Amendment 1—Lesley Griffiths

Delete all after sub-point 2(a) and replace with new point:

Notes:

a) the approach set out in A Healthier Wales, which includes the introduction of quality statements for the development of clinical services;

b) the Welsh Government’s approach to improving cancer outcomes was published on 22 March 2021 in the form of a quality statement;

c) the Welsh Government’s ‘Health and Social Care in Wales—COVID-19: Looking Forward’, which included cancer, was published on 22 March 2021;

d) nearly £250 million in year is being invested in the recovery of NHS services, including cancer;

e) the most recent official cancer statistics show the number of patients newly diagnosed with cancer who started their first definitive treatment increased to the highest level since comparable data was first collected in June 2019;

f) the expansion of NHS training places includes an additional four higher training posts for clinical oncology and an additional three higher training posts for medical oncology each year for five years;

g) health boards will be focusing on recovery of cancer services in their Integrated Medium Term Plans.