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ANDREW R.T. DAVIES\u2019 COLUMN<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n
People in Wenvoe, like anybody in the Vale or in Wales as a whole, are entitled to quality healthcare.<\/p>\n
And I think I speak for most if not all residents when I say that our NHS staff are doing the best they can, and then some.<\/p>\n
I have nothing but gratitude for those staff who are doing so much to help people in Wenvoe when they use our health service.<\/p>\n
Unfortunately, those staff, and patients, are suffering. Our NHS performance is not where it should be in a modern, wealthy country.<\/p>\n
One area which is of particular concern to me and many people I speak to in the community is A&E waiting times.<\/p>\n
People who have to attend A&E are often in a lot of pain and stress, and it is vital that they can be seen promptly so they can move forward with their treatment.<\/p>\n
In Cardiff and the Vale Health Board, the health board that serves the community of Wenvoe, in the month of May this year, 1 in 10 A&E patients were waiting more than 12 hours in an emergency department.<\/p>\n
Five years ago, in May 2017, only 0.5% of patients were waiting that long.<\/p>\n
I know lots of people will agree that we don\u2019t want to see anybody waiting 12 hours in an emergency department.<\/p>\n
But to go from 1 in 200 people waiting for 12 hours to 1 in 10 in just 5 years is a serious cause for concern.<\/p>\n
These long waits are putting pressure on people\u2019s lives.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s not good enough.<\/p>\n
It is truly unacceptable that 1 in every 10 A&E attendees are having to wait at least 12 hours to be seen.<\/p>\n
We need to see action on this.<\/p>\n
I continue to raise this in my capacity in the Senedd, and I will stay on top of this issue, because it has an impact on everybody in our communities.<\/p>\n
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