Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 3:27 pm on 7 June 2022.
This is a very weak response to an extremely serious situation, I fear—an extension of targeted intervention, rather than a real rolling up of sleeves to deal with a problem that is causing so much anguish to staff and patients across the north. An extension of targeted intervention—why end here when there are so many problems right across Betsi Cadwaladr? The problems I've brought to your attention among nurses at Ysbyty Gwynedd and the fears of bullying and intimidation and working conditions that are not up to it in terms of retaining the staff, their knowledge and experience—why not include Ysbyty Gwynedd?
And in terms of the timing, which one is it? Is this yet another example of Welsh Government acting at the eleventh hour to try to take the sting out of a Senedd debate and a potentially difficult vote, acting because they have to to try to avoid embarrassment? Welsh Government does this all the time. It's a Government dragging its heels. Or is it that the Minister really failed to register the seriousness of report after report—that damning report on vascular in particular—and she decided to see how things went for another three months before deciding on the next step and if action was required, when it was pretty obvious that we needed further intervention? Government failed to act in a way that reflected the urgency of the situation.