The Labour MP for Mid and South Pembrokeshire has revealed ‘shocking results’ of health care across the county, which he says will see him push further for change.
After months of discussions, MP Henry Tufnell said that he met with Hywel Dda University Health Board representatives this month to present what he referred to as the’ shocking results’ of a survey completed by over 1,000 residents across Pembrokeshire and examples from his casework.
The survey results pointed towards:
• 62% wait over a week for GP appointments.
• 43% say a lack of available appointments is their biggest challenge.
• 87% believe healthcare services have worsened in recent years.
Mr Tufnell also said that real stories showed the scale of the crisis, with examples of a cancer diagnosis delayed by over a year; ambulance waiting times exceeding 13 hours for urgent cases; with critical care needs going unmet, forcing patients to seek private treatment.
“I’ve now submitted a Freedom of Information (FOI) request to Hywel Dda University Health Board to demand transparency on waiting times, service provision, and their plans to fix this crisis,” stated Mr Tufnell.
“Un-elected and un-accountable managers are responsible for the delivery of health care services, and it is clear that we are facing serious problems with delivery in our community.
Mr Tufnell continued: “I am demanding immediate engagement from HDUHB’s Chief Executive and I won’t stop fighting until we see real improvements in our local healthcare system.
“This is about the care and dignity our community deserves. Please continue to share your stories and help me push for change.”
Mr Tufnell said that he’d lined up a meeting with the Health Board CEO Dr Phil Kloer for February 14.
After months of discussions, MP Henry Tufnell said that he met with Hywel Dda University Health Board representatives this month to present what he referred to as the’ shocking results’ of a survey completed by over 1,000 residents across Pembrokeshire and examples from his casework.
The survey results pointed towards:
• 62% wait over a week for GP appointments.
• 43% say a lack of available appointments is their biggest challenge.
• 87% believe healthcare services have worsened in recent years.
Mr Tufnell also said that real stories showed the scale of the crisis, with examples of a cancer diagnosis delayed by over a year; ambulance waiting times exceeding 13 hours for urgent cases; with critical care needs going unmet, forcing patients to seek private treatment.
“I’ve now submitted a Freedom of Information (FOI) request to Hywel Dda University Health Board to demand transparency on waiting times, service provision, and their plans to fix this crisis,” stated Mr Tufnell.
“Un-elected and un-accountable managers are responsible for the delivery of health care services, and it is clear that we are facing serious problems with delivery in our community.
Mr Tufnell continued: “I am demanding immediate engagement from HDUHB’s Chief Executive and I won’t stop fighting until we see real improvements in our local healthcare system.
“This is about the care and dignity our community deserves. Please continue to share your stories and help me push for change.”
Mr Tufnell said that he’d lined up a meeting with the Health Board CEO Dr Phil Kloer for February 14.
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00:00it going to take for the health board to recognise that there's a problem with health care outcomes
00:05and health care delivery in this county? Because at the moment I'm struggling to see how we're
00:08going to do it. This is over months of preparation and months of engagement with them to present
00:13with them the findings of my GP survey, all the constituents have been sending in problems about
00:17waiting times, all that evidence on top of everything that we gathered during the election
00:20campaign in terms of satisfaction with the health care, whether that be access to GP surgery, access
00:25to dentistry, access to secondary care, ambulance waiting times, waiting times A&E and there's no
00:31acceptance by them that there is even a problem with the delivery. Yes they say that there's
00:35issues with the NHS across Wales but fundamentally it is their responsibility to deliver and implement
00:41health care in this county and they are failing. Nurses, the doctors are operating in an incredibly
00:45difficult position but the management is failing them and it's failing us here in Pembrokeshire
00:50and it's incredibly frustrating because there's a complete lack of transparency,
00:54accountability and fundamentally all these people sitting in these management roles are
00:59paid huge amounts of money, some of them pay six-figure salaries and they're failing at their
01:04jobs. I'm going to be meeting with the Chief Executive Phil Clawyer on the 14th of February
01:09and I'm going to put all these points to him again and so I'll keep you updated.