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James Evans MS seeks assurance over elective surgery access in England for Powys residents
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25/03/2025
James Evans has sought an assurance from the Welsh Government that people from Powys who need elective surgery in England can get it.
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that short term while they're recruiting.
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James Evans.
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DR Cloweth.
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First Minister, as you're well aware, Powys Teaching Health Board did have proposals to
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stop elective surgery and slow down elective surgery across the border in England.
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I'm very pleased, as well as others in this Chamber, that that proposal was shelved by
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the health board.
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However, that health board does remain in special measures due to financial difficulties,
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so the problems haven't gone away, and there's still some anxiety within the communities
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within my constituency, and I know in Russell George's constituencies as well, that this
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proposal might come round again.
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So I'm just interested to hear from you what discussions is the Cabinet Secretary and yourself
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having with Powys Teaching Health Board to make sure that there is money available to
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make sure that people who are accessing care in England can get that care when they need
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it and not forced away unnecessarily on waiting lists?
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Well, thanks very much.
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We're very pleased that the health board decided not to go through with those proposals, and
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I know that there are ongoing discussions between the health Secretary and Powys Health
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Board to make sure that they are able to not only deliver for the people of Powys, but
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also to deliver within the budget constraints that we've set out.
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We have bailed out health boards year after year.
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That time is finished.
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They need to manage their finances much better, because otherwise every other department has
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to bail them out.
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Enough.
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That's not happening any longer, and it's really important that Powys takes that seriously.
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They're having to make very difficult decisions.
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We understand that.
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The demands on the health service at the moment are really enormous, but I was very pleased
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to see that they pulled back from that suggestion that they were going to follow.
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