Part of 3. 2. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Well-being and Sport – in the Senedd at 2:28 pm on 21 June 2017.
Well, this is part of what we expect health boards to plan and deliver to understand what they’re currently doing and where it’s not actually delivering an acceptable level of care, and, where waiting times are important, as I accept they certainly are on a range of conditions, how they plan to deliver and improve those, whether that’s by commissioning services from other health boards and other areas or actually thinking about how they do them. Actually, in cardiology, the successful role of community cardiology—actually piloted in the Abertawe Bro Morgannwg health board area—has been shown to improve waiting times for people in secondary care cardiology, because people are getting a different service that is actually appropriate for them in a primary care setting, and that means people that really do need to see a consultant in a secondary care setting are more likely to be seen more quickly. So, there are ongoing initiatives, but I’ll happily write to you with more detail on what’s happening in the Aneurin Bevan health board area.