Written question WQ92739
- Asked by
- Russell GeorgeConservative
- To be answered by
- Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 10 days
Question
Will the Cabinet Secretary provide details as to how the bespoke rural service will be funded following the Joint Commissioning Committee's decision regarding the Emergency Medical Retrieval and Transfer Service review?
Answer
Answered by Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
The NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee is responsible for commissioning emergency medical services and, as such, will consider relevant capital and revenue funding requirements as part of development plans for a bespoke road-based enhanced and/or critical care services in rural and remote areas.
To the best of my knowledge, I have not received correspondence from clinicians based in Welshpool nor Caernarfon regarding their views about the decision made by the NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee to consolidate EMRTS Cymru services at a new base. I am aware that the clinical director for the service, Professor David Lockey, supported the recommendations agreed by the Committee.