Group 5: Duty to secure quality in health services — data (Amendment 38)

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 6:08 pm on 10 March 2020.

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Photo of Rhun ap Iorwerth Rhun ap Iorwerth Plaid Cymru 6:08, 10 March 2020

(Translated)

Thank you for the opportunity just to say a couple of words. This is also an area where, if we are going to have a Bill that is worthwhile, we have to look for ways to have an impact through it. We know from experience that a lack of data is holding us back, in terms of our ability to increase quality within our health and care services. We support the amendment. We know that data, and the shortage of data, is a problem within the NHS. It is important, for me, to think that we should be getting LHBs to prove that they are complying with legislation, because, otherwise, all we’ll get is some kind of ambiguous certainty that everything is right, until we end up in a situation similar to Cwm Taf again, where we find that things are not okay. This is an opportunity to respond to that situation.