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Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Waiting Well: An update on progress
Thanks very much, Russell. And you're quite right, I think, to focus in on this idea of a single point of contact, because the most frustrating thing as a patient, when you're waiting, is not to know who to call; you get thrown around from pillar to post…
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Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Waiting Well: An update on progress
This public health tool will be one element of our improved offer for patients waiting for treatment. As previously announced, health boards are working to ensure that all of those on a waiting list for elective care will have a single point of contact. This…
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Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Waiting Well: An update on progress
Diolch yn fawr, Llywydd. This year’s seventy-fifth anniversary of the NHS was an opportunity to celebrate all that the NHS has achieved and also to take time to reflect on what the future holds. We know that people are living longer, that they will have…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Digital and AI technology in the NHS
Thank you very much. Just finally to say that I think it's important, when it comes to AI, that we do cross-UK Government working and it was a shame that we didn't get a formal invitation to the AI summit that was held recently. Diolch yn fawr.
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Digital and AI technology in the NHS
The Welsh Government is already making progress in promoting a safe and ethical approach to AI adoption. We've established a cross-health and social care group of stakeholders and specialists in AI technology and clinical delivery, and this group has a remit…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Digital and AI technology in the NHS
I saw the benefits with my own eyes on a visit to Neath Port Talbot Hospital in the last month, and it was good to see the Deputy Llywydd there too.
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Digital and AI technology in the NHS
Somebody suggested that we should allow a thousand flowers to bloom, and allow people to be innovative. Now, part of our problem is that, actually, we've let a lot of people be innovative, and that's a good thing, but at some point we need these systems to…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Digital and AI technology in the NHS
We know that the more information that patients and health professionals have, the better decisions, diagnosis and health results are likely to be. The Wales nursing care record has been introduced successfully to 80 per cent of all in-patient adult wards…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Digital and AI technology in the NHS
One of the benefits in particular of the electronic prescribing service is that, actually, you don't need anything. You don't even need to carry a bit of paper around. You don't have to remember any of that. So, actually, this electronic prescribing means…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Digital and AI technology in the NHS
Sure.
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Digital and AI technology in the NHS
Diolch yn fawr iawn. I welcome the opportunity to respond to today's debate and to demonstrate the continued progress being made on delivery of health and social care digital and technology improvements in such challenging times. I agree with much of the…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Digital and AI technology in the NHS
Formally.
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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Thanks very much. The key concern of the Welsh Government, of course, is to make sure that we provide the actual treatment of cancer. That's our prime responsibility here, and I'm very pleased to see that, actually, we have announced £86 million for new…
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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
The Welsh Government is committed to working with health boards to meet the needs of people affected by cancer. Hywel Dda University Health Board is using key workers to develop person-centred cancer care. New support kits and books were launched last month…
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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Thanks very much. I know that this is not an issue that is just pertinent to Reynoldston. So, I met with some people in the fire service, actually, who were a little bit frustrated that they weren't being used either. So, I have raised this issue with the…
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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
We've taken a range of actions, including allocating an additional £3 million for extra staff, investing in new technology and establishing joint health board and Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust improvement plans. We have been clear with health boards in…
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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Thanks very much, Huw, and thanks for all your work on this issue. I know you're a champion of this cause, and thank you for bringing our attention to it once again. I'm look forward to visiting the Snowdrop Breast Centre, so I'm pleased to hear that it…
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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Third sector and volunteer-run breast cancer support groups play an important role in supporting women undergoing treatment or recovering from treatment for breast cancer. I expect cancer services to signpost people affected by breast cancer to these local…
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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Well, thanks very much, and there was quite a comprehensive exchange on this yesterday, obviously, in First Minister's questions. I hope that the intervention that the First Minister made yesterday gave a certain amount of reassurance to those people who are…
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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
The cystic fibrosis treatments Kaftrio, Symkevi, Orkambi and Kalydeco are all routinely available in Wales, for all their licensed indications. This is in accordance with the commercial access agreements reached between the Welsh Government and the…
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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Well, I'll tell you how: by increasing the number of hours that community nurses can provide. So, there is no reason why some infusions can't be delivered in somebody's home, and wouldn't that be the ideal situation? I do think that it's important that, where…
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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
'A Healthier Wales' remains our strategy for rebalancing the health and care system and moving away from hospital-based care and treatment towards prevention and community-based services. The national programmes for urgent and emergency care, planned care and…
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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Thanks very much. Well, as you know, most of the medicines that we procure is via the UK Government, but what we do have is a digital medicines transformation programme that we're undertaking, and that's not just for primary care, which we'll be talking about…
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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Thanks very much, Vikki, and you're quite right—part of our preparation for this winter is making sure that people have that opportunity to be vaccinated. I'm really delighted to see that over 80 per cent of people in our care homes have been vaccinated…
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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Diolch yn fawr. We do have a programme called 'Six Goals for Urgent and Emergency Care', and that is led by clinicians. We're asking them what are the priorities. They've been helping us build that programme over the past couple of years. We've put…
