22 November 2023 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Thanks very much. Well, we know that the main cause there was the problem of delayed transfers of care and the build-up over the weekend, and that's part of the reason why people couldn't move through the system. It's not a new problem, but it is a problem…
22 November 2023 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
We are anticipating a very challenging winter for key health and social care services. Health boards and partners have developed integrated plans to enable resilient services, as far as possible, and to mitigate the concurrent risks presented by changing…
22 November 2023 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
We delegate responsibility in relation to health to health boards, so it is their responsibility to carry out and to make sure that those services are safe. And the fact is that, obviously, we have a responsibility then as the Welsh Government to make sure…
22 November 2023 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Well, I can assure you that my officials are keeping a very close eye on the situation in Swansea. We are very aware of the situation of what's gone on in this particular circumstance as well. That's why we are paying a lot of attention to what we need to do…
22 November 2023 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Well, what I can tell you is that we take any issues relating to maternity failings very, very seriously. That’s why we have looked in particular at what we could learn from some of the challenges that we saw in Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board…
22 November 2023 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Well, thanks very much. The fact is that we're still learning about long COVID and what causes it. So, there are lots and lots of different reasons and the way people suffer is very, very different. So, what is important is that we adapt according to the…
22 November 2023 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Support for people living with long COVID remains a priority. To date, we have invested £18.3 million to develop and expand Adferiad-funded services in every health board in Wales.
22 November 2023 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Thanks very much, John. And as I say, I don't want to talk about any specific surgery, but what I can say is that, obviously, we're now in further negotiations about the next iteration of the contract. You know, I don't think we're going to apologise for the…
22 November 2023 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Well, I do accept that certain areas of Wales have handed back more contracts than others—Hywel Dda is one of those areas, where seven contracts have been handed back. And what happens then is that we go back out to re-contract, and what I'm pleased to…
22 November 2023 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Thanks very much. Well, I won't comment specifically on that particular case, but what I can tell you is that we have very deliberately developed contracts in terms of dental services where we are focusing attention on the most urgent, but also on the…
22 November 2023 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
I have acknowledged that access to dentistry is not where we would like it to be. The changes we are making mean NHS dentistry is becoming more accessible to those who have historically struggled to gain access. Over 250,000 new patients have received…
15 November 2023 , Plenary
Short Debate: Access to hospital care in the south-east
Around 600 patients per month are treated in the SDEC service at the moment at the Grange. So, I think there's been a great deal of investment. The patient flow system is also in place. We have also allocated an additional £300,000 to provide the e-triage…
15 November 2023 , Plenary
Short Debate: Access to hospital care in the south-east
Well, I'll have to get back to you on that, but, obviously, that has been reduced for a time. So, at the moment, obviously, there are no figures, but we can look back at what the figures were.FootnoteLink The other thing that we've got to remember, of course…
15 November 2023 , Plenary
Short Debate: Access to hospital care in the south-east
Diolch yn fawr, Dirprwy Lywydd. I welcome the opportunity to talk about access to hospital care in south-east Wales. The Welsh Government remains committed to ensuring that patients are able to access safe and high-quality health and care services as close to…
14 November 2023 , Plenary
Debate: Stage 4 on the Health Service Procurement (Wales) Bill
Once again, I'd like to thank Members, those who contributed and officials for their work on this Bill and I encourage Members to support this Bill in the vote this afternoon. Thank you.
14 November 2023 , Plenary
Debate: Stage 4 on the Health Service Procurement (Wales) Bill
We've brought forward this framework Bill mainly by necessity, to give us the opportunity, should we wish, to align ourselves with the provider selection regime, which is the new mechanism through which health services are procured in England. Because it's a…
14 November 2023 , Plenary
Debate: Stage 4 on the Health Service Procurement (Wales) Bill
Thank you very much, Llywydd. As I've noted throughout the scrutiny of this Bill, the main reason for introducing it was in response to changes in the way that health services are procured in England under the provider selection regime of the Department of…
8 November 2023 , Plenary
Topical Questions
Thanks very much. You are quite right. I think that the Heath has been an exemplar in terms of emergency department activity. They have been occasionally getting below the four-hour target in terms of the numbers of people being seen within that target. So…
8 November 2023 , Plenary
Topical Questions
Thanks very much. Well, what we know is that there is a huge pressure on the NHS, and we're expecting that pressure to be great again this winter. There was a time, for one week in December last year, where we saw GPs and GP practices seeing 400,000 people in…
8 November 2023 , Plenary
Topical Questions
Thanks very much. Well, I was very pleased to see last night that, actually, the situation was relatively calm, but in fact, there were only about 80 or so patients, which was in contrast to the about 160 waiting in the emergency department the previous…
8 November 2023 , Plenary
Topical Questions
Yes. Cardiff and Vale University Health Board yesterday reported a business continuity incident. This was triggered by increases in demand for patients with complex needs and challenges with patient flow. I made an unannounced visit to the site last night…
8 November 2023 , Health and Social Care Committee
General scrutiny 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
Diolch.
8 November 2023 , Health and Social Care Committee
General scrutiny 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
Sure. We'll definitely take that on board.
8 November 2023 , Health and Social Care Committee
General scrutiny 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
I'm hoping to do an update in the Senedd in December on 'Waiting well?', and, obviously, it will be timely if I could get the response to you before that. So, yes, we'll do that.
8 November 2023 , Health and Social Care Committee
General scrutiny 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
Well, I think that it is important that the voice of Wales is heard, and I think that that will happen when the committee comes to Wales to take evidence, and that will happen in February.
