Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 2:58 pm on 13 September 2016.
Diolch, Lywydd. Cabinet Secretary, we now have over half of all local health boards requiring some form of Government intervention. My own health board is receiving targeted intervention due to poor performance in unscheduled care and cancer care. This poor performance is putting people’s lives at risk and is a damning indictment of our health policies. It is abundantly clear that there are serious failings in healthcare across Wales. The people of Wales deserve an NHS that provides the best possible care regardless of where we live and which health board we come under. Cabinet Secretary, what is the way forward? Do we need an independent inquiry? Can we relook at our policies and the way we deliver them? We have to instil confidence in the staff who work in the NHS but also in the patients. Thank you.