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Impact of the waiting times backlog on people in Wales who are waiting for diagnosis or treatment
- This consultation has completed. It ran from Friday, 19 November 2021 to Thursday, 13 January 2022
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Response to the consultation
Evidence submitted in response to this Consultation
- WT 01 - RNIB Cymru PDF 163 KB
- WT 02 - William Evans PDF 295 KB
- WT 03 - Tenovus Cancer Care PDF 298 KB
- WT 04 - Board of Community Health Councils in Wales PDF 606 KB
- WT 05 - An Individual PDF 96 KB
- WT 06 - An Individual PDF 85 KB
- WT 07 - Community Pharmacy Wales PDF 519 KB
- WT 08 - Audit Wales PDF 182 KB
- WT 09 - Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health PDF 166 KB
- WT 10 - Barnardo's Cymru PDF 208 KB
- WT 11 - Royal College of Physicians PDF 302 KB
- WT 12 - Swansea Bay University Health Board PDF 425 KB
- WT 13 - Asthma UK and British Lung Foundation Wales PDF 533 KB
- WT 14 - Fair Treatment for the Women of Wales PDF 354 KB
- WT 15 - Royal College of Nursing Wales PDF 215 KB
- WT 16 - Aneurin Bevan University Health Board PDF 409 KB
- WT 17 - Adferiad Recovery PDF 212 KB
- WT 18 - Target Ovarian Cancer PDF 222 KB
- WT 19 - Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board PDF 382 KB
- WT 20 - Endometriosis UK PDF 433 KB
- WT 21 - Cardiff and Vale University Health Board PDF 559 KB
- WT 22 - National Deaf Children's Society Cymru PDF 207 KB
- WT 23 - Public Health Wales PDF 530 KB
- WT 24 - Macmillan Cancer Support PDF 279 KB
- WT 25 - Mind Cymru PDF 683 KB
- WT 26 - British Orthopaedic Association PDF 670 KB
- WT 27 - National Autistic Society Cymru PDF 281 KB
- WT 28 - Royal College of General Practitioners PDF 525 KB
- WT 29 - Alzheimer's Society Cymru PDF 316 KB
- WT 30 - Bowel Cancer UK PDF 1 MB
- WT 31 - Royal Pharmaceutical Society Wales PDF 346 KB
- WT 32 - Royal College of Psychiatrists PDF 208 KB
- WT 33 - Age Cymru PDF 249 KB
- WT 34 - Crohn's & Colitis UK PDF 500 KB
- WT 35 - National Pharmacy Association PDF 810 KB
- WT 36 - Stroke Association PDF 407 KB
- WT 37 - Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists PDF 441 KB
- WT 38 - Healthcare Inspectorate Wales PDF 114 KB
- WT 39 - Pancreatic Cancer UK PDF 222 KB
- WT 40 - All Party Parliamentary Group on Endometriosis PDF 247 KB
- WT 41 - Hywel Dda University Health Board PDF 1 MB
- WT 42 - Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board PDF 528 KB
- WT 43 - Public Services Ombudsman for Wales PDF 317 KB
- WT 44 - Cymru Versus Arthritis PDF 368 KB
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Purpose of the consultation
Purpose
of the consultation
The waiting
lists for diagnostic and therapy appointments and surgical treatment in Wales
have significantly increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. The equivalent of
around 1 in 5 of the Welsh population is on an NHS waiting list, and around 37
per cent of people waiting to start treatment have been waiting over 9 months.
The Health and Social Care Committee is
holding a short inquiry into the impact of the waiting times backlog on people
in Wales who are waiting for diagnosis or treatment.
The
Committee is considering in particular:
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>>>The
services in place for people who are waiting for diagnostics and treatment,
particularly pain management support.
>>>Access
to psychological therapies and emotional support for those who may be
experiencing anxiety or distress as a result of long waiting times.
>>>The
contribution the third sector can make in providing peer support and
information to patients waiting on an NHS waiting list.
>>>The
effectiveness of messaging and engagement with the public about the demands on
the service and the importance of seeking care promptly.
>>>The
extent to which inequalities exist in the elective backlog, with deprived areas
facing disproportionately large waiting lists per head of population compared
to least deprived areas.
>>>Plans
to fully restore planned NHS care in Wales.
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The closing
date for submissions is Thursday 13 January 2022.
Along
with your submission, you should provide the following information:
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>>>Your
name and contact details as the person, or organisation, submitting the
evidence.
>>>Whether
your evidence is submitted as an individual, or on behalf of an organisation.
>>>If
you are submitting evidence as an individual, confirmation that you are over 18
years old.
>>>If
you are under 13 years old, your parent or guardian’s agreement that you can
participate (this can be provided via email).
>>>Confirmation
of whether you would prefer that your name is not published alongside your
evidence (names of individuals under 18 years old will not be published).
>>>Confirmation
of whether you would like the committee to treat any or all of your written
evidence as confidential, with reasons for the request.
>>>If
you have referred to a third party in your evidence, such as a parent, spouse
or relative, confirmation that they have agreed that you can share information
that may be used to identify them and that they understand that it will be
published.
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How to
share your views
To share
your views electronically, please send to SeneddHealth@senedd.wales, or by
post to:
Health
and Social Care Committee,
Welsh
Parliament,
Cardiff,
CF99
1SN
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Contact details
Should you wish to speak to someone regarding this consultation, please use the below contact details:
Health and Social Care Committee
Welsh Parliament
Cardiff Bay
Cardiff
CF99 1SN
Email: SeneddHealth@senedd.wales
Telephone: 0300 200 6565