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Topical Questions
Thanks very much. Well, this is an issue that I was made aware of several weeks ago, so we've been, obviously, following the issue very closely and with the utmost concern for the people who are receiving their treatment there. Proton-beam therapy, as both…
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Topical Questions
Thanks very much and, obviously, this news is desperately sad for the staff at Newport and the patients who are undergoing treatment there and, of course, for the local economy. Now, our priority, first and foremost, has been to ensure that people who are…
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Topical Questions
I can confirm that the parent company of the Rutherford cancer centre in Newport has filed for insolvency and, as a result, the centre's likely to close later this week. The NHS in Wales is ensuring that patients who have started their treatment can complete…
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Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Update on Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Well they don't, and that's the point. And that's the point. I think it's really important that we don't lose sight of the fact that, actually, there are people who are satisfied with the support and the service that they are having in Betsi.
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Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Update on Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Thanks very much. First of all, on Improvement Cymru, you're quite right that it was an organisation that focused before on the 1000 Lives programme, which was a safety programme to support health boards and trusts in their efforts to reduce harm, waste and…
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Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Update on Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Thanks very much. There are some things, Gareth, that I expect to improve very quickly. I think there have already been some improvements in relation to vascular. There will be others that will take more time. The cultural shift that is necessary within the…
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Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Update on Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
I believe that reorganisation at this point would be costly, it would be a distraction from the significant issues in relation to planned care, it would divert resources, and my focus at the moment is on patient care. There is nothing 'cut and paste' about…
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Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Update on Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Yes, I'm happy to have that meeting.
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Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Update on Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
If you don't mind, I would like to respond to that. This is a statement that we've been preparing. Clearly, I did not want to put that on any agenda until I had the opportunity to speak to the chair and the chief executive of the health board, and that…
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Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Update on Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
If you don't mind, I would like to respond to that.
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Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Update on Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
I am extremely aware of the seriousness of the situation, and it is clear that the situation in Betsi, in particular in those areas we've highlighted, is unacceptable. This is something that I made very clear to the chief executive and the chair when I met…
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Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Update on Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Diolch yn fawr. I did, of course, offer a briefing to your political representative on the health committee, and I'm sure he communicated to you what that information contained. There is nothing scattergun about this approach. We formally had measures in…
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Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Update on Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Finally, it has become clear that the health board's current systems are largely reactive. External reviews have pointed to significant gaps in fundamental aspects of clinical service standards. That includes record keeping, incident management, team working…
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Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Update on Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Following the tripartite meeting between the Welsh Government, Healthcare Inspectorate Wales and Audit Wales, the NHS chief executive has recommended that the targeted intervention status at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board should be extended beyond…
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Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Update on Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. Further to ongoing concerns at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, many of which have been raised in this Siambr, I asked the chief executive of NHS Wales to hold an extraordinary tripartite meeting on 26 May as part of the NHS…
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Short Debate: Improving access to healthcare
As part of the strategic programme for primary care, there is also a specific workstream on prevention and well-being. This workstream sets out a national primary proposal for mental health and well-being that will be the basis for planning and local…
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Short Debate: Improving access to healthcare
Diolch yn fawr. I'm grateful for the opportunity of this short debate today to discuss the important topic of access to health services. Now, under a Labour Government here in Wales there are now more doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals working…
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Women's health
The recovery plan for planned care has been published and this sets out a number of challenging targets for health boards to achieve across all specialisms, including secondary gynaecological care services. The gynaecological board that has just been formed…
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Women's health
Absolutely. I think there is an injustice that has been going on for way too long, and the very fact that women are not in trials, that there's a disproportionate amount of money invested in certain research areas rather than others—it's women who lose out…
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Women's health
Of course.
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Women's health
Diolch yn fawr, Llywydd. Many thanks for allowing me to reply to this opposition debate around women's health, which I know most people in the Chamber are aware is an issue that I'm passionate about addressing, and it's great to see that there is absolute…
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Women's health
Formally.
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Topical Questions
Thanks very much. Well, I would agree with you, Carolyn, that I think that to think about reorganisation in the middle of the pandemic, when we have the longest waiting lists in history, would be a distraction. I think it's really important that we focus on…
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Topical Questions
Thanks very much. Well, certainly we have seen massive pressure in Glan Clwyd, and it's one of the reasons why, as soon as I saw the first report, I made a beeline for the hospital and spent the day in the hospital, not just a quick visit, but I actually…
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Topical Questions
Thanks very much. Well, of course, Glan Clwyd, along with other accident and emergency departments, are seeing a massive increase in demand, some of which has come as a result of people not presenting themselves during the pandemic and now coming forward. But…
