Written question WQ93716

The Welsh Government’s aim is to ensure that people of all ages affected by a neurological condition have timely and equitable access to high quality services to enable them to live their best lives. We have set out our expectations in the Quality Statement for Neurological Conditions.

Health boards and NHS trusts are responsible for implementing the Quality Statement through the delivery of services to meet the needs of their local populations. They will be supported by the NHS Executive, which is the body established to drive improvements in the quality and safety of care, to achieve optimal and equitable outcomes, better access and patient experience, reduced variation, and improvements in population health.

A new National Clinical Strategic Network for Neurological Conditions will be established in the coming months under the leadership of the new National Clinical Lead for Neurological Conditions, who was appointed in April 2024.

Once the national clinical strategic network is established and functioning, its work programme will include the development of high-level service specifications, standards and expected outcome measures, to underpin the quality statement.

The service specifications are written guidelines that set out details on how specific services will be delivered and measured. These will be created in collaboration with third sector and people with lived experience, and provide detailed standards and guidance to health boards, health care professionals, service users and carers.