9 July 2024 , Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
… thank the Member for that question. As you know, reducing waiting times is a priority for us. We’ve invested £170 million per year to address the long waits that arose due to the pandemic, and two-year …
6 March 2025 , Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Second Supplementary Budget 2024-25: Evidence session
… described the First Minister's responsibilities as they are, one of which essentially is to seek to improve waiting times , as I'm sure we all would see as a priority and would agree with that. And you …
6 March 2025 , Finance Committee
Scrutiny of the Second Supplementary Budget 2024-25: Evidence session
… Wales is the first of the First Minister's key priorities, and we have provided more money for waiting times and we've provided more money to support women's health, and that is reflected in the supplementary …
5 March 2025 , Health and Social Care Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of today's meeting and for items 1 and 2 of the meeting on 20 March
… and items 1 and 2 of our meeting on 20 March, so we can consider the latest NHS waiting times monitoring report and the Welsh Government's response to the committee's report on supporting people with chronic …
4 March 2025 , Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care: Update on Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
… sorts of numbers that he was referring to. In relation to the points he was making on emergency waiting times , in particular, I think it is really important to acknowledge where there has been progress. He is right …
5 November 2024 , Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care: NHS Wales organisations—Escalation update
… the last two years, and I've just announced a further injection of funding to tackle the longest waiting times . It’s part of my job to make sure that the health service delivers the best possible care …
11 May 2022 , Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: NHS waiting lists
… has that led to? As it stands now, Wales is experiencing its worst accident and emergency waits , longest waiting times for treatment, and second slowest ambulance response times on record. The number of people waiting over two years …
22 February 2025 , Welsh Youth Parliament 3 - Plenary
Session 3
… assure you that's what I'm thinking of. However, in reality, this service is severely underfunded, with waiting times for accessing this service skyrocketing, and with staffing for this service plummeting. Shocked? I know …
22 February 2025 , Welsh Youth Parliament 3 - Plenary
Session 2
… Investing in sport can help create healthier communities, which will have a good impact on NHS costs and waiting times , because sport encourages a healthy and happy lifestyle. By giving more sporting opportunities to all communities in Wales …
22 February 2025 , Welsh Youth Parliament 3 - Plenary
Session 1
… point on waiting lists, because even though people are getting support and recognition for their disabilities now, the waiting times are still four to six years, and with some disabilities, it may be two years or 20 days …
5 November 2024 , Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care: NHS Wales organisations—Escalation update
… administrations. The extra £1.7 billion given to the Welsh Government must be used substantively to drive down NHS waiting times and improve the performance of our Welsh national health service. So, therefore, Cabinet Secretary, what assurances can you …
15 January 2025 , Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: NHS waiting times
… tabling it, although it brings me no pleasure that the Welsh Government is still grappling with the spiralling waiting times in Wales, with no indication that they have a grip on this situation. I'm pleased that the … boards and local authorities. Members from all parties have been raising this issue for a considerable amount of time , yet the NHS Confederation estimates that approximately 15 per cent of Welsh NHS beds are occupied by people who …
19 February 2025 , Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: 'Ending corridor care in Wales' report
… Cadwaladr University Health Board has the worst performance with regard to four-hour, eight-hour and 12-hour waiting times . One patient described the experience as, 'Traumatic. Like being treated in a war zone.' It's 2025, for …
12 February 2025 , Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
… strategies and actually show clear leadership and delivery, fixing the Welsh Government's shameful record on A&E waiting times , particularly at Glan Clwyd Hospital, and commit to building north Denbighshire community hospital …
12 February 2025 , Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
… Will the Cabinet Secretary make a statement on patient waiting times at Glan Clwyd Hospital? OQ62297
23 October 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
Reducing waiting times is a priority for this Government, and we are working with the health board to ensure that they prioritise cancer and urgent referral for gastroenterology and then focus on the diagnosis and treatment of the …
4 February 2025 , Plenary
Debate: The Draft Budget 2025-26
… why therefore is the money not being spent on filling potholes, like I’ve said, on bringing down waiting times ? Why are our councils—? Why is Denbighshire council in my constituency coming out all the time saying they …
4 February 2025 , Plenary
Debate: The Draft Budget 2025-26
… the public believes that the additional funding is going to translate into better public services, waiting times coming down and potholes being filled, then I have some bad news for them: the additional funding will go straight back …
25 October 2023 , Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: A&E department performance data
… Month after month, the people of Wales have heard about the challenges of our ambulance services, the significant waiting times outside A&E, and the horror stories of people who are waiting and are having as good … must absolutely significantly boost investment in community-based care and social services to provide at the right time , the right place, with the right sort of care. Patients deserve co-ordinated care in their communities whenever possible, not …
16 July 2024 , Plenary
Debate: Welsh Government Annual Report—Delivering the government’s priorities and legislative programme
… that 2026 brings change, because the people of Wales desperately need that change. They face the highest NHS waiting times on record and the lowest pay packets in the UK. They face the worst education outcomes and sky …