Petition Prevent Powys patients who are treated in English hospitals from facing increased waiting times
Immediate action to prevent Powys patients treated in English hospitals from facing increased waiting times. This decision was agreed in the meeting of the Powys Teaching Health Board 26th March 2025: https://pthb.nhs.wales/about-us/the-board/board-meetings/2025/26-march-2025/
This treats Powys patients as second-class citizens. Welsh targets apply to Welsh hospitals, shouldn't apply to those treated in England. On 25 January 2025 the First Minister was reported as saying 'I don't want to see people in Powys suffer and I certainly don't want them to go to the back of the queue if they are going to be treated across the border in England.
Urge the Welsh Government to plug the deficit and fund Powys Teaching Health Board fairly for Powys.
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Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust have released a statement about the move and have urged patients to attend appointments as normal.
Ned Hobbs, Chief Operating Officer at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), said: “We continue to work with Powys Teaching Health Board (PTHB) on the planning and implementation of their commissioning intentions for 2025/26.
“We understand that PTHB is considering additional measures from July 2025, and that further information is due to be shared later this spring. We encourage all patients to attend their appointments and procedures as normal.”
https://www.countytimes.co.uk/news/25039189.reaction-vote-increase-powys-patient-wait-times/
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