4 Chwefror 2026 , Health and Social Care Committee
Sesiwn graffu gyffredinol gydag Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Iechyd a Gofal Cymdeithasol, y Gweinidog Plant a Gofal Cymdeithasol a’r Gweinidog Iechyd Meddwl a Llesiant.
… session today, with the first section looking at more general issues, and the second session more focused on waiting times . We do thank you for making your time available to us today. We have quite a lot …
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17 Ebrill 2024 , Health and Social Care Committee
Cefnogi pobl sydd â chyflyrau cronig: sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda Phrif Swyddog Meddygol Cymru
What we've seen as a consequence of the pandemic—. And, of course, it was a terrible time , we lost a lot of lives in Wales and we're still dealing with the issue of long COVID, but … saw a disruption to the healthcare delivery system and that was most apparent, I suppose, in terms of waiting times and planned care waiting lists et cetera, which have gone up and which we're now trying …
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21 Ionawr 2026 , Finance Committee
Cyllideb Derfynol Llywodraeth Cymru ar gyfer 2026-27: Sesiwn dystiolaeth
… the NHS and social care standing still, or are you hoping that it will move the dial on waiting times on some of the aspects that we know that are happening in the health budget? As the Cabinet …
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27 Tachwedd 2025 , Health and Social Care Committee
Cyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru ar gyfer 2026-2027: sesiwn dystiolaeth gydag Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Iechyd a Gofal Cymdeithasol, y Gweinidog Plant a Gofal Cymdeithasol a’r Gweinidog Iechyd Meddwl a Llesiant.
… for planned care recovery. How will the Welsh Government ensure that infrastructure is not a barrier to reducing waiting times or to improve patient flow …
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14 Mai 2025 , Health and Social Care Committee
Gwasanaethau offthalmoleg yng Nghymru - sesiwn dystiolaeth - panel 6
… for ophthalmology out-patient appointments, with some 41,500 patients waiting . I just wondered, given these figures, what specific actions are you taking to improve the timely care … high-risk patients, and how are you addressing the concerns of patients who are worried about the long waiting times and the potential risk to their vision as a result? Because we know that, when somebody has …
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14 Chwefror 2022 , Health and Social Care Committee
Ymchwiliad i ryddhau cleifion o ysbytai ac effaith hynny ar y llif cleifion drwy ysbytai: sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda sefydliadau trydydd sector
… that the pressure on health and care services at this time is at an all- time high, with waiting times for hospital treatment reaching record levels, et cetera, and hospitals still dealing with COVID-19 patients, and patients …
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5 Mehefin 2025 , Health and Social Care Committee
Gwasanaethau Offthalmoleg yng Nghymru - sesiwn dystiolaeth gydag Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Iechyd a Gofal Cymdeithasol
… and colleagues will be coming in afterward. Looking at ophthalmology waits and patient care, given the serious consequences of delayed ophthalmology treatment that we've heard several times , which include avoidable sight loss … why does there appear to be a lack of urgency in implementing effective solutions to reduce the long waiting times for these services? I just wondered how you would respond to the frustration felt by both patients and …
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5 Mehefin 2025 , Health and Social Care Committee
Gwasanaethau Offthalmoleg yng Nghymru - sesiwn dystiolaeth gydag Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Iechyd a Gofal Cymdeithasol
… just wondered if you can make a commitment at all today to publish detailed data on ophthalmology waiting times , so that patients can actually see the specific waits that are there for the various specialities …
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17 Rhagfyr 2025 , Health and Social Care Committee
Gwella mynediad at gymorth i ofalwyr di-dâl: sesiwn dystiolaeth 5
But you said, didn't you, Claire, that you don’t think waiting times are a problem, really …
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27 Tachwedd 2025 , Health and Social Care Committee
Cyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru ar gyfer 2026-2027: sesiwn dystiolaeth gydag Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Iechyd a Gofal Cymdeithasol, y Gweinidog Plant a Gofal Cymdeithasol a’r Gweinidog Iechyd Meddwl a Llesiant.
