16 November 2022 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
… like to use my question to raise the issue of ambulance handovers at hospital, which contributes to increased waiting times . The Minister will be acutely aware of the recent report by Healthcare Inspectorate Wales into A&E services … dealt with separately, but, Presiding Officer, it's clear that, if we do want to cut ambulance waiting times , then we need to improve handover procedures, which, in turn, means creating additional capacity at A&E facilities …
7 July 2026 , Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women's Health: Priorities for social care, mental health and women's health
… ensuring neurodivergent people can access timely , high-quality support wherever they live, by reducing children’s assessment waiting times and eliminating the longest waits . We will also improve adult autism and ADHD services, invest in workforce development and …
22 March 2023 , Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Minister for Health and Social Services
… failings in the NHS under this Government's watch, this current Minister and her predecessors: the worst waiting times ever; the stubborn failure to change tack when it's been obvious that efforts to cut those waiting times …
22 September 2026 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
The Welsh Government is investing £145 million to help health boards reduce waiting times and improve access to treatment. This supports delivery of our planned care plan, which sets out a clinically led approach to eliminating the longest …
19 September 2023 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
… likely to suffer from a mental health issue. We've seen rapid improvements in Wales in terms of waiting times in our mental health services for children and young people, but they have actually risen in the last … reaffirm your commitment to making sure there is a real laser-sharp focus on making sure that the waiting times don't increase any further. Diolch yn fawr iawn …
1 October 2026 , Health and Social Care Committee
Legislative Consent: Health Bill - evidence session 3: Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board and Powys Teaching Health Board
… cross-border issues—so, some sort of cross-border arrangement or agreement in terms of treatment of waiting times , pathways, and those things that do go across two systems. That would be helpful for that clarity. And then …
1 October 2026 , Health and Social Care Committee
Legislative Consent: Health Bill - evidence session 3: Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board and Powys Teaching Health Board
… these reforms are going to have an impact significantly, but are you already seeing any effects on referrals, wait time or follow-ups, or—? Are there any current anticipated risks and are you preparing for any of them …
1 October 2026 , Health and Social Care Committee
Legislative Consent: Health Bill - evidence session 2: Llais
… have, in any one year, about 500 complaints about services in Betsi. Many of them are about waiting times , many of them are about quality. We deal with complaints across the border as well …
1 October 2026 , Health and Social Care Committee
Legislative Consent: Health Bill - evidence session 2: Llais
Just to follow up, then, how well do people understand the NHS rules, waiting time standards and entitlements that apply to cross-border care …
1 October 2026 , Health and Social Care Committee
Legislative Consent: Health Bill - evidence session 1: NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee
Okay, good. And then in terms of waiting times , outcomes, and unmet needs, could you break these down in terms of geography or deprivation, and protected characteristics as well …
1 October 2026 , Health and Social Care Committee
Legislative Consent: Health Bill - evidence session 1: NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee
… summary, it's picking up on, really, I guess what Helen's already said. We have different waiting time policies in Wales and England, and England's are shorter than Wales's, so negotiating that and working that …
1 October 2026 , Health and Social Care Committee
Legislative Consent: Health Bill - evidence session 1: NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee
… one thing that we'd like to see, those waiting times reduced over time …
11 May 2022 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
… during which time their arthritis has moved from moderate to severe. The resident is understandably concerned that longer waiting times for elective surgery will mean their condition will continue to worsen. They've received conflicting advice from their … available option for residents in Wales, and reassure them that all steps necessary are being taken to improve waiting times for elective surgery? Thank you …
21 February 2024 , Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
… since 2012, and these are truly harrowing statistics. There are also ongoing issues with workplace recruitment and retention. Waiting times —as we know, a recurrent issue in Wales—are the poorest within Betsi Cadwaladr and data from December … shows that just 83 per cent of patients were seen within the 12-hour waiting-time target, over 10 per cent behind the Cardiff and Vale University Health Board. I could stand here ad infinitum naming the dire …
17 April 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Constitution and Cabinet Office
There are currently record-high waiting times to speak to an HMRC adviser on the phone, which currently sits at an average of 25 minutes, with complaints submitted to HMRC also creeping upwards. Of course, HMRC is the … necessary representations to Whitehall regarding how the service should operate for the people of Wales. Concerns regarding increased wait times and complaints have centred around the fact that half of civil servants working in HMRC's headquarters are …
26 April 2022 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Planned Care Recovery Plan
… past two years. Can I thank the Minister for her statement today, alongside publishing the plan to reduce waiting times , and also thank the Minister, of course, for the technical briefings that she's provided as well? That … started your statement today, Minister, by saying that you've published your plan to help reduce the long waiting times that have unfortunately built up during the pandemic. That is factually correct. But, what it is also important …
17 September 2026 , Health and Social Care Committee
General scrutiny session with the Cabinet Minister for Health and Care, the Deputy Minister for Public and Preventative Health and the Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women’s Health
… sometimes—in A&E departments; we've got corridor care. But, aside from that, whilst we know those waiting times are very, very long, that's not the full picture, and we're looking at how people are … care, it's really, really good care and the staff are really, really good, but, when you're waiting , you're waiting on hard chairs, you're waiting without pain medication, you're—. These are people that are …
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2 February 2023 , Health and Social Care Committee
Endoscopy services: evidence session with cancer organisations
… travel to meet some of the demands of that time . What we're seeing now is that the waiting times are still considerably below where they should be. If you look at, say, the last three months that … prevalent in the media for a number of months, and perhaps that's had an impact on waiting times …
28 November 2023 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language: Update on the implementation of Additional Learning Needs reforms
… that, she will know that there are initiatives that other parts of the Government are undertaking to improve waiting times for diagnoses in particular areas. So, the Deputy Minister for Social Services announced last year a £12 million … investment to improve waiting times for the diagnosis of neurodivergent conditions. And what we are seeing in how that is working out is the creative piloting of new approaches between local health boards and local authorities to smooth …
16 September 2026 , Plenary
Short Debate: Congestion isn't inevitable: How the Welsh Government and Cardiff Council can improve the lives of motorists in Cardiff and the surrounding regions
… drive. It didn't. It adds to people's time in their car as they spend more time waiting in traffic. And it isn't just my opinion but that of the leader of Cardiff Council at the …