27 Ebrill 2023 , Health and Social Care Committee
Canserau gynaecolegol: Panel 1
Okay. I'll bring Dr Aarti in in a second, but just to give Richard an advanced question as well—you can consider this—I'm trying to understand, if the Minister was here, what would be her response. What's the Welsh Government's response to why it takes nine…
27 Ebrill 2023 , Health and Social Care Committee
Canserau gynaecolegol: Panel 1
Why is that?
27 Ebrill 2023 , Health and Social Care Committee
Canserau gynaecolegol: Panel 1
So, why is that? Is that just because the funding's not available? But the funding was available in other parts of the UK.
27 Ebrill 2023 , Health and Social Care Committee
Canserau gynaecolegol: Panel 1
Okay. This is an issue that we'll explore further in other sessions, no doubt, and with the Minister. And I suppose there's an issue around the provision of some new treatments that have taken longer to introduce in Wales, compared to some other parts of the…
27 Ebrill 2023 , Health and Social Care Committee
Canserau gynaecolegol: Panel 1
And just summarising what you're saying: it's not one issue, it's several issues, as you've identified, and Sarah's nodding, and Richard's nodding as well to that. Sarah, did you want to come in at all on this?
27 Ebrill 2023 , Health and Social Care Committee
Canserau gynaecolegol: Panel 1
I suppose, as I perhaps bring in the other witnesses as well on this question: what are the priority areas? Is it in terms of infrastructure or service development? What is needed to overcome the performance, for the reasons outlined by Richard?
27 Ebrill 2023 , Health and Social Care Committee
Canserau gynaecolegol: Panel 1
Thank you, Dr Aarti. If I can come on to another subject area, cancer waiting times in Wales are currently the worst-performing that they ever have been, particularly, I suppose, for gynae cancers, so why is this? Richard, and I'll come to you then, Dr Aarti.
27 Ebrill 2023 , Health and Social Care Committee
Canserau gynaecolegol: Panel 1
Jack, I think Richard wanted to come in on this.
27 Ebrill 2023 , Health and Social Care Committee
Canserau gynaecolegol: Panel 1
So, surely, it's not that hard to—. We've had this problem before.
27 Ebrill 2023 , Health and Social Care Committee
Canserau gynaecolegol: Panel 1
Do the individual health boards know?
27 Ebrill 2023 , Health and Social Care Committee
Canserau gynaecolegol: Panel 1
Why don't we know? Why don't we know?
27 Ebrill 2023 , Health and Social Care Committee
Canserau gynaecolegol: Panel 1
Okay, that's interesting. Thank you, Richard. Jack Sargeant.
27 Ebrill 2023 , Health and Social Care Committee
Canserau gynaecolegol: Panel 1
Thank you, Sarah. Richard, you posed the question of why Wales hasn't been able to do the same. What's your analysis and explanation, if you have one?
27 Ebrill 2023 , Health and Social Care Committee
Canserau gynaecolegol: Panel 1
Thank you.
27 Ebrill 2023 , Health and Social Care Committee
Canserau gynaecolegol: Panel 1
Dr Aarti.
27 Ebrill 2023 , Health and Social Care Committee
Canserau gynaecolegol: Panel 1
Sarah, did you want to come in? Sarah.
27 Ebrill 2023 , Health and Social Care Committee
Canserau gynaecolegol: Panel 1
Sarah, I can see that Dr Aarti wants to come in as well.
27 Ebrill 2023 , Health and Social Care Committee
Canserau gynaecolegol: Panel 1
Richard.
27 Ebrill 2023 , Health and Social Care Committee
Canserau gynaecolegol: Panel 1
That's absolutely fine, Richard.
27 Ebrill 2023 , Health and Social Care Committee
Canserau gynaecolegol: Panel 1
Does that help, Richard?
27 Ebrill 2023 , Health and Social Care Committee
Canserau gynaecolegol: Panel 1
So, I'm just checking, Sarah: just for Richard's purpose, I think we're referring to the RCOG written report in terms of women's health hubs. Is that right, Sarah?
27 Ebrill 2023 , Health and Social Care Committee
Canserau gynaecolegol: Panel 1
Right, okay.
27 Ebrill 2023 , Health and Social Care Committee
Canserau gynaecolegol: Panel 1
Sarah or Dr Aarti, do you want to come in on this point?
27 Ebrill 2023 , Health and Social Care Committee
Canserau gynaecolegol: Panel 1
Okay. Well, I'll bring in Sarah and Dr Aarti and then perhaps we can clarify what we're referring to, to bring Richard back in.
27 Ebrill 2023 , Health and Social Care Committee
Canserau gynaecolegol: Panel 1
Thank you, Richard. Sarah Murphy.
