Part of 3. 2. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Well-being and Sport – in the Senedd at 3:04 pm on 19 July 2017.
Thank you very much for the reply, Cabinet Secretary. During the general election in 2010, Labour promised to provide every cancer patient in Wales with a key worker by 2011. However, the recent Wales cancer patient experience survey found that 14 per cent of respondents still do not have a key worker. Also, it is not mandatory for Public Health Wales to collect data on key workers. What action will the Cabinet Secretary take to ensure that these vital data are collected and when does he expect that cancer patients in Wales will receive the level of care promised back in 2010? I think six to seven years is much longer than our term and the promise should be fulfilled. Thank you.