Rheumatology Services in South Wales Central

Part of 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Services – in the Senedd at 1:31 pm on 14 March 2018.

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Photo of Vaughan Gething Vaughan Gething Labour 1:31, 14 March 2018

Yes, I recognise the Member's consistent interest in the issue, including the debate that he helped to lead in July of last year. I indicated at that time that I was aware that there was a review being undertaken by WHSSC, as well as work on refreshing the directive. I said at the time that I'll take proper account of what the WHSSC review highlights, and I'm happy to repeat that assurance again, but also that the work that is being undertaken on the directive is a genuine example of working—the Government, the health service, and the third sector, and the individual as well. So, we're talking to service users about the directive, and there are a range of different workshops involving the third sector as well. So, I hope that gives some reassurance that we are genuinely looking to both improve on where we are, to look at the evidence, but also to do so in a way that is genuinely co-productive with the individual citizen as well.