Questions Without Notice from the Party Leaders

Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:48 pm on 29 January 2019.

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Photo of Mark Drakeford Mark Drakeford Labour 1:48, 29 January 2019

Llywydd, I've already said that we accept that. Performance in some parts of the NHS has not been acceptable. We are aware of that because the checks and balances in the NHS, the reports we get from people such as coroners, such as Health Inspectorate Wales, from within the system itself, give us the information that we need in order to be able to focus on those places, where the general improvement we have seen in the NHS in Wales over this winter has not been apparent.

Llywydd, I absolutely do not agree that what we need is another report into the Welsh NHS. We know the things that need to be done. We know where the pinch points are to be found. The job is to get on and make sure that the general improvements are shared elsewhere and everywhere, and we don't need months and months taken up in another inquiry of the sort the Member suggests to give us that information.