Jeremy Miles

Key NHS services coping with winter, says minister

Jeremy Miles says advanced planning helped cope a "surge in respiratory illnesses, including flu".

A colleague of Jeremy Miles' expressed "disappointment and frustration" in getting him to give evidence.

The changes, to be introduced this winter, come amid rising ambulance response times.

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board are placed under heightened oversight by Jeremy Miles.

While it contains "hard hitting messages", the health minister believes it is largely optimistic.

Targets will focus more on survival rates, over time taken, and prioritising the most urgent calls.

Minister says much more work is needed before high level supervision at Betsi Cadwaladr can stop.

Jeremy Miles says despite "significant planning" there were more flu cases than predicted.

Hospital waiting times hit record levels this year raising concerns about the NHS during winter.

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