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Question WQ98540Tabled 18 May 2026Answered 28 May 2026

To the First Minister

Will the Welsh Government confirm what is the current waiting time for dermatology treatment in the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board area …

Answer: Tackling long waits is a key priority for this Government and I am determined to improve waiting times so that patients across Wales are seen quicker. At the end of March 2026, the median …

Question WQ99147Tabled 18 June 2026Answered 1 July 2026

To the Cabinet Minister for Health and Care

… what action is the Welsh Government taking in Swansea Bay University Health Board to improve cancer waiting times for residents of Afan Ogwr Rhondda, and what criteria must be met before cancer services can …

Answer: … Cancer Plan and will be issuing a Written Statement before the end of this term. Cancer waiting times are addressed through the intervention and support mechanisms of the oversight and escalation framework for NHS …

Question WQ99146Tabled 18 June 2026Answered 1 July 2026

To the Cabinet Minister for Health and Care

… what action is the Welsh Government taking in Swansea Bay University Health Board to improve cancer waiting times for residents of Afan Ogwr Rhondda, and what assessment has been made of any differences …

Answer: … Cancer Plan and will be issuing a Written Statement before the end of this term. Cancer waiting times are addressed through the intervention and support mechanisms of the oversight and escalation framework for NHS …

Question WQ98472Tabled 20 March 2026Answered 1 April 2026

To the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care

How much of the £120 million announced last year to help cut NHS waiting times was provided to English providers to benefit Powys patients …

Answer: The £120m was to support Welsh NHS providers to reduce long waiting times and the overall waiting list. No funding was directly provided to English providers from the Welsh Government. However, some health boards …

Question WQ98400Tabled 20 March 2026Answered 1 April 2026

To the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care

Will the Cabinet Secretary set out how the £120 million to help cut waiting times cited in the Cabinet Secretary's statement on the 19 June 2025 will benefit Powys patients who are …

Answer: The £120m was to support Welsh NHS providers to reduce long waiting times and the overall waiting list. No funding was directly provided to English providers from the Welsh Government. However, some health boards …

Question WQ94964Tabled 12 November 2024Answered 19 November 2024

To the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care

What consideration has the Welsh Government given to setting a waiting time policy or target for adults who require an autism diagnosis …

Answer: … understand the needs of neurodivergent individuals, and on which to build further service improvement and reduce waiting times. The Welsh Government published a Statutory Code of Practice on the Delivery of Autism Services …

Question WQ98399Tabled 20 March 2026Answered 1 April 2026

To the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care

… the 200,000 appointments that will be affected by the £120 million to help cut waiting times cited in the Cabinet Secretary's statement on the 19 June 2025 will be patients from Powys …

Answer: The £120m was to support Welsh NHS providers to reduce long waiting times and the overall waiting list. No funding was directly provided to English providers from the Welsh Government. However, some health boards …

Question WQ91997Tabled 13 March 2024Answered 20 March 2024

To the Minister for Health and Social Services

What steps is the Welsh Government taking to improve diagnostic waiting times for endometriosis in Wales …

Answer: Official statistics for diagnostic waiting times for endometriosis are not available. A recent report published by Endometriosis UK estimates the time taken to reach a diagnosis of endometriosis across the UK. This is not …

Question WQ91999Tabled 13 March 2024Answered 20 March 2024

To the Minister for Health and Social Services

What reasons has the Minister identified to explain the difference in average waiting times for diagnosis of endometriosis between Wales and England …

Answer: Official statistics for diagnostic waiting times for endometriosis are not available. A recent report published by Endometriosis UK estimates the time taken to reach a diagnosis of endometriosis across the UK. This is not …

Question WQ89176Tabled 26 September 2023Answered 4 October 2023

To the Minister for Health and Social Services

How will the Welsh Government improve waiting times for trauma and orthopaedic treatment, with 36 per cent of patients currently waiting over a year for treatment in Wales …

