Dystonia

Part of 2. Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services – in the Senedd at 2:48 pm on 5 June 2019.

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Photo of Andrew RT Davies Andrew RT Davies Conservative 2:48, 5 June 2019

Thank you for that answer, Minister, and I thank you for your written response to me on previous questions that I've put to you.

You've indicated that, this month, June, you will be meeting the dystonia relatives support group and also other Members in this Chamber, along with the chair of Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board. There have been recent cancellations in the botox clinic that is available to dystonia patients, and some 300 patients have had their appointments cancelled as I understand it. There are 3,500 patients across Wales who suffer with this condition. Will you be addressing these cancellation notices that have been sent out to patients and making sure that, where patients do have appointments for this very troubling condition, those appointments are honoured and that serious thought is given to a national plan of delivery for dystonia patients, because, as I said, there are 3,500 patients across Wales suffering with this condition?