NHS Wales Flashcards
What is the current NHS waiting list in Wales?
- 802,268
What are the A&E waiting times like in Wales?
the numbers waiting in A&E for 12 hours or more hit more than 10,800 - the second highest on record.
Which specialism saw the longest waits?
- Orthapaedics and eye treatment.
What is the state of cancer waiting times in Wales?
- Over 5000 people waiting more than 62 days after first diagnosis for treatment.
What is the situation with handover delays?
The time spent by ambulances outside A&E units waiting to off-load patients got worse and there were nearly 6,200 ambulances delayed outside emergency units for an hour or more.
What is the situation with bed blocking in Wales?
There were 1,435 patients in hospital beds, medically-fit to be discharged, but with care support issues causing delays. This is similar to last month’s figure.
What winter pressures are occuring?
- High flu infection rates
- Winter viral infections at a peak
Who is the Welsh Health Secretary?
Jo Stevens
Who is the Welsh First Minister?
- Eluned Morgan
What is the problem with cross-border referrals between England and Wales?
- There is a huge amount of bureaucracy involved in referrals for specialist treatment.
- Doctors speak of huge amounts of paper work.
What is the cost of obesity to NHS Wales? What is it predicted to rise to?
By 2050, costs to the NHS in Wales could rise from £73 million to an estimated £465 million per year, with wider societal costs reaching £2.4 billion.
How are obesity services structured in the UK? How is demand skewed? What effect does this have on waiting times?
- Across the UK, services to support people with obesity follow a four-tier pathway which increases in intensity to match obesity severity and complexity. The All-Wales Weight Management Pathway sets out the strategy in Wales.
- Demand for tier 3 services, which cater to individuals with severe obesity and related health conditions, has led to waiting times of up to five years in some areas. These lengthy waits risk further deterioration in patients’ physical and mental well-being.
What interventions have been effective?
- Text-based support, education and awareness.
- exercise programmes have been shown to improve general quality of life, however studies are limited.
What limitations did the study find?
https://phw.nhs.wales/news/interventions-that-can-support-the-health-and-well-being-of-people-with-obesity-on-healthcare-waiting-lists/
What is the quadruple aim/4 design principles of ‘A Healthier Wales’?
- Population health and wellbeing.
- Health and social care services.
- Health and social care workforces.
- Higher value H&S care.
What are the six strategic priorities of the NHS’ vision for a healthier future for Wales?
- Tackling public health effects of climate change.
- Influencing wider determinants of health.
- Promoting mental and social wellbeing.
- Promoting healthy behaviours
- Delivering excellent public health services.
- Supporting a sustainable healthcare system
How will NHS Wales go about tackling the public health effects of climate change?
What percentage of Welsh adults are overweight or obese?
- 62%
What did the WHO name as the single biggest threat to human health in 2021?
- Climate change
What is the prediction for heat related mortality by 2050?
- 6.4/100,000
Apart from heat, how else does climate change threaten health?
- Nutrition
- Coastal and fluvial flooding
- Extreme weather events
- Air pollution and ground level ozone
- Vector-borne disease
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What report was published on the threat of climate change to Wales?
- CCRA3
- Climate change risk assessment.