Answer: … the NHS which will improve waiting times for trauma and orthopaedic, in line with Welsh Government’s national policy and ambitions. Since publishing our national planned care recovery plan April 2022, Transforming and modernising …

Question WQ98591Tabled 21 May 2026Answered 10 June 2026

To the Cabinet Minister for Health and Care

What steps will the Cabinet Minister take to address the failings of Welsh eyecare …

Answer: Too many people are waiting too long for NHS treatment, and improving waiting times is a priority. We are taking forward action to strengthen delivery and improve accountability across NHS Wales, including in ophthalmology …

Question WQ92403Tabled 12 April 2024Answered 18 April 2024

To the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care

… the success of the primary care audiology pilot in Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board in reducing waiting times for NHS adult hearing loss services and b) whether alternative solutions may be more effective …

Answer: … wider national roll out. The key aim of providing primary care audiology services is to reduce waiting time in secondary care and release GP capacity, which the pilot has succeeded in doing. Greater improvements …

Question WQ89240Tabled 5 October 2023Answered 17 October 2023

To the Minister for Health and Social Services

What plans is the Welsh Government considering to reduce ophthalmology waiting times in partnership with the NHS …

Answer: … continue to work with health boards to explore all viable options to reduce waiting times within ophthalmology. This includes ensuring that strategic planning and operational delivery are focused on delivering optimum, clinically agreed pathways …

Question WQ89472Tabled 25 October 2023Answered 6 November 2023

To the Minister for Health and Social Services

Will the Minister provide an update on whether the Welsh Government will commit to …

Answer: … This is complemented by: cancer being one of the NHS’s six planning priorities, the cancer waiting time target, enhanced accountability arrangements for cancer services, and a national intervention to improve cancer waiting times …

Question WQ89471Tabled 25 October 2023Answered 6 November 2023

To the Minister for Health and Social Services

What assessment has the Minister made of the merits of undertaking an audit of …

Answer: … This is complemented by: cancer being one of the NHS’s six planning priorities, the cancer waiting time target, enhanced accountability arrangements for cancer services, and a national intervention to improve cancer waiting times …

Question WQ89470Tabled 25 October 2023Answered 6 November 2023

To the Minister for Health and Social Services

What assessment has the Minister made of pancreatic cancer survival rates in the Wales …

Answer: … This is complemented by: cancer being one of the NHS’s six planning priorities, the cancer waiting time target, enhanced accountability arrangements for cancer services, and a national intervention to improve cancer waiting times …

Question WQ89469Tabled 25 October 2023Answered 6 November 2023

To the Minister for Health and Social Services

What assessment has the Minister made of the merits of implementing the national optimal …

Answer: … This is complemented by: cancer being one of the NHS’s six planning priorities, the cancer waiting time target, enhanced accountability arrangements for cancer services, and a national intervention to improve cancer waiting times …

Question WQ89468Tabled 25 October 2023Answered 6 November 2023

To the Minister for Health and Social Services

What funding commitment is the Welsh Government prepared to make to fund specialist pancreatic …

Answer: … This is complemented by: cancer being one of the NHS’s six planning priorities, the cancer waiting time target, enhanced accountability arrangements for cancer services, and a national intervention to improve cancer waiting times …

Question WQ89467Tabled 25 October 2023Answered 6 November 2023

To the Minister for Health and Social Services

What assessment has the Welsh Government made of the merits of undertaking an audit …

Answer: … This is complemented by: cancer being one of the NHS’s six planning priorities, the cancer waiting time target, enhanced accountability arrangements for cancer services, and a national intervention to improve cancer waiting times …

Question WQ89466Tabled 25 October 2023Answered 6 November 2023

To the Minister for Health and Social Services

What steps is the Welsh Government taking to improve pancreatic cancer survival rates?

Answer: … This is complemented by: cancer being one of the NHS’s six planning priorities, the cancer waiting time target, enhanced accountability arrangements for cancer services, and a national intervention to improve cancer waiting times …