You may not like to hear it, Rhun, but it’s the honest truth about where we are compared to other parts of the United Kingdom as well. You’ll note, from The Guardian piece that you quoted from, that, actually, it does set out that there are significant challenges in other parts of England as well. It is not the case to say that Wales is uniquely bad in this case. I have to say that, the comment made by the consultant in Bristol, I felt that that was particularly offensive and short-sighted. To comment on services provided by other commissions within the four nations of the United Kingdom in that way I felt was, as I say, offensive. This is a challenge that is beyond—. This is not something where the health board have caused a problem in two people leaving in a very short order; the challenge is how we actually get back, and, actually, we rely on good relationships within the Welsh system, but also with colleagues in England, and vice versa too.

There’s a challenge here about how we create a proper network to service the needs of people within Wales and we do need to work with colleagues in England to understand how we could and should do that in a way that’s sustainable for all parts of the United Kingdom. So, I look forward to a more grown-up conversation between colleagues in Wales and in England about how this developing treatment, which could have a significant impact on improving mortality and avoidable disability for people who suffer a stroke, is delivered on a generally sustainable basis. It doesn’t really matter to me whether you’re frustrated about having an honest answer about where we are, but I think the honesty matters, because, otherwise, we’re not going to have the sort of healthcare system that we want to have and the people of Wales deserve to have.