The latest NHS statistics for Wales revealed NHS treatment waiting lists have increased to 796,100 pathways, the equivalent of nearly 1-in-4 Welsh people.
Two-year NHS waits for treatment have risen again to 10,300 in Wales, compared with only 158 in England. The Labour Health Minister, now First Minister, Eluned Morgan promised to eliminate these waits for the last two years (by March 2023 and again by March 2024), but has failed to meet these targets.
Ambulance red wait times remain a coin flip for patients, with only 50.7% of red calls (the most serious) receiving an emergency/ambulance response within eight minutes.
Commenting on the latest statistics, James Evans MS, Welsh Conservative Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care said:
“The latest figures prove Labour’s health strategy is failing and the so-called progress they celebrated recently was just a flash in the pan.
“Progress is in reverse and it’s clear that this Welsh Government has run out of ideas.
“No one should be waiting over a year for treatment. That’s why the Welsh Conservatives would declare a health emergency, to ensure that resources and the efforts of the whole Government are targeted at reducing these excessive waits.”
