P-05-905 Call for an Independent judicial Inquiry into the reorganisation of services within Cwm Taf Health Board
P-05-905 Call for an Independent judicial Inquiry into the reorganisation of services within Cwm Taf Health Board
P-05-905 Call
for an Independent judicial Inquiry into the reorganisation of services within
Cwm Taf Health Board
This
petition was submitted by Mark Adams and Robert Bevan having collected a total
of 387 signatures.
Text of Petition
This petition calls on the
Welsh Government to undertake a fully independent judicial inquiry into the
management and implementation of the NHS South Wales programme at Cwm Taf
Health Board and its impact on the services provided to the public of Rhondda
Cynon Taff at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital.
Additional
Information
There
is great public concern regarding the transfer of services from Royal Glamorgan
Hospital to both the Prince Charles Hospital and the Princess of Wales
Hospital. These service transfers have had a major effect on residents of
Rhondda Cynon Taf. Residents want to see the return of these services.
Rhondda
Cynon Taf has a population of 235,000 with major housing developments taking
place in the south of the borough and in the neighbouring authority of Cardiff
which are close to the Royal Glamorgan Hospital. These developments will have
additional impact on public services and in particular the Health Service and
Social Care. Residents are continually raising concerns about access to these
services since some of the changes have taken place. Issues such as journey
times in the case of emergency treatment, ongoing attendances at clinics and
the poor transport links for family and friends to visit – these are just some
of the comments.
The
service areas residents have major concerns about are;-
· Maternity –already subject to
investigation
· Paediatrics
· Special Baby Care Unit
· Accident and Emergency Department
· Trips and falls by the elderly
resulting in fatality whilst
hospitalised
· Out of Hours services
· Cardiac Services
· Impact on GP / Primary Care services where practices are
primarily run by locums, this is a chronic situation in the Rhondda in
particular – failure to recruit GPs
Status
This petition was considered completed by the
Petitions Committee at its meeting on 23/06/20.
As the petition calls for an independent judicial
inquiry into the management and implementation of the South Wales Programme,
which has been specifically ruled out by the Minister for Health and Social
Services, and in light of the recent decision to keep open the A&E
Department at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital, the Committee agreed to close the
petition and to congratulate those involved on the success of the campaign to
keep A&E services in the hospital.
Full details of the consideration of this petitions by
the committee and related documents can be seen on the Meetings tab above.
It was first considered by the Petitions Committee
on 05/11/2019.
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Business type: Petition
Reason considered: Senedd Business;
Status: Complete
First published: 30/09/2019