Today it was announced that two health boards in Wales (Hywel Dda and Cardiff & the Vale) are to enter ‘enhanced monitoring’ status after a “failure to produce balanced and approvable plans” on how to deliver healthcare in their areas.
The announcement means that both health boards are now under targeted intervention and enhanced monitoring for finance and planning.
Betsi Cadwaladr UHB and Cwm Taf Morgannwg UHB were not considered in the last meeting on September 7. Their escalation status will be discussed in a meeting later in October.
Commenting Leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats Jane Dodds MS said:
“This announcement is yet the latest in a series of negative announcements related to Labour’s running of the Welsh NHS.
“Figures last month show us that 100,000 extra people joined an NHS Wales waiting list during the last year. With almost 750,000 on patient pathways, well over one-fifth of the Welsh population are now on a waiting list.
“Meanwhile 60,557 people have waited over two years for treatment compared to only 2,885 in England.
“It is therefore concerning that two more health boards appear to be struggling to produce balanced and approvable plans to deliver treatment in their areas. We will now be waiting to see what happens with Betsi Cadwaladr and Cwm Taf Morgannwg later this month.
“Labour must start performing better on health and provide health boards with the strategic direction they need to get things back on track.”
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