‘Missing targets?’published at 12:03 BST 9 April
12:03 BST 9 April
Tom Edgington, BBC Verify
Rhun ap Iorwerth claimed that “every single target by this government having been missed”, referring to the Welsh Labour government’s targets for the Welsh NHS.
The Institute for Fiscal Studies said last month, external that NHS Wales is performing worse than pre-pandemic and “almost” every recovery target has been missed – but there have been recent improvements in elective waiting times.
“Performance in the Welsh NHS remains worse than pre-pandemic and recovery has taken far longer than expected,” it said in its report on public spending and performance in Wales.
“Almost every recovery target has been missed, and waiting times for many services remain far higher than they were pre-pandemic.
“There has been some recent improvement in elective waiting times, but concerningly A&E waiting times have worsened.
“Other nations in the UK have also faced similar challenges, but comparable waiting times remain higher in Wales than in England or Scotland.”
The institute added: “There are also worrying signs that hospital productivity may have fallen, given large increases in staffing and funding that have not fully translated into higher activity.”