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Powys Teaching Health Board escalated over growing financial concerns
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06/11/2024
Powys Teaching Health Board (PTHB) will face greater scrutiny from the Welsh Government due to serious concerns about its finances, Wales’ health secretary has announced.
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I move on to the statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, NHS
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Wales Organisations, Escalation Update, and I call on the Cabinet Secretary for Health
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and Social Care, Jeremy Miles.
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Thank you, Dirprwy Lywydd.
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Josh Traw.
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For the NHS in other parts of the UK, the health service in Wales is under intense pressure.
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Demand for services is at an all-time high, and the NHS in Wales, as elsewhere, is continuing
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to manage the impact of the pandemic, both in terms of the backlog of treatments and
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in an increase in appointments for care, which people delayed or postponed during the height
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of the pandemic.
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We have record numbers of staff working in the NHS.
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Every day, they provide life-changing and life-saving care, often under very difficult
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circumstances.
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In the midst of some of the most challenging financial times in the devolution era, weíve
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provided almost £900 million extra for the NHS over the last two years, and Iíve just
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announced a further injection of funding to tackle the longest waiting times.
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Itís part of my job to make sure that the health service delivers the best possible
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care and the best possible outcomes for people in Wales.
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The day-to-day responsibility for the delivery of healthcare is with health boards and trusts
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who have a duty to provide services that respond to peopleís needs locally.
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We have robust arrangements in place to assess the quality, service performance and financial
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management of every NHS organisation in Wales.
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We do this twice a year to determine whether any organisations need additional support
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to improve the care they ultimately provide for their local populations.
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As Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, I have to take significant decisions
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about whether NHS organisations need additional support and oversight from the Welsh Government
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to improve care and outcomes in line with the escalation and intervention arrangements.
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The NHS Wales oversight and escalation framework sets out the process by which the Welsh Government
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maintains oversight of NHS bodies and gains assurance across the system.
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Following the latest detailed assessment process, I am today setting out some changes to the
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escalation levels of health organisations.
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There have been significant improvements in child and adolescent mental health services
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at Cwm Taf Morganwg University Health Board.
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It has met the de-escalation performance criteria for the latest three months for CAMHS, which
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means that the service can be de-escalated in line with the escalation framework one
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level from level 4 to level 3.
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We will work with the health board to agree the sustainable improvements needed prior
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to consideration for further de-escalation.
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The health board also achieved an in-year balanced financial position last year and
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has an approved balanced three-year integrated medium-term plan and made significant progress
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against the de-escalation criteria.
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The health board will remain at level 3 for finance, strategy and planning whilst we consider
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if this progress can be sustained into the second half of the year.
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The health board will also remain at level 4 for urgent and emergency care, cancer and
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planned care performance.
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We have seen some progress in these areas, but they are not yet sufficient nor sustained
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enough to be considered for de-escalation.
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We will continue to provide ongoing support to Cwm Taf Morganwg University Health Board
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to continue the improvements and I want to thank the staff for their hard work.
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Did I turn now to Swansea Bay University and Powys Teaching Health Boards, where we need
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to increase the level of support because of the growing financial deficits both organisations
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are reporting.
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Therefore, I have taken the decision to escalate both health boards to level 4, previously
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known as targeted intervention, for finance, strategy and planning.
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Swansea Bay University Health Board will also remain at level 4 for performance and outcomes
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and at level 3 for maternity and neonatal services.
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Despite progress being made in some areas, there are no changes to the escalation levels
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of the other NHS organisations at this stage.
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This means all NHS trusts and strategic health authorities remain at level 1.
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Aneurin Bevan University Health Board remains at level 4 for finance, strategy and planning
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and at level 3 for urgent and emergency care performance at the Grange University Hospital.
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Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board remains at level 5 in special measures.
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We have agreed the de-escalation criteria it must meet to move to level 4 and today
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we've published the latest progress report on our website.
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Cardiff and Vale University Health Board remains in level 3 for finance, strategy and planning
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and Hywel Dda University Health Board is in level 4.
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The escalation levels of all NHS organisations are published on the Welsh Government website.
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Dirprwy Lywydd, these decisions have not been taken lightly.
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Escalation is not a form of punishment.
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It is the best way to support these NHS organisations to improve the quality of service and care
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people receive in Wales from the health service in their local area and ultimately their outcomes.
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