Emergency care and ambulances

Jenny RathboneLabour

26 February 2024, Equality and Social Justice Committee

Governance of fire and rescue services: evidence session with the Deputy Minister for Social Partnership and Chief Fire Adviser

…devolved to Wales. But what about viewing emergency services in a wider aspect around, for example, the ambulance service? If I'm having a heart attack on a country road, I don't really care who's coming to save my life, whether it's somebody from the ambulance service or somebody from the fire…

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Darren MillarConservative

21 February 2024, Plenary

Welsh Conservatives Debate: Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

…I've talked about urology, I've talked about mental health services. Another one, of course, is in the emergency department—some of the worst-performing emergency departments, I'm afraid to say, particularly at Glan Clwyd and Wrexham Maelor, in the whole of the United Kingdom. It's not something we…

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Eluned MorganLabour

21 February 2024, Plenary

Welsh Conservatives Debate: Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

…care continues to be challenging, and that's no surprise as we see how many people are coming in to our emergency departments. People are still waiting too long to be seen. The performance against the four-hour target is consistently lower than the level we would expect. Although there has been an…

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Eluned MorganLabour

21 February 2024, Plenary

Welsh Conservatives Debate: Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

…robotic technology. I was also pleased to learn that doctors in training have ranked Ysbyty Gwynedd's emergency department as the best place to train in the whole of the United Kingdom. Wrexham Maelor Hospital is the first in Wales to use a new procedure, a cutting-edge laser, to remove bladder…

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Mark IsherwoodConservative

21 February 2024, Plenary

Welsh Conservatives Debate: Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

…However, my personal experience with some of the departments has not been so good. I also note a Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust response regarding a constituent, which included that an investigation concluded that all the emergency ambulances on duty during the 999 call cycle were attending to…

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Janet Finch-SaundersConservative

21 February 2024, Plenary

Welsh Conservatives Debate: Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

…since 2012, with Wales the third lowest in the UK. We made calls back in January for Llandudno minor injuries unit to receive some of the £2.7 million made available. I really sympathise with Darren Millar, Gareth Davies, Sam Rowlands, all our north Wales Members who raise the issues, with the…

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Sam RowlandsConservative

21 February 2024, Plenary

Welsh Conservatives Debate: Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

…outcomes are still nowhere near where they should be. The one that strikes me most at the moment is our emergency department, where just 83 per cent of patients are being seen within a 12-hour waiting time target. That means that nearly 20 per cent of people are having to wait more than 12 hours in…

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Rhys ab OwenIndependent

20 February 2024, Plenary

Debate: The Police Settlement 2024-25

…health issues. In addition, each and every one of us will have heard of police cars being used as ambulances to take people to hospitals, and also examples of people with severe mental health problems being held in police cells.

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Eluned MorganLabour

20 February 2024, Plenary

Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Special measures at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board—One year on

…and they're doing that in partnership with local authorities. I believe that the plans will include a minor injuries unit, intermediate care beds and integrated care, and I'm waiting for a new proposal that I can consider.

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Darren MillarConservative

20 February 2024, Plenary

Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Special measures at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board—One year on

…Of course we're having problems in emergency care in north Wales, because we know that we need a new minor injuries unit in Rhyl, which you haven't bothered building in spite of the fact that it was promised 10 years ago. So, can you give us an update on that too? And then, finally, if I may, there…

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Eluned MorganLabour

20 February 2024, Plenary

Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Special measures at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board—One year on

…Between February and December 2023, there was an increase of over 2,000 monthly attendances at emergency departments in north Wales. Focusing on eliminating four-hour handovers is resulting in some improvements. In December 2023, there were 786 handover delays in excess of four hours. Although this…

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Jane HuttLabour

20 February 2024, Plenary

Statement by the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip: Anniversary of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine and Nation of Sanctuary update

…including those who have been held in Russian captivity, who are touring the UK alongside a bombed-out ambulance. The event will shine a light on the barbarism of targeting medical facilities—a war crime. Mick Antoniw MS has also recently returned from a visit to Ukraine with a team of volunteers…

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