NHS waiting lists have broken more records, as the number of people waiting for treatment increased for the 10th month in a row. First Minister Eluned Morgan is coming under more and more pressure, and has said there needs to be better management in health boards.
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00:00NHS waiting times are becoming more and more of a problem for Aileen Edmorgan and her government,
00:07as the latest figures show even more records being set for all the wrong reasons.
00:13For the tenth month in a row, there is a record number of people currently on NHS waiting
00:17lists, with now over 800,000 people across Wales waiting for some treatment.
00:23Along with long-term waiting increases month by month, the most recent stats show that
00:27the amount of people waiting more than 12 hours in A&E was 10,800 people, the second
00:32highest figure on record in Wales.
00:36The First Minister has warned that health boards need better management across the country
00:40and extra funding would not be granted if targets were missed.
00:45Opposition parties are piling on the pressure, with Plaid Cymru saying the Welsh Government
00:49don't have a very clear direction when it comes to cutting waiting lists for the Welsh
00:53and people across the country are waiting in pain and discomfort.