Part of 2. 2. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Well-being and Sport – in the Senedd at 2:35 pm on 29 March 2017.
But where units are based does matter. It matters in terms of access, as the Royal College of Psychiatrists say. It is quite clear, I think, from our figures and case studies, that the consequences of outsourcing have been to see mothers choosing no in-patient treatment over treatment that means separation from their families. So, patient care has suffered. There are child safety issues coming into play here, and it makes no financial sense either. It has become clear that the service being commissioned in England, whilst treating fewer patients, has ended up being more expensive. Your Government has pursued centralisation and outsourcing without question it seems. And on this one in particular, is it not time that you admitted you got it wrong?