Oral Question·Wales Office
“What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help support the steel industry in Wales.”
Tabled: 3 September 2024Answered: 11 September 2024
Asked by
Liz Twist
Labour — Blaydon and Consett
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Wales
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for Secondary Care (Karin Smyth)
Over 85% of waiting list removals are made as a result of patient care, and since the end of the pandemic, unreported removals have been below pre-pandemic levels. Record levels of elective activity are being delivered by NHS staff, enabling us to cut waiting lists and meet our interim target of 65% of patients being seen within 18 weeks—the highest performance in over four years.