Nearly £12 million in crucial NHS funding may be going to over 100,000 ghost patients in GP surgeries

At the last census, there were 100,000 more Welsh resident patients registered at GP surgeries in Wales than there are people in Wales. As GP surgeries are paid for patients on their lists, this means that nearly £12 million may be going towards ‘ghost patients’. Russell George, Welsh Conservative Health spokesman, said: “People across Wales…

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Over 50,000 Welsh children waiting for treatment, creating a lost generation

The Labour Health Minister has confirmed for the first time, in response to a Welsh Conservative Written Question, the number of children waiting for NHS treatment in Wales: 53,848, including 1,229 children waiting two years or more. Commenting, Russell George MS, Welsh Conservative Shadow Health Minister said: “NHS waiting lists are unacceptably long in Wales,…

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Bevan Commission releases blueprint for health and Care Transformation in Wales

The Bevan Commission has released The Foundations for the Future Model of Health and Care inWales, calling for courageous transformation and visionary leadership in the face of a rapidlychanging health landscape.This report addresses our changing demographic needs, acknowledging the rise in economicinactivity due to illness, ageing population, and widening health inequalities exacerbated by socio-economic and…

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