Part of 2. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Services – in the Senedd at 3:05 pm on 17 October 2018.
Cabinet Secretary, Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board has worked with partners in social care, the Welsh ambulance service and the voluntary sector to develop a winter plan to manage the increased demand on services, both at the University Hospital of Wales and at Llandough. The proposal includes an extra 32 beds for winter pressures and a further 12 beds as well if they are necessary. I also welcome that the network of community falls clinics within Cardiff will be accessible for individuals who are at a lower risk of falls who would benefit from an assessment to reduce their risk of falling in the future. Now, it remains to be seen if this planned and co-ordinated approach does deliver the type of strength we want in the system to respond to the winter pressures, but at least they are co-ordinating with the other key stakeholders. This ought to be the measure of what we should be seeing for the future, not only in South Wales Central but in all parts of Wales.