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19 November 2025Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27 - evidence session
Sarah MurphyLabour
… the First Minister went out and met the people of Wales. They said, 'We have to get the waiting times down for children to have their assessments.' We know that it's related to outcomes and attainment and … prioritised it. When the Cabinet Secretary put the additional money into the system last year to bring down waiting times across the board, that's why neurodiversity was incorporated into that. And, actually, what we did see …
11 November 2025Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Paul DaviesConservative
… like to request a statement from the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care regarding trauma and orthopaedic waiting times across Wales. The average waiting time for a first out-patient appointment in the Hywel Dda University Health … Board area is 18 weeks, and the average waiting time for someone to actually start treatment is 28 weeks, with 10 per cent of people waiting a staggering 79 weeks or more to start treatment following their referral …
21 October 2026Plenary
Members' Legislative Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): An NHS first Bill
Mabon ap GwynforPlaid
… Dirprwy Lywydd, our overriding responsibility as a Government is to deliver the programme for government. That means reducing waiting times, eliminating excessive waits and ensuring that patients receive treatment when they need it. People waiting for surgery, diagnostics … place to ensure accountability and transparency. Health boards publish planned care performance monthly, including progress against delivery trajectories, waiting times, activity and recovery plans. The Welsh Government scrutinises delivery weekly so that emerging issues can be addressed promptly …
29 June 2022Plenary
Debate on the Health and Social Care Committee Report—'Waiting well? The impact of the waiting times backlog on people in Wales'
Russell GeorgeConservative
… the health service, and by the health and social care workforce, as they tackle the pandemic and the waiting times backlog. And, of course, we thank the social care workforce, including unpaid carers and volunteers, for all the … our health and care services that we need to see. Our report focused on the impact of the waiting times backlog, and what can be done to help people wait well. We are pleased that the Welsh Government …
30 June 2026Finance Committee
First Supplementary Budget 2026-27: Evidence session
Elin JonesPlaid
… terms of the allocations within this supplementary budget, then just on, for example, the £100 million revenue for waiting times, that is a similar figure to what was announced by the previous Government, in the last financial year … spent on waiting times, but the way that we are using that money will have a longer term, sustainable output to how we look at that money, so it's not just moneys that we invest in reducing …

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Question WQ100692Tabled 24 September 2026Answered 6 October 2026
David MillsReform
To the Cabinet Minister for Health and Care
… arrangements under which Powys residents receiving planned care in England could access treatment according to the waiting times applying to patients in England …
Answer: … whether treatment is provided by a Welsh or English NHS organisation. Our focus is on reducing waiting times, eliminating the longest waits and securing equitable access to care through targeted investment, rigorous performance oversight …
Question WQ100690Tabled 24 September 2026Answered 6 October 2026
David MillsReform
To the Cabinet Minister for Health and Care
… ensure that Powys residents accessing planned care in England are not disadvantaged by differences in waiting-time standards between England and Wales …
Answer: … whether treatment is provided by a Welsh or English NHS organisation. Our focus is on reducing …

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Bring back the A&E department at the Royal Gwent Hospital.
Closed484 signaturesOpened 9 March 2026
… minor injuries ward. As such, the Grange hospital's A&E department suffers extreme waiting times, and is too small to serve the varying communities from Newport and the valleys beyond. Reopening the …
Establish One National Health Board for Wales and Empower County Hospitals
Closed1,034 signaturesOpened 4 March 2026
… Departments have closed or been downgraded, maternity, mental health, and specialist services centralised or removed, and waiting times have grown intolerably. In some counties, provision has reached “ground zero”, where timely access to essential …
Allow patients to be treated for ADHD under Right to Choose under all NHS Health Boards in Wales
Rejected5 signatures
… not been met with a growth in resources, and so people in Wales are waiting excessive lengths of time to be diagnosed and treated. Allowing Right to Choose will enable patients who have received …
No more delays: Get Enhertu for patients with HER2-low metastatic breast cancer in Wales
Closed801 signaturesOpened 21 September 2026
… …

waiting times

, eliminating the longest

waits

and securing equitable access to care through targeted investment, rigorous performance oversight

Question WQ100688Tabled 24 September 2026Answered 6 October 2026

David MillsReform

To the Cabinet Minister for Health and Care

What assessment has the Welsh Government made of any difference in waiting times experienced by Powys residents receiving planned treatment in English hospitals compared with English residents receiving the same treatment at the same …

Answer: … whether treatment is provided by a Welsh or English NHS organisation. Our focus is on reducing waiting times, eliminating the longest waits and securing equitable access to care through targeted investment, rigorous performance oversight …

Question WQ100687Tabled 24 September 2026Answered 6 October 2026

David MillsReform

To the Cabinet Minister for Health and Care

… has the Welsh Government had with Powys Teaching Health Board regarding the decision to apply Welsh waiting-time arrangements to Powys residents receiving planned treatment from NHS providers in England, and what assessment has …

Question WQ100691Tabled 24 September 2026Answered 6 October 2026

David MillsReform

To the Cabinet Minister for Health and Care

What consideration has the Welsh Government given to providing additional funding to Powys Teaching …

HER2-low breast cancer more

time

. It is available to eligible patients in England and has been available in Scotland since 2023, but people in Wales are still

waiting

. Access to treatment should not

Investigation into the Welsh mental health services and reform it

Rejected48 signaturesOpened 6 February 2026

… Wales are speaking out about worrying experiences with mental health services. Many report unsafe care, long waits, poor accountability, and being ignored when asking for help. These are not isolated cases but system-wide …

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Bring back the A&E department at the Royal Gwent Hospital.

Establish One National Health Board for Wales and Empower County Hospitals

Allow patients to be treated for ADHD under Right to Choose under all NHS Health Boards in Wales

No more delays: Get Enhertu for patients with HER2-low metastatic breast cancer in Wales

Investigation into the Welsh mental health services and reform it