First Minister Misses Two-Year NHS Waiting Times Target

Responding to the publication of today’s NHS Wales statistics showing that the First Minister has failed to meet her target on two-year-long waiting lists for NHS treatment, Welsh Liberal Democrat Leader Jane Dodds MS said:

“Two-year-long waiting lists for NHS treatment are unacceptable, given England virtually wiped out waits of this length several years ago, serious questions remain about how Labour have managed the NHS in Wales.

“People should never be forced to go private because they are spending months in pain waiting for treatment; the public deserves better.”

Commenting on the general state of the statistics published today, Jane Dodds MS said:

“Waiting lists in Wales are far too high, even though some reductions are welcome. Labour’s mismanagement of the health service in Wales for the past 25 years has cost the public dearly. 

“Unless social care is fixed, we won’t see the long-term reduction in pressure on our hospitals, and that is why fixing social care is the Welsh Liberal Democrats' biggest priority as we head into next year’s Senedd elections."

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