<p>GP Out-of-Hours Services </p>

Part of 2. 2. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Well-being and Sport – in the Senedd at 3:14 pm on 9 November 2016.

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Photo of Vaughan Gething Vaughan Gething Labour 3:14, 9 November 2016

Yes, I would be happy if you would provide me with details of the incident, particularly the time of week that it took place—whether it was the weekend or in the week. Blocked catheters are a relatively common issue for an out-of-hours service. It is also part of the challenge about having a district nursing service available as well, as part of an improvement we need to see, because it should not be the case that a blocked catheter leads to an A&E attendance. That is not something that I believe is appropriate either for the health service, or, more importantly, for the individual citizen. So, I would be interested to hear directly of this example, because it’s a good example of what we need to see a lot less of, and, in terms of blocked catheters, dealt with effectively by the primary care service, whether in hours or out of hours.