4 February 2026 , Health and Social Care Committee
General scrutiny session with the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, Minister for Children and Social Care and Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing.
… That's the end of our first session. We're, obviously, going to be focusing now on NHS waiting times . Just at this point, though, can I formally give John Griffiths's apologies? He can't make …
4 February 2026 , Health and Social Care Committee
General scrutiny session with the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, Minister for Children and Social Care and Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing.
… increasing. I just wonder: can you tell us what the data shows in terms of trends in those waiting times ? If unpaid carers are telling you things are getting better, you would think that that would mean that …
4 February 2026 , Health and Social Care Committee
General scrutiny session with the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, Minister for Children and Social Care and Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing.
… 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 …
24 May 2022 , Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Services: The Learning Disability Action Plan
… might have a short wait for a healthcare worker, but then that cumulative effect means you're waiting a long time for the end result. I'd like to ask how that will be considered … the action plan, whether there may be ways of alleviating and whether, perhaps, parallel processes to reduce those waiting times might be an effective measure. At this point in time , I'd only want the Minister's opinion …
14 January 2026 , Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales
… very proud of. However, the reality of the experience on the ground is very different, with long waiting times and no recognition of their commitment. Most health boards are saying to veterans, 'Well, just because you … and how is misinformation being addressed? What steps are you taking to ensure that no veteran is left waiting unnecessarily across our country, because they deserve the recognition that they need for service to our country …
17 April 2024 , Health and Social Care Committee
Supporting people with chronic conditions: evidence session with the Chief Medical Officer for Wales
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 …
25 September 2024 , Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: Welsh Government priorities
… best. The motion is right, however, to highlight the mammoth waiting lists in NHS Wales. Last week, waiting times figures in Wales showed another increase in people waiting on NHS waiting lists—nearly 800,000 procedures now … Wales, compared with only 120 in England, with 50 times the population. The then health Minister, now First Minister, promised to eliminate these waits by March 2023 but failed to meet that target. The number waiting over …
27 January 2026 , Plenary
Debate: The Final Budget 2026-27
… they provided funding to Powys health board to buy healthcare capacity in England based on the English waiting-time targets, then that would end the two-tier system that my constituents face. [Interruption.] I'll take an intervention …
27 January 2026 , Plenary
Debate: The Final Budget 2026-27
… service, it saves money, and they'll actually get it before the appointment. The work to reduce long waiting times this year, combined with the NHS planning framework enabling action, will help health boards to make sustainable changes …
27 January 2026 , Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care: NHS Waiting Times
Item 4 is a statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, NHS waiting times . And I call on the Cabinet Secretary to make the statement—Jeremy Miles …
27 January 2026 , Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for Delivery
… help drive momentum behind our health policies. So, my successes are their successes. Together, we are cutting long waiting times and delivering measurably better health outcomes for Wales. We have a process that sits behind that, and …
14 October 2025 , Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Education: Update on the ALN Reforms
… bar when it comes to accessing support. These are long-term concerns that have been flagged time and time again over the years, yet sadly they remain even today. We know there are major challenges in this area … all accept that. There are acute backlogs, which are overwhelming local authorities and schools, coupled with long assessment waiting times . So, how is the Government going to address this now, Cabinet Secretary? We have previously warned that the …
24 September 2025 , Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: The NHS
… has simply slowed the growth of waiting lists; it has not reduced them. So, unless we embed surgical hubs at the heart of our health strategy, history will repeat itself time and time again. This is why … and deserve. So, we will be clear: on day one, that health emergency, we'll restore accountability, cut waiting times , expand surgical hubs, invest in staff and put patients not politics back at the heart of our NHS …
24 January 2024 , Plenary
Short Debate: A burning issue: Tackling oesophageal and stomach cancer in Wales
… department, or as an incidental finding, rather than through routine care, and, on occasion, people are waiting beyond our target times for treatment. Between January and October 2023, around 54 per cent of people on the upper gastrointestinal … many years one of our top priorities. We’ve got a huge amount of focus to improving cancer waiting times and patient outcomes in our dealing with health boards. Cancer services are under enormous pressure, partly …
21 January 2026 , Plenary
Debate on the Health and Social Care Committee Report, 'Prevention of ill health—obesity'
… but we heard it's having little impact on the ground. We also heard that there are long waiting times for adult weight-management services, while there is no provision for children and young people in a number …
21 January 2026 , Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
… What steps is the Welsh Government taking to reduce waiting times for orthopaedic treatment at Cardiff and Vale University Health Board? OQ63679
21 January 2026 , Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
One of my top priorities is to ensure that waiting times across Wales fall and people can access treatments in a timely manner. To do this, we have supported health boards with additional investment, national and clinical support …
21 January 2026 , Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
… What action is the Welsh Government taking to reduce accident and emergency waiting times ? OQ63680
21 January 2026 , Finance Committee
Welsh Government Final Budget 2026-27: Evidence session
… 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 …
24 September 2025 , Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: The NHS
… time , but we'll do things as a mobilising force, directing every layer of Government to cut waiting times , to cut waste, and we'll save lives. And what does that mean? It means a root-and-branch … across Wales, because every other party is too frightened to do it. It's a maximum one-year wait for treatment, like they have in England. We shouldn't be second-class citizens here in Wales. And …