… the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health Wales point to a 62 per cent increase in paediatric waiting times since 2016. So, does the forthcoming budget include provision for targeted investment or workforce planning to address that …
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27 Tachwedd 2025 , Health and Social Care Committee
Cyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru ar gyfer 2026-2027: sesiwn dystiolaeth gydag Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Iechyd a Gofal Cymdeithasol, y Gweinidog Plant a Gofal Cymdeithasol a’r Gweinidog Iechyd Meddwl a Llesiant.
Okay. Cabinet Secretary, we know there is still lots to do to reduce waiting times for planned care, and some health boards are progressing rather better than others. So, might there be specific measures taken to ensure that …
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5 Mehefin 2025 , Health and Social Care Committee
Gwasanaethau Offthalmoleg yng Nghymru - sesiwn dystiolaeth gydag Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Iechyd a Gofal Cymdeithasol
… been very clear in all sorts of contexts that one of the critical reasons for reducing waiting times is because for many people, depending on their condition, the longer you're waiting the more likely you are … rapidly what their improvement needs are. We've got very well-established GIRFT guidelines—Getting It Right First Time —which has a set of standards that we are mandating health boards to implement. There are some services that …
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19 Tachwedd 2025 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Cyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru 2026-27 - sesiwn dystiolaeth
… that's now coming under the broader CAMHS, because we are seeing not only the excellent improvement around waiting times and interventions, but we're also then able to set those strategic, national standards that everybody needs …
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26 Mawrth 2025 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Gwasanaethau canser yng Nghymru: tystiolaeth gyda Chynghrair Canser Cymru
… well. We've talked a lot about the inequalities that exist within the cancer system, whether that's waiting times or more broadly, but we don't have that detailed demographic data for the cancer system in Wales … support those communities that are waiting longer, and find out why they're waiting longer or they're not getting the support and receiving timely treatment. That data just isn't in the system when it really should …
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2 Chwefror 2023 , Health and Social Care Committee
Gwasanaethau endosgopi: sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda sefydliadau canser
… challenge in moving quickly and taking up innovations in a quick time . And, when we talked through the waiting times , it's clear that thousands of people are waiting longer than eight weeks for those diagnostic tests, and …
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11 Gorffennaf 2025 , Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Cyflawni gan Lywodraeth Cymru
… going to eliminate all two-year waiting lists and we're going to restore the maximum eight-week waiting time for diagnostic tests. So, those are three specific things. I think, just in terms of planned care … that we wanted it to focus on the longest waits . It just pained me to meet people who were living in pain for a very long period of time …
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5 Mehefin 2025 , Health and Social Care Committee
Gwasanaethau Offthalmoleg yng Nghymru - sesiwn dystiolaeth gydag Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Iechyd a Gofal Cymdeithasol
Thank you. Whilst the longest waiting times are reducing, which is positive, significant delays do still persist right across Wales, with some areas still experiencing waits of well over two years. More concerning is that only around half … being treated within clinical prioritisation targets. What are the main barriers, as you see it, preventing more consistent, timely treatment for those high-risk patients …
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23 Hydref 2025 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Gweithredu diwygiadau addysg - sesiwn dystiolaeth
… their best, but this is children's life chances. We've invested about £13 million again in neurodiversity waiting times , but we've got to make progress, because a year in the life of a child …
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15 Hydref 2025 , Health and Social Care Committee
Ymchwiliad i ganserau gynaecolegol: gwaith dilynol gyda Llywodraeth Cymru
… fair to say that there’s a mixed picture in terms of progress. If you look at the waiting times for access to treatment, clearly that is not where it needs to be. There’s been some improvement …
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20 Mawrth 2025 , Health and Social Care Committee
Gwasanaethau Offthalmoleg yng Nghymru: sesiynau tystiolaeth – Panel 3
… more patients that require surgical intervention and waiting lists are high. Similarly, ophthalmology, if there’s only one theatre, it doesn’t matter if we’re freeing up the time of ophthalmologists; if there’s only one eye … hospital, they can only operate with a fixed amount of capacity, which has an impact on waiting times as well …
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