Questions Without Notice from Party Spokespeople

Part of 2. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Services – in the Senedd at 2:41 pm on 17 October 2018.

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Photo of Vaughan Gething Vaughan Gething Labour 2:41, 17 October 2018

I am, of course, sorry that Professor McClelland has cause—and, from the statement made by the health board, good cause—to complain about the care that her husband has received. I'm also sorry that she feels the need to change where they live. But I don't accept the system-wide criticism that she makes of the national health service here in Wales. I accept that her view is—. Of course, as with every patient, you understand your own individual experience. When I look at what the system-wide reviews have shown here in Wales—. Look at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development review; that did not suggest that there was a system-wide problem, as described by Professor McClelland. If you look, indeed, at the more recent independent review that every party in this Chamber agreed to in the form of the parliamentary review, they did not agree with the criticisms that are now made by Professor McClelland. That independent parliamentary review process has led to the creation of 'A Healthier Wales'. That is the joint plan for health and social care, it includes system reform and improvement, and I'm committed to delivering that.