Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Well-being and Sport

QNR – in the Senedd on 17 May 2017.

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Photo of Nick Ramsay Nick Ramsay Conservative

(Translated) Will the Cabinet Secretary make a statement on the Welsh Government's policies for improving nutrition in Welsh hospitals?

Photo of Vaughan Gething Vaughan Gething Labour

Directions and guidance are in place in hospitals for patients, staff and visitors in relation to healthy eating. These include mandatory food and fluid nutrition standards for patients, mandatory healthy food and drink vending standards and guidance for food and drink served to staff and visitors.

Photo of Mike Hedges Mike Hedges Labour

(Translated) Will the Cabinet Secretary make a statement regarding the importance of lifestyle in promoting good health?

Photo of Vaughan Gething Vaughan Gething Labour

Healthy lifestyles are key to improving health and well-being and reducing the risk of a range of preventable diseases. ‘Taking Wales Forward’ commits us to embed healthy living throughout our programmes and our healthy and active strategy will outline further measures to improve health and well-being.

Photo of Nick Ramsay Nick Ramsay Conservative

(Translated) Will the Cabinet Secretary provide an update on his priorities for the NHS in south-east Wales?

Photo of Vaughan Gething Vaughan Gething Labour

My priorities for the NHS in south-east Wales, as in the rest of Wales, are to improve health outcomes, access to services, patient experience, prevent poor health and reduce health inequalities.

Photo of Llyr Gruffydd Llyr Gruffydd Plaid Cymru

(Translated) Will the Cabinet Secretary make a statement on mental health services in North Wales?

Photo of Vaughan Gething Vaughan Gething Labour

(Translated)

The local health board are working hard to make the necessary improvements to mental health services across north Wales. A new mental health strategy for north Wales was agreed by their board on 20 April and has been endorsed by their six local authority partners.

Photo of David Melding David Melding Conservative

(Translated) Will the Cabinet Secretary make a statement on NHS waiting times in South Wales Central?

Photo of Vaughan Gething Vaughan Gething Labour

I expect all patients to be seen in order of clinical priority and within Welsh waiting times targets. Improvements have been seen over the last 12 months and I expect to see further improvements going forward.