With GPs in England announcing future industrial action, we speak to the people of Cardiff about whether they’re concerned the same could soon happen in Wales, leading to increased problems getting appointments.
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00:00I wouldn't be surprised. I think that, like, you know, I know Wales is kind of separate from England's, like, health holds and things, but I feel like the same pressures are there.
00:10I mean, I'm already concerned about doctor's appointments, so trying to book them in. I've had numerous, like, mental health doctor's appointments and they're a nightmare to get regardless.
00:20Having to go to a GP to get a referral to go anywhere, to any ward, is difficult enough when at the moment it seems like it has to be an emergency and it has to be life or death in that situation for you to get an appointment.
00:34And I think eventually it's going to get too much. Like, we've been seeing this since before the pandemic where, like, nurses, doctors, like, healthcare staff in general just aren't paid enough, aren't treated very well, taken for granted.
00:46With mental health things, there's, like, really long wait lists. Like, from my own experience, I had to wait, like, nine months to, like, even see someone about my mental health stuff. And by that point, I didn't even need it.