27 January 2022 , Health and Social Care Committee
Hospital discharge and its impact on patient flow through hospitals: evidence session with NHS bodies
… Two weeks ago, we were sat here in committee looking at the other end of the scale on waiting times , when we said and we heard evidence that suggested that health boards, perhaps, should be more open and …
26 January 2022 , Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: The impact of COVID on education
… lists for appointments with child and adolescent mental health services. We know that the data shows that the waiting times are far too long. So, today, I would ask all of us to set aside any political point …
25 January 2022 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
… are past the peak, and the situation has improved significantly, should mean that, following the December figures, waiting times should start to come down. In the meantime it's vital that patients attending NHS sites are not …
13 January 2022 , Health and Social Care Committee
Impact of waiting times backlog on people who are waiting for diagnosis or treatment: evidence session with The Royal College of Surgeons of England and The King's Fund
… idea to put in place a COVID-safe situation where patients can be moved through to get the waiting times down and keep them down. One of the problems I perceive is that these things are not mandated …
13 January 2022 , Health and Social Care Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, the Deputy Minister for Social Services and the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Well-being
… funding is going to be used for COVID recovery, because, obviously, the pandemic has had an impact on waiting times , but I'd also like to assure the committee that we are going to use the funding …
13 January 2022 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-2023 - evidence session 1
… and what have you. But I'm also really keen that we—. It's important that we monitor waiting times et cetera, but we also need to look at the outcomes for young people, and I believe the …
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
… another element of proactivity, Helen, that people might appreciate, which would be very, very transparent publication of waiting times for a local population, so that people can know exactly what's going on, very easily accessible. Would that …
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
… really, really hard to get the right forms of support for them and their carers. The waiting times have been growing, as we know, through the pandemic. With regard to dementia, there are more and more people being …
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
… Can you first of all—. If I can ask the first question, what concerns do you have around waiting times for dementia assessment and services? And don't, please, feel you all have to answer, and if you …
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 people with different health conditions
… moving forward and making sure that the treatments that people desperately need are being brought forward and those waiting times are shortened around elective care …
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 people with different health conditions
… first of all, can we have an overview from you of where we are in terms of the waiting times for ophthalmology services by now, and perhaps compared with the situation pre pandemic also …
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 Wales Cancer Alliance
… feeling as well. So, we should strive, as Andy said—let's have no letters apologising for waiting times ; let's make sure that everyone is treated, supported at the right time …
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 Wales Cancer Alliance
… services, and until we do that then it's going to be very difficult to not just improve waiting time performance, but also improve cancer outcomes more widely …
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 allied health professionals
… the importance of proper integrated notes and systems, because lots of those people on this road of facing waiting times will be struggling in their homes, and they will be phoning their local councils, then, to get assessments …
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 allied health professionals
… simply don't have the spaces to treat patients. There is a wide variety and variation of waiting times for patients, and it all relates to how much services have been able to actually look after patients during …
30 November 2021 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
… accountability from this Government. This week, I've asked you about what your Government is doing to tackle waiting times and stop preventable deaths from taking place. Again, no real answers or accountability, and now, the older people …
30 November 2021 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
… variant in the UK, it's crucial now that the Welsh Government has a plan to ensure that waiting times are addressed and preventable deaths aren't taking place. The latest statistics show that the average time spent …
30 November 2021 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
… Llywydd. First Minister, the latest NHS figures show that Wales's health services are struggling, with A&E waiting times and ambulance response times recently recorded at their worst ever levels. The vice-president of the Royal College …
23 November 2021 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
… Wales: the national award for Llanfairfechan's learning disability service and the fact that they are achieving their waiting time targets for psychological therapies in north Wales. And then they pointed to the challenges that the board faces …
18 November 2021 , Health and Social Care Committee
Impact of waiting times backlog on people who are waiting for diagnosis or treatment: evidence session with mental health and psychological support organisations
… just ask you both, really, can transparency and the quality of data that is published on mental health waiting times be improved at all? And I suppose what sits behind that question is understanding demand across the different …