, Health and Social Care Committee
Gynaecological cancers: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services
Thank you. The Minister there has mentioned travelling miles. Here in north Wales, we have to travel far already. My constituents have to go from, say, Porthmadog down to Llanelli for treatment, and some of them from Llŷn to Manchester. We're familiar with…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Gynaecological cancers: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services
Okay, you don't provide a diktat from the centre, and it's up to them, but are you as a Minister going to have a word with them to say that this is a priority for you and that you're keen to see them working more on a regional level and learning from that…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Gynaecological cancers: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services
Thank you. Okay, there is a need for good practice, that's true, I accept that. Are they being funded adequately to do so?
, Health and Social Care Committee
Gynaecological cancers: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services
So it's clear that if somebody lives in one area, their expectations are going to be very different from somebody who lives in another area. So how can we ensure better regional working? And taking what you've said about the NHS executive, what do you think…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Gynaecological cancers: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services
'We've seen in south-east Wales and south-west Wales, between organisations that are just 10 to 15 miles apart, there's 1.5 to twofold variation in performance across the pathway.'
, Health and Social Care Committee
Gynaecological cancers: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services
Thank you for that response. It is clear that Professor Crosby has concerns. I accept what you've said, that the NHS executive is a new body, but there are problems that have been there for many years. One of the problems is what one would call a postcode…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Gynaecological cancers: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services
And in his evidence, he questioned the leadership, accountability and oversight of the NHS executive. So, what does the Minister think of these concerns? Has the Minister discussed these with Professor Tom Crosby?
, Health and Social Care Committee
Gynaecological cancers: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services
'there is a real issue of accountability at the moment'.
, Health and Social Care Committee
Gynaecological cancers: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services
Thank you. Thank you, Minister, for coming in and taking part in this discussion. You will, of course, be familiar with and know Professor Tom Crosby, the clinical lead for the Wales cancer network. In his evidence, he said:
, Health and Social Care Committee
Gynaecological cancers: evidence session with the Minister for Health and Social Services
Thank you very much, Chair. May I just check that the interpretation equipment is working for everybody?
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: The health budget
Take responsibility. You're clearly not.
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: The health budget
Just very, very briefly, do you not see how depressing this is for the people of Wales? You've got blue pointing the finger at red, red pointing the finger at blue, and all the while the people of Wales are suffering from poor health? Will you…
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: The health budget
Will you take an intervention?
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: The health budget
Ostensibly, this is a debate about our health service, and the health Minister has said many times that people need to take personal responsibility for their health and not add more pressure on what is a clearly creaking health system. But while people…
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: The health budget
Thank you, Llywydd. I move amendment 1 in the name of Heledd Fychan. Thank you for the opportunity to contribute to this debate today. It's fair to say that the NHS is under pressure. There are many reasons for this, and the Minister herself has listed many…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Thank you for that answer. We already know that three quarters of our nurses work overtime, yet 42 per cent are not paid for that work. They choose agency work because it gives them greater flexibility and they are paid for what they do, but it means that in…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Thank you, Llywydd. Over the past five years, expenditure on agency staff has increased enormously. Now, Welsh health boards spend £325 million, over 7 per cent of workforce costs, with £225 million of that as a direct result of vacant posts and failure to…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Update on Special Measures at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
We welcome the quarterly report on the progress of special measures at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board and, regardless of our political allegiances, we all want to see safe, efficient and timely health provision being implemented in north Wales as…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Update on Special Measures at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
I, too, on behalf of Plaid Cymru should echo what has been said in giving thanks to the health board's workforce for all of their work over the past 12 months, during a very challenging period.
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
This week is National Eye Health Week. Regular eye tests are vital to detect early signs of treatable conditions, like glaucoma, and can detect other health conditions, such as diabetes or high blood pressure. However, the need for timely referrals into…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Could I ask for a statement from the Minister for health on eye care, please?
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: The Restricted Roads (20 mph Speed Limit) (Wales) Order 2022
Do you realise that it's the Conservatives that run Cornwall County Council and several other county councils? Introducing a 20 mph scheme in Cornwall was a key Conservative manifesto pledge, and they introduced the 20 mph scheme in Cornwall in March, and…
, Plenary
Debate on petition P-06-1337 'Sycharth, the home of Owain Glyndŵr, should be bought to safeguard the site for future generations'
Indeed, the rest of the world appreciates Owain Glyndŵr far more than we ourselves appreciate Owain Glyndŵr. But, despite the military element that inspired Ireland in 1916 and Cuba in 1953, his most important legacy is the one that inspired Wales in 1997…
, Plenary
Debate on petition P-06-1337 'Sycharth, the home of Owain Glyndŵr, should be bought to safeguard the site for future generations'
'Revolutionaries all over the world have always looked to Owain Glyndwr as a famous guerilla leader. His position in this poll shows that the rest of the world appreciates him a lot more than we realise.'
, Plenary
Debate on petition P-06-1337 'Sycharth, the home of Owain Glyndŵr, should be bought to safeguard the site for future generations'
Thank you very much to Elfed Wyn ap Elwyn for initiating this petition, and thank you to the over 10,000 people who signed the petition. And Elfed, in his petition, is right to say that history is important to people, to society and to our nation. It's our…
