Part of 2. 2. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Well-being and Sport – in the Senedd at 2:25 pm on 9 November 2016.
I’m extremely grateful to the Cabinet Secretary for his honesty on the dire situation at the moment. A number of constituents have been in contact with me to convey their concerns about the waiting list, which represents hundreds of people awaiting treatment. Some patients had to wait eight months before receiving a hearing aid. Has the Government carried out any assessment of the cause of these lengthy waiting times, and what measures can be put in place in order to ensure that there is improvement? Has the Government given any consideration—in addition to the target that they have set of 14 weeks for a first-time hearing aid—to setting a specific target for replacements, where there is a dire problem at the moment in terms of the waiting times?