NHS Waiting Lists 2025-03-12
2025-03-12
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Discussions on the status of NHS waiting lists in Wales, with concerns raised about nationalist parties prioritizing constitutional issues over health funding.
I am appalled to hear that Plaid Cymru voted against £600 million of extra investment to bring down NHS waiting list in Wales. I am afraid that this is a familiar story for our Scottish Members. Does the Secretary of State agree that nationalist parties will always prioritise niche constitutional distractions over delivering priorities for working families and what they need and deserve?
I could not agree more with my hon. Friend. Plaid Cymru Members will have to explain to their constituents why they voted against £600 million extra for the NHS last week, blocking crucial funding from reaching our hospitals, NHS staff and patients in Wales.
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Concerns about delays in diabetes diagnosis and treatment within the NHS system, with a request for a cross-regional strategy to address these issues.
One of the issues with waiting lists in Wales concerns those who have been waiting first for diabetes diagnosis and then for treatment. There used to be a strategy in Westminster that encompassed not just England, but Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Would the Secretary of State support a similar strategy for the four regions together to address diabetes and what it is doing to this country?
We are talking about nations and regions, rather than just regions, but I would be happy to have a discussion with the hon. Gentleman outside the Chamber about that matter.
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specific support for a cross-regional diabetes strategy
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