Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 2:13 pm on 27 September 2022.

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Photo of Darren Millar Darren Millar Conservative 2:13, 27 September 2022

Well, I haven't seen any signs of improvement, Minister. I'm very, very concerned about the parlous state of services for patients across north Wales, particularly those that are served by Glan Clwyd Hospital. But one of the other concerns that is ringing alarm bells in my inbox every single day is the appalling access to GP services in the Colwyn Bay area, particularly the Rhos-on-Sea area, which is served by both Rhoslan and Rysseldene surgeries, both of which are managed directly by the health board because the GP contracts have come to an end. Those two surgeries are not performing at a level that anybody in my constituency is happy with. There has been no improvement in terms of access over the past 12 months to appointments, particularly face-to-face appointments with GPs. There have regularly been problems with access to repeat prescriptions for those who are chronically ill, and, quite frankly, it's not good enough. When will we see the sort of healthcare that the people of north Wales need to see, and when will people served by those two managed practices in the Colwyn Bay and Rhos-on-Sea area get a primary care service that they can rely on?