Part of 1. 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 2:10 pm on 28 March 2017.
I thank you for that answer. The new treatment fund certainly does demonstrate the Welsh Government's commitment to delivering on their 2016 election pledge and, as I understand it, that new treatment fund will help expedite access to new medicines that have been recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, NICE, and the All Wales Medicines Strategy Group, for a whole host of illnesses, no doubt helping countless individuals with life-threatening illnesses right here in Wales. I understand that it is extremely early days but could I request that we receive regular updates on progress within the access to the new treatment fund and any figures that could be attached to that?