, Plenary
Statement by the First Minister: Government priorities
… predecessor, saying that she didn’t realise that things were so bad. Well, things are now even worse. Waiting times have hit record highs for six consecutive months during the first half of this year, despite two First …
, Plenary
Statement by the First Minister: Government priorities
… our public services and stretched our communities to breaking point. My Islwyn constituents want to see NHS waiting times cut; they want to see living standards improved and local government financially supported, and they also want improved …
, Health and Social Care Committee
NHS waiting times: evidence session with health bodies
… waiting times are one way of measuring pathways, and, particularly for surgical patients going through a pathway, it is useful to be able to see the diagnostic phase, how quickly we can treat someone from their diagnostic tests … said, we have to also then balance that with—. There's time-based prioritisation and then there's risk-based prioritisation, because some patients on the waiting list may end up waiting a bit longer because there are …
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
… the 150,000-odd people who are waiting one year or more, can see some progress in their waiting times? The comment I put to you about it being a wake-up call wasn't my comment … day in, day out. I offer you the third and final time today, First Minister, to give that commitment to get rid of the two-year waits in the NHS. I hear some laughing coming from the Labour …
, Plenary
Nomination of the First Minister under Standing Order 8
… those circumstances. And in fact we had a joint unity ticket, which spoke volumes, I think. Whilst during times of coalition a Deputy First Minister has served an obvious purpose, there is no Senedd or Welsh Government significance … Minister she must outline how she will reverse her own record, which has resulted in the highest ever waiting times in Wales. On education, we want to know when the Labour Welsh Government will put conditions in place …
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
… waiting over three years for treatment and over eight weeks for a diagnostic appointment, and they are substantial waiting times that no person should have to endure. Now, in order to see the necessary improvements in the performance … parts of the organisational structure not in place. The Minister told us yesterday, in fairness, that she was waiting for recommendations on the final four independent members, which will be announced very soon, I think. Maybe you could …
, Plenary
Finance Committee Debate: Welsh Government's spending priorities for the 2025-26 budget
… economist does, that's an awful lot of documentation that we provide in a very short period of time. And whilst we also always want to see what more we can provide, actually if there are things that … For example, we recognise the huge pressures within the NHS and public services, so we've made reducing waiting times and funding the NHS and social care one of our key priorities. We also know the cost …
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
… put up with a hospital that has the worst-performing accident and emergency department, with the worst waiting times, in the worst-performing health board for far too long. Eleven years have passed since the commitment was made … people in my constituency is not a priority for this Government. So, an 80-year-old can wait over two years in agonising pain for a hip replacement because the Welsh Government would rather spend £120 million …
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: NHS waiting lists
… previous cuts to the NHS in Wales by Welsh Government over many years. And Joel pointed out that waiting times are the tip of the iceberg. He believes that there is something deeper here, a misalignment of policy … raised earlier in the Chamber today. And GP practices—I've raised in this Chamber a few times how GPs are unhappy with the contracts, how they're leaving the system, how they're struggling to provide many …
, Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Services: Evaluation of the Autism Code of Practice and Neurodivergence Update
… the Deputy Minister. Indeed, any positive statement in this area is to be welcomed. For a long time, neurodivergence was one of those hidden health issues that didn't receive the necessary attention or support. The fact that … and at pace. Unfortunately, as highlighted in the recent report by the Children's Commissioner for Wales, waiting times for diagnosis for neurodivergent people are still far too long, and there is a clear lack of capacity …
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
… pain management services for people in north-east Flintshire to Wrexham Maelor Hospital, with a consequent explosion in waiting times, the then health Minister, Mark Drakeford, told me that it was a matter for the health board and … bookings for the pain management clinic at Wrexham Maelor and they informed him that he would have to wait another two years before he would get an appointment, meaning he will have to wait three years in total …
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
General Scrutiny
… those key areas where you look at the Government needing to do lots of things at the same time. If you asked the public, ‘If you have £1 to spend—community sport or the health service?’, they … health service, and that’s understandable. We’ve got progress to make on a range of areas—on waiting times and others. But the point about health literacy and how people can make their own choices to improve …
, Plenary
Debate: Welsh Government Annual Report—Delivering the government’s priorities and legislative programme
… million in the Welsh NHS, and we continue to make steady progress on our key priority of reducing waiting times. Our cancer performance has also hit its highest level for two years, and we will continue to prioritise …
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
… forward and that we are delivering on the priorities that people have sent us here to deliver on: waiting times, education, the economy, the environment. Those are what people want to see the politicians deliver …
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: NHS waiting lists
… changing and life-saving care. They're by our sides at some of the most challenging and traumatic times of our lives, and that's one of the reasons why I'm so delighted that we've been … older and sicker. Our population needs have a direct impact on the size of our waiting lists and waiting times. But all the UK nations have the same goal, to reduce the backlog caused by the pandemic, and …
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
… write back to the Welsh Government, based on your suggestion there. Item 3.3, P-06-1273, 'Drastically reduce waiting times for ambulances and at A&E departments'. 'My father had to wait 13 hours after suffering from …
, Health and Social Care Committee
Motion under Standing Orders 17.42(vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public
… July 2024, where we will be considering the committee's forward work programme, the latest draft NHS waiting times monitoring report, and the draft report on the general scrutiny session with the Welsh Ambulance Services University NHS Trust …
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: NHS waiting lists
… primary and community care to hospital and mental health care. It's neither fair nor accurate to compare waiting times between England and Wales in the way that this motion does. Data is collected, coded and reported differently …
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Short Debate: The current challenges facing the health and social care system in Wales, and opportunities for future service transformation
… Before I begin, I would like to mention that I have agreed to give a minute of my time to Russell George, Laura Anne Jones, Gareth Davies and Rhun ap Iorwerth, and I look forward to hearing your … care sector is under significant pressure, both in Wales and beyond. Waiting lists for treatment are ever increasing. Waiting times for ambulances in many cases are unacceptably long. We’ve all received casework from constituents detailing often harrowing …
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
… slower economic growth and a following of the Welsh Labour record here in Wales that has delivered record waiting times, falling educational standards and an economy that’s stagnant. That’s the change that’s on the voting …