement the recommendations in the document as part of the NHS Executive’s new clinical network arrangements. We will also create a People’s Panel for Persistent Pain to capture people’s lived experiences and develop educational packages for healthcare professionals to inform future delivery of persistent pain services in Wales.