Diagnostic Services

Part of 1. Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services – in the Senedd at 1:43 pm on 2 December 2020.

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Photo of David Rees David Rees Labour 1:43, 2 December 2020

Thank you for that answer, Minister. As you're aware, a fortnight ago, the cross-party group on cancer published its report on the single cancer pathway and the impact of COVID-19 on cancer services, and one of the recommendations was clearly to invest in diagnostic services, in equipment, settings and in people—people who are desperately needed. Macmillan Cancer Support has also highlighted the need for diagnostic services to get back to pre-pandemic levels and, in fact, higher than pre-pandemic levels so that any bottlenecks that have been created as a consequence of COVID-19 can actually be addressed. Now, to do all this, the Welsh Government needs to commit resources to that delivery. Will you now give the Welsh Government's commitment to ensuring that funding will be available to increase both equipment and workforce resources for diagnostic services in Wales?