QNR – Senedd Cymru ar 9 Tachwedd 2016.
Morriston hospital has benefitted from significant recent capital investment. Any future developments should take account of the current and future role of Morriston within the ARCH approach and its wider role as part of an integrated healthcare system.
The independent review group is making good progress with the review. It is currently holding a series of workshops with patients, healthcare professionals and patient organisations to hear their views about the IPFR process. I expect to receive the group’s report and recommendations in December and will announce the next steps in the new year.
We have invested an additional £8 million a year in CAMHS in Wales and the NHS is working on a range of actions to reduce waiting lists. The total number of young people waiting has reduced by 26 per cent between August 2015 and August 2016.
The full business case has now been approved for the specialist and critical care centre. Accessibility arrangements in terms of transport links will form a key part of the work to be undertaken between now and the facility opening.
Supporting and encouraging people to take steps to improve their lifestyle and reduce the risk of preventable illness remains a priority for Welsh Government. ‘Taking Wales Forward’ sets out our ambition to embed healthy living throughout our programmes, place health at the heart of everything that we do.
We are committed to improving child health in Wales. Our programme for government, ‘Taking Wales Forward’ includes our Healthy Child Wales programme, which provides a universal health programme for all families with children up to the age of seven.