Healthcare in South Wales West

Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 2:10 pm on 5 November 2019.

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Photo of Mark Drakeford Mark Drakeford Labour 2:10, 5 November 2019

I thank the Member for the supplementary question and for her recognition of the progress that has been made in aspects of the health service. She will know that reforms to the ambulance service mean that red responses have now been met above the target that we set for them for 47 months consecutively. Amber response times—the next category down—have been subject to an amber review, and we recognise that there are things that we need to do to refine that category, and stroke patients are a particular concern within that category. And I know that the health Minister is alert to that, he's working with officials on that. It's a matter we take very seriously, and we'll continue to see what can be done to improve it within the system that we have.