12 October 2022 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
… the minutes and seconds that make the difference between living and dying, and if you do survive, the time of intervention has a direct result on your recovery. In my constituency people are forced to travel over … into England or other counties in Wales. I hear repeatedly residents contacting me who are saying they're waiting over seven hours for an ambulance, and they're being told to put their loved ones in a car …
22 June 2022 , Plenary
Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): Empowering communities
… for the final minutes of this debate. But, it must be noted, before proceeding, that it is about time that the Government delivered on its promises. Yes, there are steps in place such as the community asset transfer … and we are still waiting . Scotland has legislation that has been in place for over 20 years, as my colleague Peredur mentioned, and this legislation has been strengthened in that time . Communities across Scotland, be they rural …
30 June 2026 , Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Minister for Health and Care: Improving Leadership and Performance at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
… commitment to supporting improvement and ensuring people in the north of Wales receive the safe, high-quality and timely care that they deserve. Since I was appointed as Cabinet Minister last month, I have been working closely with … review, and I will be making a statement in due course. But tackling the issues at Betsi cannot wait . That is why work has already been taken forward with NHS Wales Performance and Improvement to strengthen accountability and …
7 July 2026 , Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Minister for Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy: New Development Agency for Wales
… wait for the agency to come along and solve our economic problems. I was speaking to a business last week about an investment project. I'll be doing it again, and I'm doing it all the time …
16 April 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
… declared at Morriston Hospital—a so-called 'black alert'. Patients in accident and emergency were facing 15-hour waits . Swansea Bay University Health Board advised people, for five days, to avoid coming to the hospital's emergency department … times over the last five months. There have been nine over the last year. During the last incident, a 77-year-old constituent of mine from Neath, who later found he had broken his neck, had to wait …
16 April 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
NHS delivery of timely care is a commitment this Government stands by. It is supported by additional investment and targeted resources to support transformation. We've seen long waits reducing every month, but more is required. We continue …
30 September 2026 , Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Welsh Government General Scrutiny Session
… But, in order to offer it, colleges just tend to look at the demand for it. They wait to see what's being requested. So, we somehow need to make that offer and perhaps take a little bit … provide it—perhaps have fewer numbers of people in the classes, but that will then increase over time . Is it possible to do that …
3 February 2026 , Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government: More Homes
… and declining training opportunities. Apprenticeship numbers have fallen, with cuts projected to reduce new construction apprenticeships at a time when employers struggle to attract younger workers, have an ageing workforce and a shrinking future talent pool. Given the … out that, even with the claimed increases in delivery, housing supply remains insufficient to address homelessness and long waiting lists. Figures have noted that social housing delivery has historically fallen short of targets, and homelessness has increased significantly …
7 February 2024 , Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: The health service
… per cent of patients were waiting less than four hours in accident and emergency departments, down from 71.5 per cent in February; then there's the fact that full- time GPs have declined by 21.7 per cent over …
6 February 2024 , Plenary
& 9. The general principles of the Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill and the financial resolution in respect of the Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill
… the effectiveness of the 45-day waiting period between the notice of registration and full registration actually taking place. This will give us the chance to understand whether people have enough time to get in touch with local …
10 July 2025 , Health and Social Care Committee
Inquiry into the future of general practice in Wales: Evidence session with GPs, Practice Managers and allied health professionals.
… Now people have to wait six months to go and have their ears dewaxed in the hospital, or they spend £40 an ear to have it done in a pharmacy. At the time , I thought, 'Well …
18 March 2025 , Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care: NHS Dental reform
… was simply not prepared to wait any longer. It is clear that there needs to be contract reform; it is clear that dentists expect and are entitled to a lead-in time for those arrangements …
14 May 2025 , Health and Social Care Committee
Ophthalmology Services in Wales - evidence session - panel 6
… Carruthers, chief operating officer, Hywel Dda University Health Board. Welcome to you all. Thank you for making some time for us this morning. We have a few questions. We'll try and get through them all … certainly try. So, I'll kick off, if I may, and we're looking at current capacity and waits . Given the serious consequences of sight loss, including its contributions to dementia, falls and other health issues, how …
17 January 2024 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Evidence Session: Building Safety in Wales
… money in a pot waiting for us, but we need that assistance, we need that support, so I'll keep my fingers crossed. It might not happen in my time , but it needs to happen, I think …
26 April 2022 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Planned Care Recovery Plan
… that we should eliminate the number waiting for longer than two years in most specialities by March 2023. So, that's a way you can hold us to account this time next year, and I ask you …
9 November 2021 , Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Minister, recent figures demonstrate our emergency services are facing a crisis, with ambulance response time reaching life-endangering levels in Wales. This is true not just for red calls. In September, only 52 per cent of red calls … reached their patient within eight minutes, but, for amber calls, 5,228 patients had to wait over three hours and, of these, for 1,608 the ambulances took over five hours. Amber calls can include strokes as well …
20 October 2026 , Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women’s Health: Update on the National Care Service Programme
… Natasha Asghar, focuses on new structures, leadership arrangements, intelligence hubs, academies and national conversations, but for the families waiting for support and patients stuck in hospital beds, those initiatives will mean little unless they deliver real improvements … measured not by structures you created, but by whether people can access the right support at the right time , when can older and vulnerable people across Wales expect to see a measurable increase in the front-line care …
18 May 2022 , Plenary
Short Debate: Improving access to healthcare
… treatment times were already astronomical prior to COVID and have skyrocketed since. The latest figures show that one in five of us are on a list awaiting NHS treatment, two thirds of a million people are waiting years … that looks at the whole picture, from science teaching to retirement planning and everything in between. It's time to join up the dots, and that requires leadership. It requires a Welsh Government that can plan for the …
21 May 2024 , Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
… Cabinet Secretary—Minister at the time —Julie James requested to the local authority that the planning permission would not be granted, and it's taken 15 months and still we're waiting for a response from the Welsh …
25 October 2023 , Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: A&E department performance data
… which get worse every time there's a bad flu season. Now, with the added complication of COVID in the mix, it is little wonder that we have over 27,000 people waiting for more than two years … have 16 ambulances queuing up outside a major hospital in my region? Why was one of those ambulances waiting outside the A&E department for 28 hours? The answer is as simple as it is complex. At its …