Part of 1. 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 2:17 pm on 17 October 2017.
Siân Gwenllian
Plaid Cymru
2:17,
17 October 2017
Given that the health board is in special measures, the final word on one of the crucial services of Ysbyty Gwynedd sits with your Government. The intention is to move the emergency vascular service away from Bangor, so if there were to be an accident in Aberdaron and someone needed urgent attention because of serious bleeding, then that person would have to travel 72 miles—an hour and three quarters—in order to be treated. The health board intends to spend over £2 million on a new theatre in order to create a single new vascular unit. Is that good value for money when we already have two vascular units that are among the best in Britain, in Bangor and Wrexham? Will your Government intervene and ensure that common sense prevails, so that there is a top-quality service available to people in all parts of north Wales?
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