19 September 2023 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Update on Special Measures at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
… Cadwaladr University Health Board and, regardless of our political allegiances, we all want to see safe, efficient and timely health provision being implemented in north Wales as soon as possible. And I hope that the measures outlined … Wrexham Maelor since February 2022? And finally, the news in relation to reduced planned care and the waiting times is to be welcomed, but can the Minister give assurances that this is being driven by improvements in community …
2 February 2023 , Health and Social Care Committee
Endoscopy services: evidence session with cancer organisations
Lovely. And I think that it's your first time to join us in committee, so a warm welcome as well, and thank you for being with us this morning. Perhaps it would … helpful at the start, just from your perspective, to just give us a summary of the position regarding waiting times for endoscopy …
24 May 2023 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Economy
… whether they're an individual blip in economic inactivity. We've made progress over a period of time , as I've set out, and that's factually indisputable. The challenge is, in particular, post pandemic, where … actually, mental health and well-being. So, you have a challenge that isn't always necessarily related to waiting times for treatment and support. What we are doing, in trying to secure people to return to work who …
25 April 2023 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: The National Diagnostic Strategy
… making sure that this is delivered—. I don’t intend to bring that back to the Senedd time and again, because I’ve appointed a national diagnostic board, which is going to be led by the deputy chief … this plan, because it is, as you say, crucial to the delivery of those reductions in the waiting times . You mentioned that there were good reasons for cancelling so many operations during the COVID pandemic; we’re still …
2 December 2021 , Health and Social Care Committee
Impact of waiting times backlog on people who are waiting for diagnosis or treatment: evidence session with organisations representing the patient's voice
… any other panel members, feel free to come back on the first as well. In terms of the waiting times statistics, is there any information that you would pull out in terms of the demographic of those who …
21 September 2023 , Health and Social Care Committee
European models of health and social care: evidence session with academics
… patients through each bed each year. So, that's relevant to some of the sorts of access and waiting times problems that we discuss so much. And for Wales, this is maybe an even more pressing issue …
12 September 2023 , Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
… hospitals, what precautions are being taken to ensure that RAAC does not impact NHS patient care and waiting times , and how a hospital like Bryn y Neuadd has been allowed to reach a position where the majority …
23 September 2021 , Health and Social Care Committee
General scrutiny session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, the Deputy Minister for Social Services and the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing
… the pandemic and, therefore, remained accessible throughout the pandemic. So, services haven't built up the kind of waiting lists that we've seen in other parts of the NHS, where they had to stop seeing patients. But … day. We've definitely seen some spikes in certain areas. We've seen fluctuations in the average waiting times for children and young people to access specialist child and adolescent mental health services, and we did see …
11 July 2023 , Plenary
Debate: Welsh Government Annual Report—Delivering the Government’s priorities and legislative programme
… reality that there is much to regret about the state of the nation in 2023. With stubbornly high waiting times , acute staff shortages and perennial dysfunctionality at Besti Cadwaladr, it's no exaggeration to say that the NHS … Wales that is fairer, that is happier, that is prosperous, that is self-confident, but we can't wait around for others to build this brighter future for us. We have to take our destiny in our own …
8 June 2022 , Plenary
Short Debate: Hidden issues affecting deaf people and those suffering hearing loss
… exclusively provided by NHS hospital-based services. We also know that there is a huge unacceptable level of waiting times for some patients, forcing patients to either go private, or if they can't afford it, to suffer …
28 September 2022 , Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Gynaecological cancer
… quality statement remains vague. It does not specify a target and lacks detail on how it will reduce waiting times and how it plans to increase the NHS cancer workforce. Even before the pandemic, Wales was experiencing significant …
21 November 2022 , Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
… Joel. I can see that Members agree. I know, back in June, we did agree to write one final time . I think, given your comments there, we certainly can do that to the Minister, but on the basis … perhaps we close the petition. Do Members agree? Yes, okay. Moving on, 3.5, P-06-1273, 'Drastically reduce waiting times for ambulances and at A&E departments', submitted by Christopher Evans with 262 signatures. I'd like …
19 October 2021 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: The Health and Social Care Winter Protection Plan 2021-22
… planned care summit in November. Meanwhile, both England and Scotland have been doing their utmost to ease those waiting times with community diagnosis centres, and we've heard about surgical hubs and the use of independent healthcare …
14 June 2023 , Plenary
Debate on Children, Young People and Education Committee Report—'Mental Health support in Higher Education'
… case, and how the news was shared, without anyone from the university there to support her at the time , how the news that's so important to the lives of our young people was released without being checked … through many barriers. I'm also pleased that the Government has made produced a report on CAMHS waiting times for every health board and that development plans are being drawn up. These are positive developments that I think …
29 March 2023 , Plenary
Short Debate: Endometriosis and the women’s health plan in Wales
… led to endometriosis nurses and pelvic health co-ordinators being appointed in each health board. They actively spent time with patients in clinics and liaised with their multidisciplinary teams to improve endometriosis service provision across Wales. A dedicated … website, to provide evidence-based guidance and help normalise conversations around menstrual health. Despite these developments, the current waiting times for diagnosis and treatment and the powerful stories we all continue to hear from women right across Wales …
12 July 2023 , Health and Social Care Committee
Papers to note
… correspondence from the Welsh Government on matters including social care, the Health Service Procurement (Wales) Bill and NHS waiting times , and information from ACE Hub Cymru and other correspondence as well, regarding the national trauma-informed framework for …
12 July 2023 , Health and Social Care Committee
NHS waiting times: evidence session with health bodies
… helpful conversation going right through the four quadrants of delivery as an organisation—so, not just considering waiting time , but looking very much at the quality of our services and how we’re delivering, as well as workforce …
12 July 2023 , Health and Social Care Committee
NHS waiting times: evidence session with health bodies
… waits too long will have worse health outcomes, and their risk increases the longer they wait . So, having waiting time targets that are based on time I think is okay because, actually, we have to consider the risk …
12 July 2023 , Health and Social Care Committee
NHS waiting times: evidence session with health bodies
Just one final question from me, Chair. With regard to the waiting times data that the Welsh Government has been publishing of recent times , do you agree that they should be publishing that data …
12 July 2023 , Health and Social Care Committee
NHS waiting times: evidence session with health bodies
… cope with the volume of patients is a key determinant of success in our ability to bring down waiting times . But I think we have got some good plans across Wales to try and tackle that …